Is Red Hat a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Red Hat have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 348 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 Software Developer Jobs at Red Hat now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Red Hat .

Does Red Hat pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Red Hat with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 348 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Red Hat.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Red Hat?

81% of Software Developer employees at Red Hat would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Red Hat with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating 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 825 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 462 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 346 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 224 reviews)); "relaxed and good work culture" ((in 138 reviews))

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

"low salaries and lack of office" ((in 181 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 156 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 99 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 67 reviews)); "Overall low compensation compared to similar roles in other companies" ((in 59 reviews))

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4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(348 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

80% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

Software Engineer(Developer) employees have rated Red Hat with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 348 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer(Developer) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Red Hat is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer(Developer) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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348 reviews

2.0

Jul 30, 2019

Abandon Ship!

Software developer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

promotes open source some talented people still remain stable pay

Cons

open source mission and ideals were outshadowed by capitalist mission of making more money it became cold impersonal machine where an individual matters as little a replacable cog wheel in a machine money is being saved on people, stacking them in open spaces in absurd density, and providing various benefits instead of reasonable working conditions. no link between actual skill/results and salary management structures scaled real bad with the unreasonable growth and they're working at minimum efficiency - it's a miracle something gets occasionally done

4.0

Jul 17, 2019

Great culture

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well paid and enjoyable for the most part

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Not much free time every weekend

5.0

Jun 16, 2019

Great comapny - work - life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance - good people

Cons

None - great to work here

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