r/SoftwareEngineering
172k members
r/SoftwareEngineering is a subreddit with 172k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses software, engineering, struggling, ai, and job, and they frequently recommend/review ui framework, backend framework, and ergonomic keyboard.
Popular Themes in r/SoftwareEngineering
#1
Solution Requests
: "I'm going insane on how to rigorously structure my monorepo (backend + frontend)"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Guidance needed"
5 posts
#3
Ideas
: "OpenABCode: Your LLM-routing Coding Agent"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I'm looking for coders that want to learn my language want to be able to write in it and make a difference make something better!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SoftwareEngineering
#1
Software
: "Symptoms of Bad Software Design"
30 posts
#2
Engineering
: "Is agentic AI changing team Engineering practices faster than we can govern them?"
11 posts
#3
Struggling
8 posts
#4
Ai
: "EN 50716 lists Ai as "Not Recommended" for rAilway safety"
8 posts
#5
Job
: "I analysed 1,500 Job descriptions to find the most in-demand skills for AI / Gen AI / FDE / ML roles."
7 posts
#6
Code
: "Your Code reviewer should never be the first to read your Code"
5 posts
#7
Software Engineering
: "SWEs in your 30s and 40s, when you think of people who are successful now, what did they do in their 20s and what did they do successfully?"
4 posts
#8
Interview
: "I've noticed something interesting while Interviewing developers recently."
3 posts
#9
Worst
3 posts
#10
Git
2 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
Backend Framework
1 review
#1
Spring Boot
4.0★ from 1 review
Ergonomic Keyboard
1 review
Member Growth in r/SoftwareEngineering
Yearly
+22k members(14.7%)
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Last updated: July 29, 2026