Is Red Hat a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at Red Hat have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 351 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Red Hat employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Jobs at Red Hat now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Red Hat .

Does Red Hat pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Red Hat with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 351 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Red Hat.

How happy are Developer professionals working at Red Hat?

82% of Developer employees at Red Hat would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 7% in the past 12 months. Developer professionals have also rated Red Hat with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Red Hat?

Software Engineer (355) , Senior Software Engineer (256) , Technical Support Engineer (107) , Principal Software Engineer (88) , Solutions Architect (88) , Intern (84) , Senior Consultant (84) , Consultant (82) , Associate Software Engineer (71) , Manager (71) , Account Executive (59) , Project Manager (55) , Sales (55) , Account Manager (53) , Inside Sales Representative (51)

What are the pros of working at Red Hat according to real employee reviews?

"Red Hat has a great culture as you would expect from a company that founded it's roots in open source." ((in 834 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 448 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 341 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 204 reviews)); "Work culture is good and supportive" ((in 141 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Red Hat according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries comparing to other companies but the quarterly bonuses kind of make it tie." ((in 182 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 154 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 101 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 69 reviews)); "Overall low compensation compared to similar roles in other companies" ((in 57 reviews))

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4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(351 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

81% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Developer employees have rated Red Hat with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 351 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Red Hat is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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351 reviews

4.0

Dec 21, 2012

Two sides, one company

Software engineer

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Business Outlook

Pros

Enormously bright people -- more than anything else, everyone is _proactive_ and professional. The work is challenging, you are rarely pigeon-holed (confined to only one type of work/role) and lots of room for growth and new ideas.

Cons

Red Hat is really, really political, especially on the engineering side -- sometimes, it almost feels like an academic atmosphere in that respect, which is good on the idea side, but bad on the political side.

5.0

Nov 8, 2012

Good Experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative environment Mid-level management is involved and responsive Real value is placed on software Development staff is very talented Transparency is a priority Embraces technology market shifts Contributes to the community

Cons

Rapid growth is stretching management and infrastructure resources Limited career growth in some departments

4.0

Mar 18, 2009

Great work environment, almost an ideal software development job.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work environment is great, people are passionate and care. On top of that the level of competency is high for employees. The company respects employees personal time and projects are managed well, it's rare that something will require working very late or on weekends. Working here it's easy to have a good life/work balance.

Cons

Problems are not overly interesting, large portion of work is maintenance related, so you will spend a significant portion of time doing bug fixes instead of developing new code. Compensation is lower than I have seen at other companies.

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