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. 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 (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

81% 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

May 31, 2023

Great Company, Great Benefits, Good People, but...

Digital marketing specialist

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Pros

Red Hat is a great company to work for, overall. Excellent benefits, especially if you're looking for stability, work/life balance, and a work-from-home opportunity. You will work alongside good, smart, and collaborative individuals that live and breathe the brand.

Cons

You have to drink the cool-aid. Most Senior leadership roles have been established for years, with little room, if any, to question the establishment or break routines. Red Hat is famous for compartmentalizing talent, and placing individuals in silos. So if you want your ideas heard, get ready to shout and shout loudly–going from one meeting to the next only to recap what was discussed in prior meetings. It is a slow grind with lots of cooks in the kitchen. But, if you can get passed the working bureaucracy, it is a good company to work for.

2.0

Oct 21, 2021

Proceed with caution

Senior technical writer

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Pros

Flexible workplace. Remote work. Decent benefits. Culture can be good.

Cons

Random promotions are not based on seniority. No retention policy. Random salaries are also not based on experience, which is good for newbies but not for experienced people.

3.0

Oct 14, 2020

Breadth of Opportunities, but Not All Are Open

Consultant

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Pros

As a consultant, I had a chance to help multiple customer's with technology adoption and integration, and all my team members over the years shared my excitement for technical solutions in general and open source solutions specifically.

Cons

Being billable took huge priority over the mission of open source or individual career growth, going so far as to require that I threaten to leave at multiple points after spending months on projects that wasn't right for my career and didn't line up with the role that had been described to me. Even after these occasions, it apparently wasn't possible for me to get involved in the kind of work that had been described during my interviews/onboarding, nor was anyone aboveboard about this. Additionally, my pay lagged woefully behind the industry, so I left the company making less (because of inflation) than I did when I joined.

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