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 351 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 351 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?

82% of Software Developer employees at Red Hat would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 7% 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, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Red Hat?

Software Engineer (355) , Senior Software Engineer (256) , 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 451 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 347 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 220 reviews)); "relaxed and good work culture" ((in 139 reviews))

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

"low salaries and lack of office" ((in 184 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 161 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 100 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 65 reviews)); "Overall low compensation compared to similar roles in other companies" ((in 61 reviews))

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4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(351 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

81% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Software Developer employees have rated Red Hat with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 351 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Red Hat is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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351 reviews

5.0

Dec 12, 2016

DevOps Team

Software engineer

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Pros

Very nice to learn how open source works. During my 3.5 years at Red Hat I learned a lot! Nice company

Cons

Facilities could be better. But in general its ok

4.0

Oct 21, 2016

Great Place to be!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of perks and benefits given to employees Flexibility of work from home The work in engineering is really great No undue mental pressure Work on best technologies

Cons

The pay should be higher Quality of people being recruited is declining The management in India is not very transparent the hikes for engineers is every 18 months and should be higher

1.0

Aug 24, 2016

Less Paid, internal politics, favoritism

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to learn. Good Pantry, Cafeteria. Very good exposure to open source. Active IT and GWS teams.

Cons

too much favoritism. Random people come in and gets name on your work. A senior manager from Pune, who promotes only people from Pune and send his favorite people to all conferences that happens abroad. Have to face lot of internal dirty politics

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