Is Red Hat a good company to work for?

Red Hat has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 5,802 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 822 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 442 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 331 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 221 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 and lack of office" ((in 179 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 103 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 65 reviews)); "Average or below average compensation" ((in 57 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

(4,752 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 4,752 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

Aug 20, 2014

It's an everyday challenge, but I always get to learn new things. I love being part of the commitment to open source.

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

As a consultant, you receive decent quarterly bonuses, great stock grants, and your cell phone bill is reimbursed. You can take Red Hat training courses and certification exams for free if you can get a break from your normal job duties to take them. You get to work at a lot of different places, work with really smart and experienced people, and learn new things constantly. I never feel under-challenged.

Cons

The salary could be better, but it's offset with bonuses and perks. As a consultant, you may have to travel a lot, but this is something I personally enjoy. While you learn new things every day, it can also make you feel like a newbie every time you go on a new project because there is always endless new things to learn. You get placed in some very high pressure situations which can be stressful at times. Promotions can be rather difficult unless you are an absolute rockstar.

5.0

Aug 19, 2014

Best work environment I've ever seen

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

People are passionate, committed, and capable. "Dead Weight" is rare on a team. Most teams are flexible and allow you to maintain an excellent work/life balance.

Cons

- While the technology used is often new and interesting, the problems being solved tend to be dry and uninteresting. - Development teams have little input about customer requirements/needs - There is a large gap of missing information from people in the field versus those designing/building products. - Some teams become process heavy and seem to over complicate the work they are doing. - Red Hatters tend to be a different sort of people, they are more vocal on what they like/dislike on mailing lists with several sounding "whiny" at times. - Company is growing and losing the 'startup' feel

5.0

Aug 13, 2014

Great place to work with fun environment and culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The people and environment are what make Red Hat a great place to work. The company is chock full of incredibly intelligent folks and the majority of them are always willing to lend a hand. Benefits are on par with other companies I've worked for. Your stay at Red Hat is really what you make of it. If you become complacent and are okay with doing the same thing every day, you might not stick around for long but striving to learn and do more is really how you'll thrive.

Cons

The company has been going through some growing pains the past few years. There has definitely been a shift from being the little guy leading a revolution to becoming yet another big company. The culture has suffered from it but compared to other places, it's not bad. You've got both sides of the spectrum now with die-hard FOSS folks on one side and employees who don't even fully understand how Red Hat makes money on the other with most people falling somewhere in between.

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