r/dataengineering is a subreddit with 472k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, data engineering, tool, data, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review etl tool, bi tool, and automation tools.
News & discussion on Data Engineering topics, including but not limited to: data pipelines, databases, data formats, storage, data modeling, data governance, cleansing, NoSQL, distributed systems, streaming, batch, Big Data, and workflow engines.
Popular Themes in r/dataengineering
#1
Advice Requests
: "Data Engineering Streaming Project Feedback"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Anyone switched from Rivery? Alternatives?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/dataengineering
#1
Looking For
43 posts
#2
Data Engineering
31 posts
#3
Tool
11 posts
#4
Data
: "Data Engineering Streaming Project Feedback"
9 posts
#5
Struggling
7 posts
#6
Data Engineer
: "How do professional Data Engineers handle completely unsorted data?"
5 posts
#7
Ai
: "How do you deal with Ai Slop PRs from team members?"
4 posts
#8
Looking For A Job
3 posts
#9
Frustrating Experiences
3 posts
#10
Agent
: "What should it mean for an AI Agent to consume Kafka through MCP?"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/dataengineering
Etl Tool
282 reviews
#1
Fivetran
3.9★ from 20 reviews
#2
Airbyte
4.1★ from 16 reviews
#3
Talend
3.3★ from 15 reviews
Bi Tool
12 reviews
#1
Tableau
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Microsoft
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Looker Studio
4.0★ from 1 review
Automation Tools
9 reviews
#1
Power Automate
1.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Airbyte
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Telescope AI
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/dataengineering
#1
Discussion
: "How do you deal with AI Slop PRs from team members?"
11 posts
#2
Help
: "I’ve been forced moved to the DE team."
11 posts
#3
Career
: "Hate AE, like DE"
10 posts
#4
Open Source
: "UPGRADE IF YOU USE METABASE!!! Metabase: unauthenticated SQL injection in password reset (CVSS 10.0)"
6 posts
#5
Blog
: "How do professional Data Engineers handle completely unsorted data?"
6 posts
#6
Rant
: "Is anyone else losing interest in data engineering?"
1 post
#7
Personal Project Showcase
: "Data Engineering Streaming Project Feedback"
1 post
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+91k members(23.9%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026