Is Red Hat a good company to work for?

Red Hat has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 5,798 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 80% 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?

80% 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 (352) , Senior Software Engineer (255) , Technical Support Engineer (107) , Principal Software Engineer (88) , Solutions Architect (87) , 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 819 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 454 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 332 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 223 reviews)); "Work culture is good and supportive" ((in 139 reviews))

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

"low salaries and lack of office" ((in 188 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 102 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 66 reviews)); "Overall low compensation compared to similar roles in other companies" ((in 55 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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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,750 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,750 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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4.0

Dec 11, 2013

Lots of positive energy and momentum and a very flexible work culture

Principal product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of energy and positive momentum - What an individual/team wants to do is unbounded by the company in many ways. One can decide for themselves how hard they want to work or choose a more balanced work life balance (but still work and not goof off) - the core competency of the company is open source technology knowledge and the free exchange of it on email lists and discussions. Provides a very valuable learning opportunity - Company has great relationship with customers (large enterprises) - something that can be very useful for getting ur job done effectively.

Cons

- Lack of any significant processes. So sometimes it feels like re-inventing the wheel. - Compensation is average

5.0

Dec 11, 2013

Unlimited opportunity to enrich career continually preparing you for the next step.

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Values, Focus on strategy and execution, unlimited opportunity from a career perspective, work-life balance.

Cons

Growing pains from a startup to billion+ dollar business.

5.0

Dec 10, 2013

Principal Software Engineer

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best place to work on open source software. Help create the software that the world runs their businesses on. Flexibility to work from many locations around the world. Anyone can contribute to our open source projects and the very best developers (e.g. best patches submitted) can be considered for our open positions.

Cons

We are a large company, which can be a con. Although, we still have a small company feel in that we have many different initiatives that employees can be part of.

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