Incredible technology and community just needs to bring back the fun and local empowerment. - Director Red Hat Employee Review

4.0
Nov 19, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Red Hat continues to lead with incredible open source platforms that truly matter in today’s market from hybrid and sovereign cloud to AI and virtualization. You get to be part of a passionate global open source community where innovation, collaboration, and transparency are real values, not buzzwords. The company’s reputation and relevance in the enterprise market remain unmatched, making it a great opportunity to grow your skills, network, and career.

Cons

As Red Hat has grown to nearly 20,000 people, it’s naturally lost some of its original start-up feel the local agility, creativity, and fun that once defined the culture have been replaced by more global control and process. Investments and decision making are now more centralized, which can limit the ability to move quickly or tailor approaches in country. That said, there’s still opportunity for those who take ownership and navigate the structure effectively.

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5.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Good work and life balance. Great leadership.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Extremely talented and motivated people Great product and ecosystem around Kubernetes

Cons

Bluewashing is real. After 4 years past acquisition it is not Open Decision company anymore. There is no clear communication about the direction where the company goes, some departments were moved to IBM without clear explanation why. Promotion process that was clear before is gone, and now your salary increase or promotion are directly depend on your relationship with the manager and not from your contribution to the team or the product.

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