Airbnb tech stack
Airbnb builds mostly with SQL, Python, Java, Scala. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, Spark, PyTorch, TensorFlow. SQL is named in 59 of the 152 job postings Airbnb published in the last 12 months (39%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Airbnb, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Airbnb use?
SQL is named in 39% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by Python (36%), Java (24%), Scala (12%).
SQL
59 39%
Python
55 36%
Java
36 24%
Scala
18 12%
Kotlin
16 11%
JavaScript
13 9%
TypeScript
12 8%
C++
12 8%
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What frameworks and libraries does Airbnb use?
PyTorch is named in 9% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by TensorFlow (7%), React.js (5%), Flink (4%).
PyTorch
13 9%
TensorFlow
11 7%
React.js
7 5%
Flink
6 4%
PyTorch C++
6 4%
TensorFlow C++
6 4%
XCUITest
4 3%
Cypress
3 2%
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What databases does Airbnb use?
MySQL is named in 3% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by Presto (3%), Teradata (3%), Redis (2%).
MySQL
4 3%
Presto
4 3%
Teradata
4 3%
Redis
3 2%
Amazon Redshift
2 1%
ElasticSearch
2 1%
Google BigQuery
2 1%
PostgreSQL
2 1%
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What cloud and platforms does Airbnb use?
Kubernetes is named in 11% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by Spark (11%), Apache Kafka (9%), Tableau (7%).
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What developer tools does Airbnb use?
GraphQL is named in 3% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by Git (3%), Bazel (3%), Microsoft Excel (3%).
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What AI and ML technologies does Airbnb use?
LLM is named in 20% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by Claude (7%), ChatGPT (3%), Gemini (2%).
Which engineering practices does Airbnb ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 32% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by AI Agents (18%), A/B Testing (15%), RAG (9%).
AI Agents
28 18%
RAG
13 9%
CI/CD
12 8%
Fine-tuning
9 6%
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And 11 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each Airbnb team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
38 postingsAI/ML
21 postingsData Science
12 postingsManagement
11 postingsHow does your stack fit Airbnb?
How much does Airbnb pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Airbnb postings with stated pay: $227k across 99 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL | 43 | $206k | −9% |
| Python | 35 | $223k | −2% |
| LLM | 21 | $235k | +4% |
| Java | 19 | $265k | +17% |
| Kubernetes | 12 | $229k | +1% |
| Spark | 11 | $223k | −2% |
| Scala | 10 | $285k | +26% |
| PyTorch | 10 | $250k | +10% |
| C++ | 9 | $265k | +17% |
| Tableau | 9 | $203k | −11% |
How is the Airbnb 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 Airbnb stack?
Airbnb scores 82 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: 6; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Airbnb stack in its industry?
Share of the 307 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Airbnb apart
Companies with a stack like Airbnb
Questions about the Airbnb tech stack
What programming languages does Airbnb use?
The languages named in Airbnb job postings are SQL (39%), Python (36%), Java (24%), Scala (12%), Kotlin (11%), as a share of the 152 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Airbnb use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 13 of 152 job postings (9%) and required in 11 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Airbnb use?
The cloud and platforms named in Airbnb job postings are Kubernetes (17), Spark (17), Apache Kafka (13) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Airbnb?
Backend postings at Airbnb most often require Java (16), Kotlin (11), Python (11), Go (8), out of 38 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Airbnb tech stack changing?
Yes. Espresso, LLM Evaluation, AWS Bedrock AgentCore, Web Components first appeared in Airbnb job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Airbnb tech stack?
Airbnb scores 82 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: 6; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Airbnb tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Airbnb publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 152 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 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, "Airbnb tech stack: 153 technologies from 152 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/airbnb/technologies