445 posts analyzed Updated Jul 2026
Averages 14 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Fridays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (74%).
r/SoftwareEngineering Traffic & Engagement r/SoftwareEngineering Traffic & Engagement
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r/SoftwareEngineering Most Active Times When r/SoftwareEngineering Is Most Active
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r/SoftwareEngineering Flair Performance r/SoftwareEngineering Flair Performance
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r/SoftwareEngineering Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/SoftwareEngineering
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| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| software | 87 (19.6%) | 1 | 2 |
| code | 36 (8.1%) | 2 | 5 |
| engineering | 34 (7.6%) | 1 | 2 |
| app | 21 (4.7%) | 1 | 1 |
| anyone | 19 (4.3%) | 1 | 2 |
| looking | 18 (4.0%) | 1 | 1 |
| engineer | 17 (3.8%) | 1 | 2 |
| developer | 17 (3.8%) | 1 | 2 |
| first | 16 (3.6%) | 1 | 1 |
| tech | 15 (3.4%) | 2 | 1 |
r/SoftwareEngineering Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/SoftwareEngineering
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| fagnerbrack.com | 5 | 2 |
| youtube.com | 5 | 1 |
| linkedin.com | 4 | 1 |
| github.com | 3 | 0 |
r/SoftwareEngineering Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/SoftwareEngineering
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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?
How do senior software engineers actually use AI at work?
Symptoms of Bad Software Design
Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-bit Symmetric Keys
How Pizza Tycoon simulated traffic on a 25 MHz CPU
Migrating from DigitalOcean to Hetzner: From $1,432 to $233/month With Zero Downtime
How Container Filesystem Works: Building a Docker-like Container From Scratch
There is more documentation than ever. Yet I'm reading less than ever.
Big tech is rehiring laid off employees
A History of IDEs at Google
| Title | Upvotes | Comments | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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? | 42 | 37 | text | Jul 9 |
| How do senior software engineers actually use AI at work? | 32 | 58 | text | Jul 4 |
| Symptoms of Bad Software Design | 30 | 7 | link | Jul 17 |
| Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-bit Symmetric Keys | 29 | 4 | link | Jul 13 |
| How Pizza Tycoon simulated traffic on a 25 MHz CPU | 24 | 3 | link | Jul 8 |
| Migrating from DigitalOcean to Hetzner: From $1,432 to $233/month With Zero Downtime | 23 | 4 | link | Jul 11 |
| How Container Filesystem Works: Building a Docker-like Container From Scratch | 20 | 3 | link | Jul 26 |
| There is more documentation than ever. Yet I'm reading less than ever. | 18 | 23 | text | Jul 23 |
| Big tech is rehiring laid off employees | 15 | 8 | image | Jul 24 |
| A History of IDEs at Google | 14 | 5 | link | Jul 19 |
r/SoftwareEngineering Audience Overlap r/SoftwareEngineering Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
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r/SoftwareEngineering FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/SoftwareEngineering
What's the best time to post on r/SoftwareEngineering?
Based on posting volume, r/SoftwareEngineering is most active on Fridays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/SoftwareEngineering?
r/SoftwareEngineering averages 14 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/SoftwareEngineering get?
Posts on r/SoftwareEngineering average about 2 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/SoftwareEngineering get most?
On r/SoftwareEngineering, most posts are text posts (74%)