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 8% 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 832 reviews)); "workers are great people and good to work with on a daily basis." ((in 446 reviews)); "Good work life balance and brand name" ((in 336 reviews)); "Good benefit and beyond market pay" ((in 215 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 comparing to other companies but the quarterly bonuses kind of make it tie." ((in 188 reviews)); "Poor management (depends on your team/manager)" ((in 158 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 55 reviews))

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81% would recommend to a friend

(347 total reviews)

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67% positive business outlook

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

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347 reviews

5.0

Jan 20, 2022

Highly cross company collaborative

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many projects you work on will depend on an opensource project that you work on, maintain, or contribute to alongside other companies which is good for building industry relationship.

Cons

Upstream communities can be unpredictable at times. Industry pay is visibly higher.

5.0

Dec 27, 2021

Self driven culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Decent salary 2. No micromanagement 3. Best culture 4. WFH options

Cons

cant find any of it now

5.0

Dec 14, 2021

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Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good coming to work Open Source culture

Cons

not much to say all is good

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