Great Place to be! - Software Engineer Red Hat Employee Review

4.0
21 Oct 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A lot of perks and benefits given to employees Flexibility of work from home The work in engineering is really great No undue mental pressure Work on best technologies

Cons

The pay should be higher Quality of people being recruited is declining The management in India is not very transparent the hikes for engineers is every 18 months and should be higher

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5.0
3 Jun 2026
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Pros

Quite of freedom to explore and experiments

Cons

Reorgs are quite often lately

3.0
4 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good team culture and work-life balance if you have the right management chain - Remote work if you're not close to an office - Leadership transparency and willingness to hear feedback

Cons

- Constant re-orgs without strategy are destabilizing - Manager pool is very mixed in terms of experience and skill - Poor role definition can lead to surprises at quarterly review time - Layoffs/reductions have had a chilling effect - Lower salaries compared to competitors

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