r/cscareerquestions

Computer Science Career Questions

CSCareerQuestions is a community for those who are in the process of entering or are already part of the computer science field. Our goal is to help navigate and share challenges of the industry and strategies to be successful .

Members: 2,400,045
Created: 2011
Posts a day: 20
Avg comments, top posts this week: 190

r/cscareerquestions is a Reddit community with 2,400,045 members, created in 2011. It averaged about 20 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 256 and an average of 190 comments each. Job, company and work are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 12:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday.

Only approved members can post in r/cscareerquestions.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

118Are you behind if you don't use AI?437 comments · October 17, 2026
571is the market cooked or is it flooded with mid people377 comments · October 16, 2026
389If there is no shortage of cs grads and software engineers, why has TC not come down?373 comments · October 12, 2026
450Why isn't AI Making SWE Easier?256 comments · September 22, 2026
591HackerRank is pivoting away from a leetc0de-style question platform to AI-assisted agentic assessment platform. Are leetc0de questions no longer relevant in hiring in the age of AI?247 comments · October 12, 2026
506Why am I working more if AI was supposed to make coding easier?209 comments · October 13, 2026

Common words in titles

job 8
company 6
work 5
feel 4
market 4
pip 4
software 4
applying 3
coding 3
dev 3
doing 3
engineering 3

Best time to post

12:00 UTC · 2 top posts
07:00 UTC · 2 top posts
17:00 UTC · 2 top posts
Friday · 6 top posts
Tuesday · 5 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

Posts must be related to careers in computer science or the tech industry.
Posts must show thought, effort, and research.
Some questions belong in daily stickied threads.
Survey or data-collecting posts require mod approval.
Promotional or advertising threads are only allowed in the monthly stickied threads.
Trolling or being a jerk is not allowed.
Posts must contain a question or foster discussion.
Comments should be on-topic.
Comments should be professional and helpful.
Use ModMail instead of PMing moderators if you have issues.
Name & Shames are only for behavior that is blatantly unethical, illegal, or exceptionally shitty.

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Member growth

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Questions about r/cscareerquestions

How many members does r/cscareerquestions have?

r/cscareerquestions had 2,400,045 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/cscareerquestions?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 20 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 190 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/cscareerquestions?

This month's top posts in r/cscareerquestions went up most often around 12:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/cscareerquestions data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/cscareerquestions for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/cscareerquestions/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.