Freedom and Opportunities - Associate Software Engineer Red Hat Employee Review

5.0
Feb 8, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* work as if you own the product * open and welcoming culture * good ethics and learning opportunities * travel and speaking opportunities

Cons

* none, but, maybe there are better compensator companies as well. although the compensation is not bad, but not great as well.

Explore other reviews about Red Hat

5.0
Jun 3, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Quite of freedom to explore and experiments

Cons

Reorgs are quite often lately

3.0
May 4, 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

2
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All