Adyen tech stack
Adyen builds mostly with Python, Java, SQL, JavaScript. Its stack also includes PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Linux, Trino. Python is named in 56 of the 181 job postings Adyen published in the last 12 months (31%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Adyen, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Adyen use?
Python is named in 31% of job postings at Adyen, followed by Java (29%), SQL (28%), JavaScript (9%).
Python
56 31%
Java
53 29%
SQL
50 28%
JavaScript
17 9%
Kotlin
10 6%
TypeScript
6 3%
Bash
5 3%
Go
5 3%
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What frameworks and libraries does Adyen use?
LightGBM is named in 4% of job postings at Adyen, followed by Pandas (4%), PyTorch (4%), XGBoost (4%).
LightGBM
8 4%
Pandas
8 4%
PyTorch
8 4%
XGBoost
8 4%
TensorFlow
7 4%
Hadoop
5 3%
Vue.js
5 3%
OpenTelemetry
5 3%
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What databases does Adyen use?
PostgreSQL is named in 15% of job postings at Adyen, followed by Trino (6%), ClickHouse (3%), ElasticSearch (3%).
PostgreSQL
27 15%
Trino
11 6%
ClickHouse
6 3%
ElasticSearch
6 3%
Redis
6 3%
OpenSearch
4 2%
Neo4j
2 1%
SQLite
1 1%
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What cloud and platforms does Adyen use?
Kubernetes is named in 14% of job postings at Adyen, followed by Linux (10%), Spark (9%), Looker (9%).
Kubernetes
26 14%
Spark
17 9%
Grafana
15 8%
Apache Kafka
11 6%
MLFlow
8 4%
AWS
7 4%
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What developer tools does Adyen use?
Prometheus is named in 10% of job postings at Adyen, followed by Rest API (9%), Puppet (7%), pySpark (7%).
Prometheus
18 10%
Rest API
17 9%
Puppet
13 7%
pySpark
13 7%
Ansible
12 7%
Git
12 7%
Terraform
8 4%
Gradle
7 4%
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And 3 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Adyen use?
LLM is named in 8% of job postings at Adyen, followed by Gemini (3%), Claude (2%).
Which engineering practices does Adyen ask for?
AI Agents is named in 20% of job postings at Adyen, followed by Machine Learning (13%), Platform Engineering (11%), CI/CD (7%).
AI Agents
37 20%
Platform Engineering
20 11%
CI/CD
13 7%
RAG
12 7%
Incident Management
10 6%
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And 3 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Adyen use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in 2% of job postings at Adyen.
Kotlin Coroutines
4 2%
What does each Adyen team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
37 postingsProduct
17 postingsAI/ML
15 postingsDevOps
15 postingsLeadership
14 postingsFinance
12 postingsHow does your stack fit Adyen?
How much does Adyen pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Adyen postings with stated pay: $250k across 59 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java | 18 | $292k | +17% |
| SQL | 16 | $215k | −14% |
| Python | 15 | $243k | −3% |
| PostgreSQL | 8 | $267k | +7% |
| JavaScript | 8 | $263k | +5% |
| Looker | 7 | $130k | −48% |
| LLM | 6 | $270k | +8% |
| Kubernetes | 5 | $293k | +17% |
| Linux | 5 | $243k | −3% |
| Spark | 5 | $230k | −8% |
How is the Adyen stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Adyen stack?
Adyen scores 80 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Adyen stack in its industry?
Share of the 789 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Adyen apart
Companies with a stack like Adyen
Questions about the Adyen tech stack
What programming languages does Adyen use?
The languages named in Adyen job postings are Python (31%), Java (29%), SQL (28%), JavaScript (9%), Kotlin (6%), as a share of the 181 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Adyen use LightGBM?
Yes. LightGBM is named in 8 of 181 job postings (4%) and required in 6 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Adyen use?
The cloud and platforms named in Adyen job postings are Kubernetes (26), Linux (18), Spark (17) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Adyen?
Backend postings at Adyen most often require Java (27), PostgreSQL (16), SQL (13), Rest API (11), out of 37 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Adyen tech stack changing?
Yes. OpenAI, Microsoft Excel, Tokenization, IAM first appeared in Adyen job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Adyen tech stack?
Adyen scores 80 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Adyen tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Adyen publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 181 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Adyen tech stack: 190 technologies from 181 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/adyen/technologies