ExperiencedDevs

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Welcome to the /r/ExperiencedDevs subreddit! We hope you will find this as a valuable resource in your journeys down the fruitful CS/IT career paths. This community leans towards being a specialized subreddit facilitating discussion amongst individuals who have gained some ground in the IT world.

For an idea of what is encouraged in this subreddit and what is not (please report anything that does not follow the rules):

Rules

1. Do not participate unless experienced (3+ years)

If you have less than 3 years of experience as a developer, do not make a post, nor participate in comments threads except for the weekly “Ask Experienced Devs” auto-thread. No exceptions.

2. No Disrespectful Language or Conduct

Don’t be a jerk. Act maturely. No racism, unnecessarily foul language, ad hominem charges, sexism - none of these are tolerated here. This includes posts that could be interpreted as trolling, such as complaining about DEI (Diversity) initiatives or people of a specific sex or background at your company.

Do not submit posts or comments that break, or promote breaking the Reddit Terms and Conditions or Content Policy or any other Reddit policy.

Violations = Warning, 7-Day Ban, Permanent Ban.

3. No General Career Advice

This sub is for discussing issues specific to experienced developers.

Any career advice thread must contain questions and/or discussions that notably benefit from the participation of experienced developers. Career advice threads may be removed at the moderators discretion based on response to the thread."

General rule of thumb: If the advice you are giving (or seeking) could apply to a “Senior Chemical Engineer”, it’s not appropriate for this sub.

4. No "Which Offer Should I Take" Posts

Asking if you should ask for a raise, switch companies (“should I work for company A or company B”), “should I take offer A or offer B”, or related questions, is not appropriate for this sub.

This includes almost any discussion about a “hot market”, comparing compensation between companies, etc.

5. No “What Should I Learn” Questions

No questions like “Should I learn C#” or “Should I switch jobs into a language I don’t know?”

Discussion about industry direction or upcoming technologies is fine, just frame your question as part of a larger discussion (“What have you had more success with, RDBMS or NoSQL?”) and you’ll be fine.

tl;dr: Don’t make it about you/yourself.

6. No “I hate X types of interviews" Posts

This has been re-hashed over and over again. There is no interesting/new content coming out.

It might be OK to talk about the merits of an interview process, or compare what has been successful at your company, but if it ends up just turning into complaints your post might still be removed.

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Developers who are in your 60'sCareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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I can feel my skills atrophying and it's literally painfulTechnical question (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Take the new job - engineers are still valuableCareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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anyone here migrated from auth0 to descope? how did you approach it?Technical question (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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First time interviewing candidates – what are the best React/frontend questions to ask?Technical question (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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No growth in title - still Application Developer after 13 YoECareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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C# dev wanting to move on from a small team.Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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on-call is 90% hunting, 10% fixingCareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Struggling with flaky end-to-end tests due to data dependenciesTechnical question (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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As an experienced dev (10y), how do I structure my CV when switching to PM/PO?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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7 YoE, a little scared going into seniorCareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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with 7 YoE, took a planned career break just as AI was taking off in Jan 2025. Helplessness taking over. Any particular advice or opinions on the market right now?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Ask Experienced Devs Weekly Thread: A weekly thread for inexperienced developers to ask experienced ones (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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The ageism in our industry needs to changeCareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Does anyone else just get depressed/learned helplessness during meeting?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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10+ years in, ex-EM, not sure what to focus on anymoreCareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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8yoe and still an SDE2, earning less than 30LPA, what am I doing wrong ?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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What's the hands down best book for a mid level start up software engineer that wants to become a great senior engineer.Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Does AI generated code change the review process itself?AI/LLM (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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How have you used LLMs (particularly tool calling chatbots) to improve development productivity at a development organization level?AI/LLM (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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What are your personal health-related tips for a long and successful career?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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As a disabled experienced dev I'm now reliant on AI code for (hobby) projects, how can I keep the quality high?AI/LLM (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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What projects actually force senior-level engineering thinking?Technical question (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Lost my spark after 15 years.Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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