r/dataengineering is a subreddit with 466k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, data engineering, tool, struggling, and looking for a job, 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
Solution Requests
: "Anyone know of a offline ERD software with a UI/UX like dbdiagram? (picture example)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/dataengineering
#1
Looking For
43 posts
#2
Data Engineering
: "Are sensitive fields in logs/traces a real Data Engineering problem?"
34 posts
#3
Tool
11 posts
#4
Struggling
8 posts
#5
Looking For A Job
3 posts
#6
Frustrating Experiences
3 posts
#7
Online Course
2 posts
#8
Roadmap
2 posts
#9
Looking For A Data Engineering Cohort
2 posts
#10
Career
2 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
: "What architecture do you usually work with?"
7 posts
#2
Career
: "I might give up on tech."
4 posts
#3
Help
: "Anyone know of a offline ERD software with a UI/UX like dbdiagram? (picture example)"
2 posts
#4
Open Source
: "DemandMap - memory map anything on S3 and "Download" a 600mb polars DataFrame in 100ms. [with demo]"
1 post
#5
Rant
: "Your Dashboard has a Basement"
1 post
#6
Personal Project Showcase
: "SQL is under-explored as a declarative language, so I built an engine that runs ML models as operators"
1 post
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Last updated: July 8, 2026