We found 37 YouTube channels similar to The Pragmatic Engineer
Both target software engineers with a strong emphasis on system design and distributed systems, as evidenced by matching queries like distributed systems design and system design interviews, yielding an 86% overall match (high search overlap and substantial content alignment).
They connect with The Pragmatic Engineer through AI and software engineering themes, particularly large language models engineering and high-performance AI, reflected in a 69% match driven by solid search overlap on AI/ML topics and content overlap on engineering practices.
Shares a broad focus on software engineering interviews and distributed systems, with strong content overlap on LLM engineering and system design, resulting in a 66% match anchored by high content similarity but moderate search emphasis.
Aligns on AI in software development and AI engineering topics, plus software design philosophy, producing a 60% match driven by substantial content alignment though searches are less focused on system design specifics.
Targets engineering leadership and CTO-level hiring topics, plus programming language futures, which resonates with The Pragmatic Engineer’s audience, yielding a 60% match from notable search overlap and strong content emphasis on leadership and future tech.
Covers software engineering interviews and design philosophy along with code generation tooling, giving a 59% match through solid content alignment and notable search presence for interview and design topics.
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| Rank | Relevance | Channel | Similarity | Subscribers | SERP | Appearances |
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| #7 | 58% | TEDx Talks ▶ | 73% | 44.2M | 37% | 7 |
| #8 | 58% | NeetCode | 82% | 1.1M | 21% | 7 |
| #9 | 57% | NDC Conferences | 82% | 218K | 21% | 4 |
| #10 | 57% | Tech Lead Journal | 87% | 8.4K | 12% | 2 |
| #11 | 56% | Modern Software Engineering | 82% | 259K | 16% | 7 |
| #12 | 55% | Keep On Coding | 77% | 330K | 22% | 2 |
| #13 | 55% | Travis Media | 83% | 328K | 13% | 4 |
| #14 | 55% | Devoxx | 79% | 170K | 18% | 5 |
| #15 | 55% | Exponent | 75% | 481K | 23% | 10 |
| #16 | 54% | First Round Capital | 83% | 27.7K | 11% | 2 |
| #17 | 53% | AI Engineer | 81% | 375K | 12% | 5 |
| #18 | 53% | Talks at Google | 80% | 2.4M | 13% | 1 |
| #19 | 53% | Software Developer Diaries | 78% | 66.2K | 17% | 3 |
| #20 | 53% | ByteMonk ▶ | 75% | 337K | 20% | 6 |
| #21 | 52% | Microsoft Visual Studio | 78% | 343K | 14% | 6 |
| #22 | 52% | Hello Interview - SWE Interview Preparation | 75% | 169K | 17% | 9 |
| #23 | 52% | Tech With Soleyman | 74% | 171K | 19% | 4 |
| #24 | 51% | ForrestKnight | 78% | 688K | 11% | 4 |
| #25 | 49% | 3Blue1Brown ▶ | 71% | 8.2M | 16% | 2 |
| #26 | 49% | AWS Events | 71% | 172K | 15% | 6 |
| #27 | 49% | Cloud Advocate | 74% | 156K | 10% | 1 |
| #28 | 48% | Engineering Gone Wild | 72% | 174K | 13% | 1 |
| #29 | 48% | CodeTV | 73% | 122K | 10% | 1 |
| #30 | 48% | Gartner | 73% | 78.4K | 10% | 1 |
| #31 | 48% | Database Star | 72% | 95.1K | 12% | 2 |
| #32 | 48% | Serket Studios | 72% | 3.1K | 12% | 2 |
| #33 | 47% | TechWorld with Nana | 70% | 1.4M | 12% | 3 |
| #34 | 47% | Vinh Giang | 69% | 4.4M | 13% | 1 |
| #35 | 45% | Lex Clips | 66% | 1.6M | 13% | 3 |
| #36 | 44% | Edspira ▶ | 66% | 367K | 10% | 1 |
| #37 | 39% | CodeLucky ▶ | 58% | 7.4K | 12% | 2 |
ByteByteGo — 86% match, 1.4M subscribers; IBM Technology — 69% match, 1.6M subscribers; freeCodeCamp.org — 66% match, 11.5M subscribers. All three are tech-focused channels that publish software engineering and computer science content, including tutorials, engineering practices, and career/industry discussions, similar to The Pragmatic Engineer.
The Pragmatic Engineer makes software engineering and AI-focused content, featuring interviews, discussions, and insights on engineering practices, hiring, and technology trends. Recent videos have high-views such as 1.1M, 739.3K, and 272.4K, with an average of about 404.4K views per video, and the channel appears to upload multiple videos weekly.
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