Red Hat is an enterprise open-source software provider with a workforce of about 9,900 people. Recent staffing data shows roughly 7% net hiring, with 707 new employees joining and 655 departures. The company’s talent profile reflects its focus on engineering, customer support, and product innovation while maintaining a broad corporate infrastructure to support global operations.
Engineering is the largest team at Red Hat, employing just over 4,000 people—around 40% of total headcount—which aligns with the company’s product-driven business model. Sales and Support follow with about 1,930 employees, underscoring the importance of customer engagement for subscription-based software. Marketing and Product (1,166 employees) and Business Management (697 employees) provide additional scale, while Information Technology, Finance & Administration, Consulting, Human Resources, and Operations collectively account for the remainder. Overall, the mix shows a balanced ratio between technical, go-to-market, and corporate functions.
Red Hat’s headquarters hub in Raleigh, North Carolina, is home to roughly 1,700 employees, the largest single concentration within the company. Additional U.S. centers include Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., and Austin, each ranging from about 90 to 300 employees and supporting engineering, sales, and corporate roles. International presence is spread across tech clusters such as Pune and Bengaluru in India, Singapore, and Israel, complemented by more than 1,100 staff working in various other global locations. This distribution illustrates a strategy of anchoring key functions in major talent markets while sustaining a broad regional footprint for customer proximity.