Can you promote in r/experienceddevs?
For experienced developers. This community should be specialized subreddit facilitating discussion amongst individuals who have gained some ground in the software engineering world. Any posts or comments that are made by inexperienced individuals (outside of the weekly Ask thread) should be reported. Anything not specifically related to development or career advice that is _specific_ to Experienced Developers belongs elsewhere. Try /r/work, /r/AskHR, /r/careerguidance, or /r/OfficePolitics.
The short answer
If you meet the 3+ years rule, avoid posting promotional content unless you first get moderator approval; keep any mention of your product minimal, framed as a helpful, experience-based reply with clear disclosure.
What works here
- Participate if you have 3+ years experience
- Answer technical or experience-focused questions relevant to experienced devs
- Request moderator approval before posting surveys/ads
What gets posts removed
- Posting advertisements, surveys, or solicitations without mod approval
- Using the subreddit to recruit customers or run lead-generation
- Heavy product promotion, links, or pitching in posts/comments
Where this comes from
No Surveys/Advertisements
Rule explicitly forbids surveys/advertisements and requires mod approval if you think it shouldn't apply.
Experienced-only participation
Only users with 3+ years may post or comment (except in a single weekly thread), so founders must meet that threshold to engage normally.
Automated posting requirements
Posting is subject to flair, subreddit karma, disclosure of AI use, and OP must engage — signals strict moderation and gating of posts.
Content restrictions
Multiple rules limit post types (no general career advice, no 'which offer' or 'what to learn' questions), narrowing acceptable contexts for promotional or salesy content.
AI-topic scheduling
AI posts allowed only on specific days, showing moderators enforce topical/time constraints that could affect product-related posts about AI.
Official rules of r/experienceddevs
- 01Do not participate unless experienced (3+ years)
- 02No Disrespectful Language or Conduct
- 03No General Career Advice
- 04No "Which Offer Should I Take" Posts
- 05No “What Should I Learn” Questions
- 06No “I hate X types of interviews" Posts
- 07No Google-able questions
- 08No Surveys/Advertisements
- 09No Low Effort Posts/Venting/Bragging
- 10AI-topic posts: Wednesdays and Saturdays only
- 11Automated posting requirements
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 2026. Rules change; the community itself is always the source of truth.
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