Red Hat Software Developer reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(349 total reviews)
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Matt Hicks

80% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Red Hat with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 349 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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349 reviews
2.0
May 23, 2026
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Pros

meh, it's a living. not much to celebrate.

Cons

Red Hat is dead long live IBM. Everything that was good about the company's culture has been wiped clean so that a solely owned subsidiary of IBM may arise. As an added benefit you can watch your career stall.

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