Can you promote in r/developerjobs?
Software Developer Jobs Please try to limit your own listings to a handful per week. Spammers will be banned without prejudice.
The short answer
Don't pitch products or services; if you're hiring, post concise job listings and participate as an individual looking to recruit employees — avoid promotional language or links.
What works here
- Posting job openings or seeking employment
- Individual freelancers advertising themselves
- Short, relevant engagement about roles or hiring
What gets posts removed
- Product or company promotion, demos, or marketing pitches
- Referral links, surveys, or links to paid resources
- Using posts to drive traffic to blogs, courses, or channels
- Contracting firm advertising (unless you are an individual freelancer)
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo Self-Promotion / Surveys / Referral Links
Rule explicitly bans referral links, promotion of personal blogs/YouTube channels, and warns against engagement aimed at selling.
Audience focus on employment
Posts should be for seeking or offering employment; monologues or promotional ramblings are disallowed.
Contracting firm restriction
Contracting firms advertising is disallowed unless you're an individual freelancer, limiting vendor/agency outreach.
Posting limits
Sidebar requests limiting listings to a handful per week implies low tolerance for frequent promotional posts.
Official rules of r/developerjobs
- 01No Monologuing / "LinkedIn Cringe"
- 02No Self-Promotion / Surveys / Referral Links
- 03No Asking for Recuritment Fees
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 13, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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