Red Hat tends to employ people through offices in low/moderate COL areas or as fully remote. It would have been my #1 prospect after leaving the Bay Area. People who've already established lives in places like Raleigh may not find a comparable job so easily.

> People who've already established lives in places like Raleigh may not find a comparable job so easily.

Gonna have to disagree here. Raleigh is not a tech backwater. There’s plenty of comparable work to be found in the area.

What are some examples?

Fidelity, Apple, a handful of interesting startup hubs, Microsoft, Bronto, off the top of my head.

I think NetApp is in Raleigh, Dell too.