r/SoftwareEngineering
169k members
r/SoftwareEngineering is a subreddit with 169k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses software, ai, engineering, struggling, and software engineering, and they frequently recommend/review ui framework, coding bootcamp, and vertical mouse.
Popular Themes in r/SoftwareEngineering
#1
Advice Requests
: "Senior SWE (8 YoE) struggling with AI etiquette in technical interviews"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Seeking software engineering advice"
6 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I built the best token-saving tool/plugin for OpenCode"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SoftwareEngineering
#1
Software
: "[rant] I miss when Software engineering was actually fun."
50 posts
#2
Ai
: "Ai made software engineering feel less rewarding to me"
26 posts
#3
Engineering
: "AI made software Engineering feel less rewarding to me"
20 posts
#4
Struggling
13 posts
#5
Software Engineering
: "Seeking Software Engineering advice"
8 posts
#6
Development
: "How do you balance AI-assisted Development with actually becoming a better engineer?"
8 posts
#7
Job
: "26, unemployed for 7 months, and being offered a PhD. Is it stupid to want it even though it's unpaid?"
7 posts
#8
Coding
: "Agentic Coding is a Trap | Remaining vigilant about cognitive debt and atrophy."
6 posts
#9
Engineer
: "Business Insider looking to speak to software Engineers for a story"
4 posts
#10
Code
: "Committing plan md files to production Codebase"
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/SoftwareEngineering
Ui Framework
5 reviews
#1
WPF
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
ASP.NET
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
PySide
4.0★ from 1 review
Coding Bootcamp
3 reviews
#1
Career Karma
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Hackbright Academy
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Wallbreakers
4.0★ from 1 review
Vertical Mouse
1 review
#1
Logitech
5.0★ from 1 review
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Yearly
+24k members(16.9%)
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Last updated: June 7, 2026