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development process

clear requirements 2.5
design and planning 3.0
quality assurance 3.5
automated testing 3.0
peer review 3.5
development environment 3.0
development hardware 3.0
physical workspace 3.0
infrastructure and support 2.5
issue tracking 3.0
source control 3.5
product quality 3.5

culture

cultivation of creativity 4.0
mitigation of risk 3.0
reasonable workload 3.0
prevention of crunch time 2.5
hitting deadlines 3.0
taking responsibility 3.5
development autonomy 3.5
keeping ego in check 3.0

compensation

salary 2.5
health coverage 3.0
paid time off 3.0
snacks 3.0
other perks 3.0

organization

advancement opportunities 3.0
employee retention 3.0
hiring process 3.0
quality of development management 3.5
quality of upper management 3.0
quality of developers 3.5
team-to-team communication 3.0
internal team communication 3.5
management-developer communication 3.5

general

location 3.0
nearby food 3.5
business model 3.5
cool technology 4.0
vision and strategy 3.5
warm fuzzy feeling 3.5
overall 3.5

preferences

casual dress code 4.0
use of Free Software 3.5
development of Free Software 4.0
use of GNU/Linux 4.0
use of Mac OS 1.5
use of Solaris 1.0
use of Windows 1.0
use of BSD 1.0
use of Python 3.5
use of Perl 3.0
use of Ruby 2.0
use of Lisp 1.0
use of Java 3.0
use of C# 2.0
use of Objective-C 1.5
use of C 3.5
use of C++ 2.0
use of PHP 3.0
use of ASP 1.0
use of legacy languages 1.0
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Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat is the recognized leader in enterprise solutions that take full advantage of the quality and performance provided by the open source model. With Red Hat, enterprise hardware and software vendors have a standard platform on which to certify their technology. We assure the necessary scalability and security of open source software. We make mission-critical Linux deployments possible. And together with our partners, we bring the vast benefits of open source computing into an enterprise environment where cost-effective performance is absolutely at its most critical.

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  • 4.0 test posted by cristivladan on December 19, 2006

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  • 3.0 A Disappointment posted on December 04, 2006

    I've always grown up with Linux, and Red Hat has always been at the forefront. Working at Red Hat *should* have been a dream come true, sadly it is a disappointment.

    It is *not* an open source company. It is a traditional, close-minded closed-src company with byzantine practices that just *happens* to promote an open source product.

    There is no openness or collaborativeness in the way the company is run. Riddled with archaic processes reminiscent of an more...

  • 4.0 No lip-service ! *gets* free software ! posted on December 01, 2006

    Excellent company to work for. If you firmly believe that the work you do everyday must have a higher purpose than just feeding you - it must make a difference to the world, if you see technology as the wheels that will drive the future, and free software as the pegs that hold the wheels, Red Hat is the place to be.

    Besides the firmly rooted corporate culture of freedom and openness, it is also a fun place to be. If you enjoy being surrounded by hackers more...

  • 4.0 Great place to work! posted on November 29, 2006

    Great company, great team, fun people, good management make it a really good place to work. A bit US centic, but slowly learning, very customer and community focused. Overall, one of the best!

  • 4.0 I never thought I could enjoy my job posted on November 28, 2006

    and some of my first jobs maked me sure about this opinion. That changed after I started here. Things are discussed, not coming from the top with simple 'coz I've said that'. Managers are skilled engineers, not arrogant MBAs. I work in a company where I can come with my idea anytime and if it's good, everyone says 'that's great!' Everything is transparent.
    I simply like this job.

  • 4.0 They support my dream. posted by Sparcky on November 28, 2006

    Pro: Nice managment, freedom to act, I have same goals
    Con: None really, if one sometimes timepressure.

  • 4.0 The best job for open source enthusiast posted on November 27, 2006

    It was always my dream to work at company which would be using as much open source software as possible. However to work at company which even works on making open source software better is clearly even superior for me. And what I like best at Red Hat is that the culture of free and open source software is truly in the roots of this company.

  • 4.0 Best job posted by jgarzik on November 27, 2006

    First, a disclaimer: I get to work mostly on the upstream kernel, so my experience is a bit different from most.

    Red Hat is the most unique, and most positive organization I have ever worked for. I have worked at a lot of shops with crappy leadership, and poor management, so I know good when I see it. And I have worked for a few shops with good management and leadership, so I know great when I see it. And Red Hat falls into the "great" category.
    more...

  • 4.0 A place to explore, a place to make a difference posted on November 27, 2006

    I've been a developer for over 20 years and Red Hat is one of my top two jobs (the other was where I was the boss). There are a number of reasons, but the fact is that productivity is valued and meaningless process (i.e. TPF reports :) is almost non-existent. There are lots of interesting projects to work on and Red Hat makes it pretty easy for someone to shift to a different group. Add to that the fact that management understands Open Source much more than the more...

  • 4.0 Funness posted on November 27, 2006

    Red Hat is a great place to work if you like working with free software (i.e. Linux and FOSS programming languages). They provide an excellent avenue to play with FOSS tools and access real users (the community).

    Things like dress code and organizational structure are de-emphasized in favor of working on real technology that benefits users. The employees and management alike generally seem to "get it".

    Potential downsides include less more...

  • 1.0 Welcome to the jungle posted on November 27, 2006

    There are two types of people I met at RedHat:

    1. Egotistical maniacs
    2. Pavlovian dogs

    There is little room for you if you fall somewhere in between. When I worked there it was not uncommon to hear managers quickly lapse into cursing raves, including Matthew Szulik. I've never been treated so poorly nor found such an intensely egotistical, immature work place. However, the fact is many people do thrive well in hostile environments. If you do, RedHat is the more...

  • 4.0 Best Job in the World posted on November 27, 2006

    What's good about Red Hat? Red Hat as a company really understands where the software industry is going and is really the industry leader pushing it there. It is exhilarating to work for a company that not only 'gets it' but is leading the charge! Upstream open source development and involvement in the community on work time is encouraged, not something you have to fight for. No need to spend oodles of time evangelizing and getting others up to speed and more...

  • 4.0 Lots of work. Lots of fun. Lots of Learning. posted on November 27, 2006

    Always way to much work, but where isn't that the case? Working on projects that you want to work on is encouraged rather than slowly beaten out of you. Doing things the right way, because they are the right thing to do is allowed, even if it takes a little longer. Growing management may affect the company direction but they don't often get in the way of work or yank the rug out from under you.

  • 3.0 Best job to date posted on November 27, 2006

    What's best about Red Hat as an employer is how they care for their employees. And I don't just mean financially, but also professionally and personally.

    With the various classes offered internally, I've grown my skills and knowledge on such topics as how to properly interview candidates, how to give presentations, how to be more effecient when managing people. I've also taken acredited programming classes towards my degree on site at our offices.

    On the more...

  • 4.0 best company I have worked for posted on November 27, 2006

    I've been in this industry for 35 years, and have 5 years at Red Hat. They truly understand that in order to lead a market, you must foster innovation and individual autonomy.

  • 4.0 Great Place To Work posted on November 27, 2006

    It's a great and fun place to work where engineers are treated as important contributors not just resources.

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