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 347 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 347 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 5% 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 (352) , Senior Software Engineer (255) , Technical Support Engineer (107) , Principal Software Engineer (88) , Solutions Architect (87) , Senior Consultant (84) , Intern (82) , 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 810 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 453 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 337 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 224 reviews)); "Work culture is good and supportive" ((in 135 reviews))

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

"low salaries and lack of office" ((in 181 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 152 reviews)); "the only drawback is that the quality of management isn't universally vetted and a bad manager can ruin your experience" ((in 102 reviews)); "Senior leadership for the most part is inexperienced in their roles." ((in 68 reviews)); "low RSU average compensation too many silos" ((in 57 reviews))

Red Hat Software Developer reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(347 total reviews)

Matt Hicks

80% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer(Developer) employees have rated Red Hat with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 347 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer(Developer) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Red Hat is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer(Developer) professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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347 reviews

4.0

Jul 1, 2024

Great Place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, Great Environment, Knowledge Gaining, Supportive

Cons

Decent Pay, Work gets mundane over time,

3.0

Jun 10, 2024

No promotions, no meaningful raises

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay transparency means you can see that they aren't paying you what they claim they should be.

Cons

Endless paper work. Endless meetings about the paper work. Stagnate upward mobility. Upper levels block promotions and raises without knowing anything about your team or what you do.

5.0

Jun 4, 2024

Awesome place to work, Good work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Managers are supportive, awesome talented people in the organisation, pioneers in Open Source Infrastructure related software solutions

Cons

Growth is not as fast as expected

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