r/DevManagers
3k members
r/DevManagers is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses development, engineering, management, leadership, and team.
A community for anyone who manages development teams, whether you’re an ex-coder, team lead, or engineering director.
Here, you can ask how to handle career growth, feedback loops, tool adoption, process improvements, or organizational design. Tap into peer wisdom for real-world engineering leadership.
Popular Themes in r/DevManagers
#1
Advice Requests
: "What is your 30/60/90 day plan for starting a new role?"
6 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Job Boards that has emphasis on Managers"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Been promoted to director of engineering. Feeling lonely and a bit bored!"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/DevManagers
#1
Development
: "Does tech debt affect your team's morale?"
20 posts
#2
Engineering
: "Been promoted to director of Engineering. Feeling lonely and a bit bored!"
18 posts
#3
Management
: "Potential impacts of Large Language Models on Engineering Management"
13 posts
#4
Leadership
: "Left my job after a year because of fundamental disagreement with Leadership. How do I talk about this in interviews?"
11 posts
#5
Team
: "Does tech debt affect your Team's morale?"
11 posts
#6
Productivity
: "'No Single Metric Captures Productivity' by Ciera Jaspan & Caitlin Sadowski"
10 posts
#7
Tools
: "What Tools do you use as an EM?"
9 posts
#8
Manager
: "Help? I'm Not an Affective Manager Because I'm Still Doing Two Much of My Last Two Jobs"
8 posts
#9
Software
: "Why Software projects take longer than you think: a statistical model"
8 posts
#10
Project
: "Why software Projects take longer than you think: a statistical model"
7 posts
Member Growth in r/DevManagers
Yearly
+942 members(54.1%)
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Last updated: June 21, 2026