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 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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81% would recommend to a friend

(348 total reviews)

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

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5.0

Aug 24, 2021

Great place to work at

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Great benefits balanced work pressure

Cons

Team in another timezone so meeting timings and sync ups are problematic

5.0

Aug 9, 2021

Not so good but better than average

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are good Pay us well Friends are nice

Cons

Managers are bogus No travelling opps

5.0

Aug 7, 2021

Work culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work, will get more chance to learn new technologies. Open source work benefits a lot in terms of learning.

Cons

no cons . Its great company to work. Beginning days might take some time to get adjust with company work culture.

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