About r/EngineeringManagers
Exchange ideas on how to build up great, healthy teams and keep their members happy and motivated.
The community at a glance
r/EngineeringManagers is a Subreddit for Engineering Managers with roughly 27K members. It has been around since 2017. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Engineering Management topic page.
Roughly 19K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Engineering, Ai, and Management. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger.
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2024: 4K members
- 2025: 12K members
- 2026: 10K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 888 members
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 1K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 2K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 2K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 865 members
Themes
- Advice Requests13 posts in the past month
- Melhor iptv portugal – análise completa de dois serviços IPTV confiáveis
- I built a free engineering metrics dashboard. Looking for feedback
- Managers, its yearly performance review time. Any blogs, podcasts, or resources that have genuinely helped you handle this better?
#113Advice RequestsMelhor iptv portugal – análise completa de dois serviços IPTV confiáveis · I built a free engineering metrics dashboard. Looking for feedback · Managers, its yearly performance review time. Any blogs, podcasts, or resources that have genuinely helped you handle this better? - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- AI coding governance just got real, our token bill hit six figures and now the CFO cares
- Calling out the bullshit in tech work culture (with frameworks, not just ranting)
#22Pain & AngerAI coding governance just got real, our token bill hit six figures and now the CFO cares · Calling out the bullshit in tech work culture (with frameworks, not just ranting) - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Has anyone actually cracked the problem of measuring Software Dev performance?
- Open source desktop app for 1:1 prep and team briefs: no subscription, no cloud
#32Solution RequestsHas anyone actually cracked the problem of measuring Software Dev performance? · Open source desktop app for 1:1 prep and team briefs: no subscription, no cloud - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- Built a job board only for EM+ roles because I got super angry at the market data access
#41Self-PromotionBuilt a job board only for EM+ roles because I got super angry at the market data access
Topics
- Engineering77 posts in the past month
- How are engineering managers handling PR review bottlenecks now that coding output is increasing?
- Resources for new engineering managers
- Engineers vs Engineering Manager. How does your day look like?
#177EngineeringHow are engineering managers handling PR review bottlenecks now that coding output is increasing? · Resources for new engineering managers · Engineers vs Engineering Manager. How does your day look like? - Ai66 posts in the past month
- Cognitive load shift from doing work to checking AI work product
- Please stop engaging with AI slop in this sub
- AI has made my job boring
#266AiCognitive load shift from doing work to checking AI work product · Please stop engaging with AI slop in this sub · AI has made my job boring - Management60 posts in the past month
- Recently joined a FAANG company. What is your Best framework for Maximum impact and Visibility in Software engineering management
- How do I enforce boundaries when upper management bypasses me to pull my engineers into out of scope work?
#360ManagementRecently joined a FAANG company. What is your Best framework for Maximum impact and Visibility in Software engineering management · How do I enforce boundaries when upper management bypasses me to pull my engineers into out of scope work? - Team33 posts in the past month
- I banned "let's jump on a quick call" from my team
- What is your team’s deployment frequency and how did you actually improve it?
- Team metrics and 1:1s
#433TeamI banned "let's jump on a quick call" from my team · What is your team’s deployment frequency and how did you actually improve it? · Team metrics and 1:1s - Leadership24 posts in the past month
- Why do “people leadership” tasks feel so mentally tiring?
- How to Deal with Unrealistic Expectations from Leadership?
- Leadership Meetup in London with Rands in Repose
#524LeadershipWhy do “people leadership” tasks feel so mentally tiring? · How to Deal with Unrealistic Expectations from Leadership? · Leadership Meetup in London with Rands in Repose
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/EngineeringManagers for?
- Best for Engineering Managers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/EngineeringManagers free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/EngineeringManagers have?
- Roughly 27K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/EngineeringManagers on?
- r/EngineeringManagers runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/EngineeringManagers cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/EngineeringManagers is organized under Engineering Managers.
- How do I join r/EngineeringManagers?
- You can join r/EngineeringManagers by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Engineering Management communities like?
- Communities for engineering managers, CTOs, and tech leads covering people management, technical roadmapping, and the transition from individual contributor to manager. Slack hosts some of the most active spaces, with discussion spanning hiring, performance reviews, incident management, and navigating org politics.
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