We Are Red Hat Week: 9 examples of how Red Hat supports career growth

As we gear up for the anniversary of the original release of Red Hat Linux on October 31st, Red Hatters all around the globe are celebrating We Are Red Hat Week this week. It is our annual celebration of all the things that make Red Hat, Red Hat: our brand, our culture, and, most of all, our people! 

In preparation for this week, we asked folks to share their favorite part about working at Red Hat. Many responses talked about how Red Hat supports associates' career growth through interesting, challenging work and ample learning opportunities. Here are just a few of the stories Red Hatters shared.

"Red Hat encourages employees' professional growth and development. This includes access to training and certification programs, opportunities to attend conferences, and chances to work on challenging projects." —Meha B., Engineering

"I love the freedom that comes with the job, the challenges and learning that always happen, you never get bored because there are always new things to learn and people to help. The community compares to no other company, you're simply surrounded by brilliant people at all times." — Kim B., Architect

"Red Hat has helped me grow my career and skill set more than any company I have ever worked for. There are so many different opportunities available to professionally develop, to mentor and be mentored, and to get things done for the betterment of our products, technologies, and the communities we work in. I am thankful for all of it!" — Ashley H., Marketing

"Learning opportunities: Red Hat places a strong emphasis on continuous learning, offering resources, courses, and opportunities for personal and professional development." — Nitin G., Project Management

"As a software engineer, I'm working with different products and technologies that allow me to grow as an engineer and at the same time enjoy the challenge. We usually work with the latest technologies and people embrace any suggestion or opinion to enhance the code." — Enrique G., Engineering

"At Red Hat, my favorite part of being a Support Engineer is the joy of troubleshooting Linux challenges to find solutions. It's like being a tech detective every day, I dive into complex Linux puzzles, dissecting issues, and uncovering solutions that were never thought of before." — David H., Engineering

"If you try hard enough, and it at least a little bit aligns with the company goals, you can work on whatever you want. For example, you could work on desktop accessibility full time, if you're so inclined." — Lucas T., Engineering

"The culture, to have the option to work fully remote and the internal knowledge base and training platforms (the Source [Red Hat's intranet], Help, Red Hat University, etc)." — Nuno C., Engineering

"The freedom to work on projects that we are passionate about. Friendly and supportive colleagues and management makes working at Red Hat fun, learning experience." — Anand J., Engineering

Learn more about Red Hat

• Our company: Building a better foundation for the future of IT
• Powered by open: Our culture is who we are
• Community and social responsibility
• Open innovation: Creating better technology using open source
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion: An open, inclusive culture