r/ExperiencedDevs for B2B sellers
422,251 members · rules and posts checked 17 October 2026
r/ExperiencedDevs has 422,251 members and takes a strict line on promotion. Sellers can take part only within the community rules, and advertising or surveys need moderator approval.
Recent requests include alternatives to infrastructure and cloud tooling, advice on spending professional-development budgets, and affordable database options for internal projects. Buyers here usually ask specific technical and career questions that come from their own experience.
Self-promotion: strict
Advertising and surveys are not allowed unless moderators approve them first. Sellers should not self-promote or use the subreddit for marketing; participation would need to stay within the community rules and any moderator-approved exceptions.
1Do not participate unless experienced (3+ years)
Only developers with 3+ years of experience may post or comment outside the weekly ask thread.
2No Disrespectful Language or Conduct
Be respectful and follow Reddit policies.
3No General Career Advice
Do not post generic career advice questions; discussions must be specific to experienced developers.
4No "Which Offer Should I Take" Posts
Do not ask which job offer, raise, company, or compensation option you should choose.
5No “What Should I Learn” Questions
Do not post personal 'what should I learn' questions.
6No “I hate X types of interviews" Posts
Do not post complaints about interview types; broader discussion is allowed.
7No Google-able questions
Do not ask easily searchable recommendation questions without broader context.
8No Surveys/Advertisements
No surveys or advertisements unless moderators approve them first.
9No Low Effort Posts/Venting/Bragging
No low-effort, repetitive, venting-only, bragging, or crowdsourced-answer posts.
10AI-topic posts: Wednesdays and Saturdays only
AI-related posts are only allowed on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
11Automated posting requirements
Posting requires user flair, community karma, AI-use disclosure if applicable, and OP engagement within 2 hours.
Summarised from the community's posted rules on 17 October 2026. Moderators change rules; read the current rules before you post.
What buyers ask for here
Sample requests from public posts, paraphrased and anonymised, found 17 October 2026.
- “Looking for alternatives to an infrastructure-as-code service due to scaling and maintenance issues in an existing cloud setup.”
- “Seeking worthwhile ways to spend an annual professional-development budget after finding conferences and books underwhelming.”
- “Looking for an affordable graph database for a low-usage internal project, ideally with lower monthly costs.”
Of 100 recent posts we checked, 3% read as someone looking to buy or hire. How we collect this
Who it suits
Good for
- Developer tools and infrastructure software
- Cloud and DevOps platforms
- Engineering leadership and management training
- Technical education and professional development services
Less useful for
- General consumer products
- Broad HR recruiting services
- Self-promotional marketing agencies
How to take part without getting removed
- Only participate outside the weekly ask thread if you have 3+ years of development experience.
- Be respectful and follow Reddit policies.
- Keep discussions specific and useful to experienced developers. Generic advice doesn't fit.
- Avoid low-effort, repetitive or venting-only posts, and posts that just crowdsource answers.
- Do not post advertisements or surveys unless moderators have approved them.
- Follow posting requirements such as flair and required disclosures, and engage with replies when applicable.
What a good reply looks like here
Good replies stay technical and answer the question that was asked. Give practical considerations and context, not marketing language or promotion.
Sample reply: If scaling and maintenance are the main concerns, I would compare alternatives on how they handle growth, how much operational overhead they add, how well they support your cloud environment, and what they need for maintenance over time. It may help to list the pain points in the current setup first and judge options against those, rather than focusing only on feature parity. If you share more about the cloud environment and the scaling issues, people can give more targeted recommendations.
When to skip r/ExperiencedDevs
If your goal is direct promotion, lead generation, surveys or marketing, this community usually isn't worth the effort. It suits people contributing expertise to discussions experienced developers care about. General consumer products, broad recruiting services and marketing agencies fit poorly.
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