Is Red Hat a good company to work for?

Red Hat has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 5,805 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 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 830 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 335 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 216 reviews)); "relaxed and good work culture" ((in 139 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 160 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 65 reviews)); "Overall low compensation compared to similar roles in other companies" ((in 60 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.

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(4,755 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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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 4,755 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

Jan 26, 2022

Red Hat Company Review

Partner account manager

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Pros

Fully open sourced company from personal decisions to management

Cons

Company recently got acquired by IBM. IBM is implementing rules that is taking away the company’s open culture.

4.0

Nov 19, 2021

Overall Best Company I Have Worked For

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, this is the best company I have worked for, software or otherwise. I really appreciate all of the compensation, benefits, paid training, certifications, etc. I love the open culture of Red Hat to encourage the best idea to win and build the best solutions. I love working for a highly respected company in the software global world. I learn something new everyday! Honestly, my managers make this the best place to me though. Even though I always want to change and improve things and we have to deal with all of the business pressures, my managers keep insisting that I keep pushing to make our processes better over time. They always treat me with respect. My team is also pretty amazing. People are the main reason I love Red Hat.

Cons

My biggest concern with Red Hat, and the only reason I don't give 5 Stars, is because of how leadership at the top (and throughout Red Hat) seem to strongly side one way over really embracing open culture from all sides. I struggle with that on a company wide basis. Let's be open for everyone, not just the agenda that other company politics are paying for. All of that said, however, I mostly feel accepted by my closer peers at work. This is still the best company I have worked for and I am grateful.

3.0

Jul 30, 2021

Preaches open source & inclusiveness but falls short of its slogans

Solutions architect

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CEO approval

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Pros

Fast-paced, challenging and high growth culture. Compensation is at market rates when you join (depending on YOE @ Red Hat, you may find yourself falling below fair market rates for the role).

Cons

Sink or swim approach to onboarding. Roles are unfocused and responsibility is broad so can get spread thin while covering the entire product portfolio. Compensation is at market rates (depending on YOE @ Red Hat, you may find yourself falling below fair market rates for the role). Slow and limited career progression -- must jump through hoops and bend over backwards simultaneously in order to be promoted. As a minority, DEI is just an acronym that gets touted on company broadcasts.

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