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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (4,738 total reviews)
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      Matt Hicks

      77% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,738 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      5K reviews
      5.0
      Apr 4, 2026

      Chill place

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Overall experience highly depends on your team

      Cons

      The pace of changes is a bit high

      3.0
      Apr 3, 2026

      Opnessource Leadership with Transition

      Inside sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I deeply respect how our leadership has fought to preserve Red Hat’s unique culture even after the IBM acquisition. However, since 2025, we’ve seen an acceleration in the integration of back-office functions into IBM. As this process scales, I feel that Red Hat is gradually losing some of its standalone agility and independence. That said, Red Hat’s 'Open Source Leadership' remains a dominant force in the market, and I believe its growth will only accelerate in the AI era.

      Cons

      Red Hat is gradually losing its unique culture and its standalone strength.

      4.0
      Apr 2, 2026

      Collaborative culture and benefits overshadowed by turnover issues

      Director sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great and open collaborative culture. Excellent benefits and good technology. People in the trenches care about open source and value. Lots of community driven activities

      Cons

      Lots of turnover in sales. Unreasonable growth expectations Lack of business context purely tech focus sales motions. Business value is confused with financial value

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