Sales Development Intern, Confluent
Data streaming platform
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Data streaming platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help every organization harness data in motion so they can compete and thrive in the modern world.
Role
Who you are
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Enthusiasm, creativity, and a desire to learn about sales
- Self-starter that is punctual with a strong work ethic
What the job involves
- As the Sales Development Intern, you will play a critical role in becoming the engine behind the Confluent Sales Team
- You will work closely with our SDR Global Leadership team on projects to improve internal processes and increase pipeline generation
- The SDR organization at Confluent fuels pipeline generation for the global Sales organization and develops strong, future AE talent
- As a member of the SDR team you will learn the sales fundamentals and how a Sales Development organization operates effectively
- Our internship program is underpinned by a development framework that broadens and deepens your knowledge. As a member of the team you will:
- Hone your technical toolkit and soft skills
- Learn from hands-on coaching and an outstanding variety of work
- Develop business, personal and technical skills to use throughout your career
- Align closely with SDR teams to learn SDR fundamentals including prospecting skills and product knowledge
- Work with SDR Operations & Programs leadership on special projects driving growth for the SDR organization
- Update and add data to our CRM to help SDRs prospect more effectively
Our take
Confluent is a commercial company built on top of the open-source Apache Kafka project. Confluent and Kafka have developed a streaming data technology that processes massive amounts of information in real-time. The streaming database technology was developed at LinkedIn as a way of moving massive amounts of messages. The company decided to open-source that tech in 2011, and Confluent launched as the commercial arm in 2014.
While the base open-source component remains available for free download, it doesn’t include the additional tooling the company has built to make it easier for enterprises to use Kafka. Confluent's value add is in those additional tools, including a cloud version of the product and a marketplace for sharing extensions to the platform.
Confluent expanded strategic partnerships with Microsoft and acquired Immerok, and in 2023 expanded its cloud platform. 2024 saw further product expansions with the launch of the Confluent Migration Accelerator, all exemplifying how the company is living up to its name by rocket-boosting the benefits of Apache Kafka integration for companies.
Now, it looks like IBM is eyeing the company for acquisition and Confluent looks to be a natural fit. Long positioned as the real-time backbone behind modern application, Confluent would gain global scale and an even deeper enterprise reach under iBM, while cementing its role at the center of AI-driven architectures. For COnfluent, the deal would marka shift from fast-growing independent disruptor to foundational infrastructure player powering the next wave of enterprise AI.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2020
$250m
SERIES E
Jan 2019
$125m
SERIES D
Total funding: $455.9m
Company HQ
Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Jay Kreps
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Confluent in 2014, Jay spent 7 years at LinkedIn, holding various roles including Principal Engineer and Principal Staff Engineer.
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