r/dataengineering

Data Engineering

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.

Members: 482,777
Created: 2015
Posts a day: 3
Avg comments, top posts this week: 18

r/dataengineering is a Reddit community with 482,777 members, created in 2015. It averaged about 3 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 12 and an average of 18 comments each. Data, sql and engineering are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 15:00 UTC, and most often on a Monday.

Only approved members can post in r/dataengineering.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

288Are you guys still writing SQL?272 comments · October 4, 2026
1,166Is critical thinking dead? New hire spends $20k on tokens pushing PRs226 comments · September 25, 2026
100Is dbt the red-headed stepchild to data engineers?170 comments · September 26, 2026
345How it feels writing SQL by hand just to prove I still can instead of using the agent149 comments · October 16, 2026
130Does AI struggle at data modeling?94 comments · September 23, 2026
338Why is my LinkedIn feed filled with knowledge posts from 20-26 year old Indian guys who are AI experts? How are they getting so accomplished at AI?88 comments · September 28, 2026

Common words in titles

data 11
sql 7
engineering 4
agent 3
code 3
databricks 3
feels 3
snowflake 3
aws 2
between 2
built 2
career 2

Best time to post

15:00 UTC · 5 top posts
16:00 UTC · 3 top posts
17:00 UTC · 3 top posts
Monday · 8 top posts
Friday · 6 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

Don't be a jerk
Search the sub & wiki before asking a question
Keep it related to data engineering
Limit self-promotion posts/comments to once a month
No shill/opaque marketing
No recruiting, solicitation, or networking posts
No resume/CV, interview, or exam preparation questions
No technical error/bug questions
No AI generated content/text
No low effort content
All links are reviewed

How to post in r/dataengineering without breaking its rules

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Member growth

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    "title": "Data Engineering",
    "createdAt": "2015-02-06T18:37:28.000Z",
    "description": "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.",
    "subscribers": 482777
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}

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Questions about r/dataengineering

How many members does r/dataengineering have?

r/dataengineering had 482,777 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/dataengineering?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 3 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 18 comments each.

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

This month's top posts in r/dataengineering went up most often around 15:00 UTC, and most often on a Monday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/dataengineering data through an API?

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