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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 .

2.4M subscribers1,437 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,085 authors / mosince 2011

r/cscareerquestions has 2.4M members (+5.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,437 posts a month from 1,085 people. Top topics: Software Career Navigation, Job Search and Advice and CS Jobs and Careers.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+5.2%in 12 months · +1.2% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 20262.4M
Growing2.4M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−25%vs Sep 2025 · −41% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.4k
QuieterPeaked at 6.5k in Mar 2022
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/cscareerquestions

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Software Career Navigation5.7%
  2. Job Search and Advice3.3%
  3. CS Jobs and Careers2.4%
  4. Developer Career Navigation2.1%
  5. Software Career Navigation1.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Levels.fyi
  2. Economic Resources & Data
  3. LinkedIn
  4. Medium
  5. arXiv.org e-Print archive

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