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

Software Developer professionals working at Red Hat have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 348 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 Software Developer Jobs at Red Hat now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Red Hat .

Does Red Hat pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Red Hat with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 348 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Red Hat.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Red Hat?

81% of Software Developer employees at Red Hat would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Red Hat with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Red Hat?

Software Engineer (352) , Senior Software Engineer (255) , Technical Support Engineer (107) , Principal Software Engineer (88) , Solutions Architect (88) , Senior Consultant (84) , Intern (82) , Consultant (81) , 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 816 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 349 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 218 reviews)); "Work culture is good and supportive" ((in 137 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 181 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 152 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 98 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 66 reviews)); "Average or below average compensation" ((in 52 reviews))

Red Hat Software Developer reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(348 total reviews)

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80% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer(Developer) employees have rated Red Hat with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 348 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer(Developer) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Red Hat is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer(Developer) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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348 reviews

4.0

Nov 19, 2014

Awesome work, smart and passionate people around but some bad middle management.

Software engineer

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Pros

Red Hat allows you to work on anything you are passionate about with complete freedom. If you are passionate about opensource, this is the place. There are lot of smart people, from whom you will learn a lot. The best part is, you will get to be part of some opensource community officially, meet more awesome people from the community regularly interact with them and work with them during your office hours.

Cons

Compensation is bit less compared to competitors, but if you enjoy your work, that matters less.

5.0

Oct 23, 2014

great experience at Red Hat

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

talent people, flexible working time, free training, free food

Cons

projects are a little boring.

5.0

Jul 15, 2014

Great place to work for Open Source advocates and open-minded people!

Software engineer

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Pros

Company culture is awesome if you're an open source advocate. If you're not, it's still a great place to work as long as you keep an open mind. Work is pretty flexible, sometimes even leaving it up to take the initiative to work on valuable projects. Most people are really passionate about what they do, which makes for awesome work life. However, there is also a real balance with life, offering pretty good PTO.

Cons

There seems to be a decline in the importance of Open Source for some people, making it OK to adopt proprietary solutions when convenient. It's probably a side effect of a growing company, where a lot of the people coming in don't have the same vision and passion for Open Source.

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