I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Red Hat (Boston, MA) in Feb 2018
Interview
Got in touch with a recruiter from the career fair. Emailed me about interviewing with multiple managers in the company for possible positions. Had Phone interviews with the managers, the managers said that they will reply within a week or two at maximum. Received no reply even after 4 weeks. Sent a follow-up email to the recruiter and got to know that the managers moved forward with other candidates. The interviews went quite well since they were mostly about my resume and my experiences. They seemed quite positive about the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Your resume shows that your interests are in other areas, why do you want to work here at this position?
I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Red Hat in May 2025
Interview
The first interview with HR went very well. It was professional, friendly, and well structured. The second round was technical and required a prepared presentation, which I appreciated as a fair way to assess skills. However, the final behavioral interview with two managers was disappointing. It lasted 45 minutes longer than scheduled, and both interviewers appeared disengaged and dismissive throughout.
I was told to expect feedback within two weeks but received none. After following up a month later, I got an instant rejection through an automated and impersonal email.
I spent over five hours preparing and interviewing, and a simple update or short feedback call would have shown basic respect for candidates. Please treat applicants as people, not numbers. Poor communication and lack of empathy leave a lasting negative impression.
After this experience, I would never apply for Red Hat again and would not recommend it to any of my peers.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Red Hat
Interview
Multiple 1:1 interviews including a tech screen, sales manager, and hiring manager. After that was a presentation with multiple interviewers. Overall everyone was very friendly and welcoming. The tech screen was a bit challenging.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Red Hat in Nov 2022
Interview
Applied through the portal. Waited for two weeks and all of a sudden a email discussion with HR with no phone/intro calls. HR scheduled call with the tech team and during the call we discussed few roles & responsibilities related to daily architect schedule. Nothing else. I personally felt its all done in an informal way from Redhat.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell me about your work day schedule in your current project.