Is Red Hat a good company to work for?

Red Hat has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 5,812 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at Red Hat to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Red Hat have been left by employees working as Inside Sales Representative , Market Development Representative and Software Engineering Intern .

Does Red Hat pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Red Hat employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Red Hat. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Red Hat?

81% of Red Hat employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Red Hat 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Red Hat?

Software Engineer (354) , Senior Software Engineer (255) , Technical Support Engineer (107) , Principal Software Engineer (88) , Solutions Architect (88) , Intern (84) , Senior Consultant (84) , 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 831 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 446 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 346 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 219 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 and lack of office" ((in 183 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 153 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 104 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 67 reviews)); "Overall low compensation compared to similar roles in other companies" ((in 61 reviews))

What are employees saying about Red Hat layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Red Hat layoffs and their outlook for job security at Red Hat in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Red Hat locations?

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Red Hat reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(4,762 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,762 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Red Hat employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0

Nov 27, 2016

A relaxed place to work at and improve yourself

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of smart people on one place Many opportunities for self-improvement, many courses and certifications in-house Really flexible working hours, home office / working from home not a problem (that does depend a bit on managers), unless working for support team, they have it a bit more rigid. A lot of activities organized by the company throughout the year. Many amenities such as pool tables, relaxing areas, gym... Possibility of career growth.

Cons

The career growth is not guided, that is you need to push for most fo the things yourself. Nobody is slowing the progress down, but nobody really tries to help you progress on their own as well. Some of the managers were ex-developers and are not really cut out to be people managers. Those people are then difficult to replace, but they send out a negative "vibe". Luckily those are mostly exceptions and not a rule by a long shot.

5.0

Nov 26, 2016

Alliance Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work/life balance. Very good pay package; Flexible work location; great and very passionate people. Great CEO with a vision that makes sense. Very profitable company which means they can afford to look after their employees. Overall RH is a very fast growing company and the brand name opens many doors. Red Hat is a very open company with very flat org structure (although it is starting to change a little due to growth - becoming more corporate than it used to be) which means it is still easy to meet the CEO and top worldwide execs

Cons

Sometimes overly technical; offices could be a little more flash for a company of that size; Challenges for internal job career development as the company is still quite small in size in Australia; The employee benefits are ok, but could be improved upon

4.0

Nov 24, 2016

IT Team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, great culture, chance to work with some advance technologies.

Cons

Lately hiring a lot of managers from big enterprise companies (IBM, Cisco, MS ...). Starting to care less about culture and old company values.

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