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 (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 815 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 450 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 343 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 206 reviews)); "Work culture is good and supportive" ((in 134 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 183 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 151 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 96 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 68 reviews)); "Overall low compensation compared to similar roles in other companies" ((in 61 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

5.0

Apr 11, 2017

Great learning experience

Software engineer

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Pros

Great work environment with capable and knowledgeable people. Great balance with your personal life thanks to flexible work hours. Coworkers arrange several activities over the week, great to relax and have some fun. Besides coffee and snacks , you can get some free and healthy food a few times per week. Many interesting projects lacking people which makes it not so difficult to switch to another team if you are interested.

Cons

The process to go up in your career is not so transparent as it could be. Bonuses have decreased over the last few quarters. Besides promotions, non existing policies for salary upgrades.

4.0

Mar 22, 2017

Growth opportunities for software engineer

Software engineer

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Pros

(1) Was mentored well by senior engineers. Good collaboration (2) Software decisions are documented - often asked for inputs and feedback (3) Recent projects like Ansible etc make it a very exciting growth opportunity (4) Regular technology sessions and meetups on Red Hat technologies and OpenStack (5) Good team meetings

Cons

(1) Salary cycle and increases are unpredictable (2) Too much information is available and making sense is almost impossible (3) Would like to have more frequent discussions with HR and team (4) Site provides not enough facilities in terms of relaxation (5) Senior developers play favorites - that is known to everyone but no one says anything

3.0

Feb 13, 2017

Software Engineer

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Experience in open source development

Cons

Compensation is low. Poor focus on career development.

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