Talent without direction - Staff Software Engineer Confluent Employee Review

3.0
Mar 31, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Great talent in the company - Really hard engineering & product problems to solve - High performance culture

Cons

- Leadership of most orgs lack clarity and direction - Too much influence by settled and comfortable old timers - Lack of trust in most teams in India - Too many new init failures without repercussions - Terrible interview process, interns made full time without interviews

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