Is Red Hat a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Red Hat have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 245 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Red Hat employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Red Hat now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Red Hat .

Does Red Hat pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Red Hat with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 245 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Red Hat.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Red Hat?

91% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Red Hat would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Red Hat with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating 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 828 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 455 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 332 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 201 reviews)); "Work culture is good and supportive" ((in 138 reviews))

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

"low salaries and lack of office" ((in 182 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 154 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 64 reviews)); "Overall low compensation compared to similar roles in other companies" ((in 59 reviews))

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4.2

91% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

79% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Red Hat with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Red Hat is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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245 reviews

4.0

Feb 13, 2014

Awesome company for developers

Senior software engineer

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Pros

Work on opensource software with a lot of highly motivated, very savy people. Good salary.

Cons

Uncertain career opportunities. Where could you work after Red Hat?

5.0

Jan 3, 2014

Far and away the best job I've ever had

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

My job is challenging to the point of not knowing whether I can succeed, which provides quite a thrill once you get used to it. Also, I get to work on truly ground-breaking ideas that I've never even thought about before joining the company. Finally, people listen to you here...no matter whether you've just joined and they're a few levels up the management chain, if your ideas are good they get attention.

Cons

The business is growing so fast it can be pretty hard to keep up with the things you need to know to do your job. Also, because we're so interested in technological innovation, it seems like we're constantly interested in a slightly better solution than the one we have (for a given internal need). These collude to produce an environment where documentation can sometimes be hard to find, and it can mean tracking down a specific person to get answers you need to do your work. Since we're a truly global business, that may mean dealing with awkward timezone differences to ask questions.

5.0

Nov 7, 2013

Great company, great co-workers

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

People are excited about the work they're doing. Lots of freedom to do the right thing. Open source mentality cuts out a lot (but not all) of the bureaucratic nonsense. The office and work environment are nice, modern and a lot of fun.

Cons

Lots of systems to work with, and not all of them are well-integrated, leading to patchwork business processes, questions about ownership, and some duplicated effort between teams.

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