r/ExperiencedDevs is a subreddit with 413k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, struggle, career, looking for, and job, 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
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2 posts
#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
38 posts
#2
Struggle
26 posts
#3
Career
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12 posts
#4
Looking For
11 posts
#5
Job
: "Not sure which Job to take"
9 posts
#6
Tired
9 posts
#7
Team
8 posts
#8
Hard Time
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
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29 posts
#2
Technical question
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4 posts
#3
AI/LLM
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1 post
#4
Meta
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1 post
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Yearly
+98k members(31.1%)
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Last updated: August 27, 2026