Lots of opportunity to work on open source, poorly run internal projects and products. - Software Engineer Red Hat Employee Review

3.0
7 Oct 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Red Hat is committed to open source development and if you want to work in that environment and not have a company hassle you about participating in the open source community, Red Hat is good.

Cons

Very weak regional office representation. Weak brand identity in the software industry. Confusion among customers about what Red Hat does (Linux? JBoss? Something with Cloud?). Little to no recognition for significant project contributions. Low pay for the industry and very low raises. No guidance for career path and impossible internal mobility.

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5.0
3 June 2026
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CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Quite of freedom to explore and experiments

Cons

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3.0
9 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Extremely talented and motivated people Great product and ecosystem around Kubernetes

Cons

Bluewashing is real. After 4 years past acquisition it is not Open Decision company anymore. There is no clear communication about the direction where the company goes, some departments were moved to IBM without clear explanation why. Promotion process that was clear before is gone, and now your salary increase or promotion are directly depend on your relationship with the manager and not from your contribution to the team or the product.

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