Red Hat reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,740 total reviews)
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Matt Hicks

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,740 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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5.0
Jan 7, 2026
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Pros

Red Hat offers an outstanding culture, exceptional products, and truly collaborative people. Red Hat stands out as an AI-friendly company, they actively encourage and approve the use of specific AI tools (like generative AI assistants and platforms such as Lightspeed and RHEL AI) for everyday work, which boosts productivity and innovation in line with their open-source roots. This forward-thinking approach makes it easier to integrate modern technologies into daily tasks. It’s also genuinely remote-work friendly, with a flexible “office-flex” policy that allows most employees to work remotely full-time or as needed — a real rarity in today’s job market, where many companies are pushing strict return-to-office mandates. The open, inclusive, and collaborative environment, combined with strong work-life balance, makes Red Hat a fantastic place to build a career. If you get the opportunity to join, I highly recommend it, you won’t regret it!

Cons

The company kickoff locations can be a bit repetitive.

3.0
Jan 4, 2026

It was good not that great

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Pros

It was a very good exprience

Cons

I feel it would have been great but they didn't allow me to do much

4.0
Dec 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent culture, good benefits, helpful team

Cons

Pay is less compared to competitors

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