Subreddit rules check
r/engineering
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · There is an explicit monthly hiring thread and recurring weekly career threads for job/career posts — use them and avoid duplicate job comments.
Links
No explicit link policy. Default to no URL: link-plus-young-account is one of the most common automated removal patterns on Reddit.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: discussion, story, question
Use a clear, descriptive headline; write in first person when asking for help and third/neutral when posting analysis. Typical posts are medium-to-long (detailed failure analyses, tooling writeups, or career threads). Tone is professional, technical and helpful; posts that explain reasoning, show data or give actionable career advice get upvoted. Recruiters/job-posts belong in the monthly hiring thread or weekly career threads—don’t cross-post outside those threads.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked October 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/engineering's rules page before posting anything that matters.
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