466 posts analyzed Updated Jun 2026
Averages 16 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (75%).
r/cscareers Traffic & Engagement r/cscareers Traffic & Engagement
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Upvote Distribution
How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.
r/cscareers Most Active Times When r/cscareers Is Most Active
Peak posting by day and hour (UTC) When this community posts most, by day and hour (UTC)
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r/cscareers Flair Performance r/cscareers Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| USA Job Market | 195 (42.3%) | 5 |
| India Job Market | 79 (17.1%) | 1 |
| Get in to tech | 73 (15.8%) | 5 |
| Career switch | 37 (8.0%) | 8 |
| EU Job Market | 26 (5.6%) | 2 |
| Asian Job Market | 23 (5.0%) | 1 |
| UK Job Market | 20 (4.3%) | 2 |
| Get out of tech | 5 (1.1%) | 7 |
| Non-USA N. American Job Market | 3 (0.7%) | 1 |
Post Type Breakdown
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r/cscareers Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/cscareers
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| job | 64 (13.7%) | 4 | 4 |
| career | 55 (11.8%) | 2 | 2 |
| software | 41 (8.8%) | 4 | 5 |
| tech | 40 (8.6%) | 6 | 4 |
| advice | 39 (8.4%) | 1 | 1 |
| engineer | 35 (7.5%) | 2 | 2 |
| engineering | 32 (6.9%) | 6 | 5 |
| interview | 31 (6.7%) | 1 | 1 |
| need | 30 (6.4%) | 2 | 3 |
| grad | 29 (6.2%) | 2 | 1 |
r/cscareers Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/cscareers
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| codegrind.online | 3 | 1 |
| drive.google.com | 3 | 1 |
r/cscareers Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/cscareers
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
College students are swapping coding for healthcare: Goldman Sachs
Anyone else in CS wish they just did accounting, EE or civil engineering instead?
I quit tech in 2023, became a tea farmer, now returning to tech
What a waste it was, getting a degree in this
I scraped 39,230 SWE job postings across 4,742 US companies in 2026 to understand what the market actually looks like.
CS College Graduate can’t find job/internship
Bedrotting for years after college
Why are people always saying don't take computer science, you will be unemployed, there are no jobs for freshers. So where the fck are jobs, what are the fields which will not make me unemployable?
cs job market is super competitive
Jrs today truely have it rough. Even before AI, breaking into software used to be insanely hard.
r/cscareers Audience Overlap r/cscareers Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
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r/cscareers FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/cscareers
What's the best time to post on r/cscareers?
Based on posting volume, r/cscareers is most active on Tuesdays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/cscareers?
r/cscareers averages 16 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/cscareers get?
Posts on r/cscareers average about 4 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/cscareers get most?
On r/cscareers, most posts are text posts (75%)