Is Red Hat a good company to work for?

Red Hat has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 5,803 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 (353) , Senior Software Engineer (255) , Technical Support Engineer (107) , Principal Software Engineer (88) , Solutions Architect (88) , Senior Consultant (84) , Intern (83) , 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 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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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(4,753 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,753 reviews)

Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,753 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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5K reviews

4.0

Oct 9, 2019

Principal Solution Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Culture and work from home

Cons

Need to work on different technologies in shorter period.

5.0

Sep 27, 2019

Full of energy & very helpful environment

Senior it support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always encourage to try something new to achieve more heights

Cons

Work analysis was unbalance with no resons

5.0

Sep 26, 2019

amazing environment to work in

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

all people are helping, good management and a lot of benefits

Cons

no clear path for progression

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