About r/cscareerquestions
In its own words:
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 .
The community was created on Mar 19, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,668 subscribers (+0.07%).
What sets r/cscareerquestions apart
Compared with other large communities, r/cscareerquestions leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 34%).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/cscareerquestions grew from 2,393,177 to 2,403,193 subscribers (+10K, +0.42%). That is about 228 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/cscareerquestions talks about
Looking at the titles of 68 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “job”, “software”, “tech”, “offer” and “advice”. Other frequent themes are swe, jobs, engineering, looking, help and growth. By format, 100% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 566,645 posts and 7,309,231 comments in total, about 12.9 comments per post.
Rules of r/cscareerquestions
The moderators of r/cscareerquestions list 11 rules. In short:
- 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.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/cscareerquestions have?
r/cscareerquestions has 2,403,193 subscribers, which makes it the #464 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 10,016 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/cscareerquestions created?
r/cscareerquestions was created on Mar 19, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years.
Is r/cscareerquestions still active?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 566,645 posts and 7,309,231 comments. In a sample of 68 recent posts we counted 64 different authors.
What kind of posts are on r/cscareerquestions?
The community describes itself as: “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 suc…” Recent post titles often mention job, software, tech, offer and advice. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/cscareerquestions SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/cscareerquestions as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/cscareerquestions?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/cscareerquestions accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “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.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/cscareerquestions?
Communities with similar topics include r/careerguidance (5.1M), r/compsci (4M), r/MachineLearning (3.1M), r/askscience (26.4M) and r/psychology (4.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/cscareerquestions.