r/ExperiencedDevs is a subreddit with 402k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, struggle, looking for, tired, and career, and they frequently recommend/review project management software, management software, and ide.
For experienced developers. This community should be specialized subreddit facilitating discussion amongst individuals who have gained some ground in the software engineering world.
Any posts or comments that are made by inexperienced individuals (outside of the weekly Ask thread) should be reported.
Anything not specifically related to development or career advice that is _specific_ to Experienced Developers belongs elsewhere. Try /r/work, /r/AskHR, /r/careerguidance, or /r/OfficePolitics.
Popular Themes in r/ExperiencedDevs
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Experienced Devs Weekly Burnout and Venting Thread: A weekly thread for sharing experiences"
1 post
#2
Advice Requests
: "Ask Experienced Devs Weekly Thread: A weekly thread for inexperienced developers to ask experienced ones"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ExperiencedDevs
#1
Struggling
39 posts
#2
Struggle
28 posts
#3
Looking For
11 posts
#4
Tired
10 posts
#5
Career
9 posts
#6
Team
8 posts
#7
Hard Time
5 posts
#8
Manager
5 posts
#9
Worst
5 posts
#10
Management
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/ExperiencedDevs
Project Management Software
4 reviews
#1
Sodelic
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Linear
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
JIRA
4.0★ from 1 review
Management Software
3 reviews
#1
Sodelic
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Sparx Systems
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Linear
4.0★ from 1 review
Ide
2 reviews
#1
JetBrains
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Microsoft
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/ExperiencedDevs
#1
Career/Workplace
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
7 posts
#2
Technical question
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
3 posts
#3
AI/LLM
: "Damage control devs high on AI use"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/ExperiencedDevs
Yearly
+102k members(33.8%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026