Emerging talent
Your career starts here
At Red Hat, you have real impact on the future of technology. We’re looking for bold, new talent from our graduate and internship programs to help us meet the challenges of a complex, global business with development opportunities designed to build your skills and shape what’s next.
Explore your next steps
See what emerging talent programs we offer in your region and take the first step toward building your future with us.
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Internship programs
Take on real-world projects and gain industry-changing skills with a team as supportive about the work as they are with each other. Our internships give you opportunities to develop professionally and link up with a global community for mentorship, networking, and social connections.
Whether you're looking for a 12-week summer cohort, a year-long engineering placement, or a technical role, we have a pathway designed for your academic schedule. With modern, flexible work profiles that span the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, you can launch a career that fits your life.
US internship program
Location: United States
Program length: 12 weeks
Cohort dates: May–August
Work profile: Remote, In-office
Eligibility: Enrolled in a degree-seeking program
Latin America internship program
Location: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru
Cohort dates: February, May
Eligibility: Enrolled in a degree-seeking program
Engineering co-op program
Location: United States
Program length: 8 months
Cohort dates: January-August and May-December
Work profile: Office flex
Eligibility: Enrolled in a degree-seeking program, basic knowledge of software engineering
Israel internship program
Program length: 12 months
Cohort dates: April–March; August–July
Work profile: Office flex
Eligibility: Israel-based active university student with 1-2 years until graduation
Czech Republic internship program
Location: Brno
Program length: 12 months
Cohort dates: February–January; July–June
Work profile: Remote, office flex
Eligibility: Czech Republic-based active university student
Ireland internship program
Location: Cork, Dublin, and Waterford
Program length: 6–12 months
Cohort dates: February, June
Work profile: Office flex
Eligibility: Ireland-based active university student
China internship program
Location: Beijing and Xi'an
Program length: 12 months
Cohort dates: January–December
Work profile: Office flex
Eligibility: Active, full-time student
Singapore internship program
Program length: 3 or 6 months
Cohort dates: January–June; July–December; May–August
Work profile: Office flex
Eligibility: Current university student
India internship program
Location: Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Pune
Program length: 6 months
Cohort dates: January–June
Work profile: Onsite and office flex
Eligibility: Current university students
Apprenticeship programs
Red Hat's apprenticeship programs create opportunities for emerging talent to take their first steps into the workplace, combining hands-on experience with structured learning and development.
India apprenticeship program
If you're a recent university graduate in India looking to build practical, real-world skills and launch your career in technology, your journey starts here.
India apprenticeship programs
Location: Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Pune
Program length: Minimum 6 months
Cohort dates: June–December
Work profile: Onsite and office flex
Eligibility: Recent university graduates
Student athlete program
The Red Hat Sales Combine Accelerator program is a Raleigh-based, micro-internship designed to immerse student athletes into the world of tech sales. Our program translates an athlete's discipline and competitive spirit into a successful sales career. To maximize participation, we’ve made the program flexible enough to accommodate demanding training schedules.
High school internship programs
Explore careers in business and STEM through Red Hat's high school internship program in Raleigh, Boston, and Brno. Students will gain hands-on experience, confidence, mentorship, and practical skill development to inspire long-term academic and career success.
Post-graduate programs
FASTER program
Field Accelerator for Sales and Technical Emerging Roles (FASTER) is a 10-month postgraduate program for early-career professionals with 0-3 years of work experience and an interest in open source technology and enterprise software sales. Starting each September, selected candidates across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas will receive hands-on experience with Red Hat’s portfolio and customer solutions and expert mentorship.
With business or sales experience, participants can grow careers across key junior-level tracks, including solution architect, consultant, territory sales executive, and technical account manager.
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