Good place to work if you like opensource - Senior Software Engineer Red Hat Employee Review

3.0
Mar 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Comfy environment with slow pace. Can learn a lot if willing to. No strict working hours. A lot of smart people you can learn from.

Cons

The slow pace can make you lazy and you can actually start rotting there. Need to stay sharp and don't let the lack of discipline to lower your standards.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Quite of freedom to explore and experiments

Cons

Reorgs are quite often lately

3.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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