Airbnb tech stack
Airbnb builds mostly with SQL, Python, Java, Kotlin. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, Spark, PyTorch, React.js. SQL is named in 112 of the 275 job postings Airbnb published in the last 12 months (41%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Airbnb, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Airbnb use?
SQL is named in 41% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by Python (35%), Java (22%), Kotlin (15%).
SQL
112 41%
Python
96 35%
Java
61 22%
Kotlin
42 15%
Scala
32 12%
JavaScript
31 11%
TypeScript
25 9%
Go
18 7%
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What frameworks and libraries does Airbnb use?
PyTorch is named in 8% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by React.js (7%), TensorFlow (6%), SwiftUI (3%).
PyTorch
21 8%
React.js
20 7%
TensorFlow
17 6%
SwiftUI
9 3%
TensorFlow C++
9 3%
Flink
7 3%
LangChain
7 3%
LangGraph
6 2%
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What databases does Airbnb use?
Trino is named in 3% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by Presto (3%), ElasticSearch (2%), MySQL (1%).
Trino
8 3%
Presto
8 3%
ElasticSearch
5 2%
MySQL
4 1%
Teradata
4 1%
Google BigQuery
3 1%
Redis
3 1%
Amazon Redshift
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 (10%), Apache Kafka (7%), AWS (7%).
Kubernetes
30 11%
Spark
27 10%
Apache Kafka
20 7%
AWS
19 7%
Tableau
19 7%
GCP
10 4%
Figma
8 3%
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What developer tools does Airbnb use?
GraphQL is named in 4% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by Docker (2%), Jenkins (2%), Git (2%).
GraphQL
12 4%
Docker
6 2%
Jenkins
6 2%
Git
6 2%
Bazel
6 2%
Claude Code
4 1%
Spinnaker
4 1%
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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 26% of job postings at Airbnb, followed by AI Agents (18%), A/B Testing (14%), CI/CD (6%).
AI Agents
49 18%
CI/CD
17 6%
RAG
16 6%
Anomaly Detection
13 5%
Fine-tuning
12 4%
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And 15 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
72 postingsAI/ML
33 postingsAnalytics
22 postingsData Science
20 postingsFinance
13 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: $225k across 207 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL | 90 | $203k | −10% |
| Python | 67 | $223k | −1% |
| LLM | 44 | $235k | +4% |
| Java | 39 | $265k | +18% |
| Kotlin | 26 | $230k | +2% |
| Kubernetes | 24 | $235k | +4% |
| Scala | 22 | $265k | +18% |
| Spark | 19 | $227k | +1% |
| PyTorch | 18 | $265k | +18% |
| Apache Kafka | 16 | $245k | +9% |
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 81 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 631 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 (41%), Python (35%), Java (22%), Kotlin (15%), Scala (12%), as a share of the 275 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Airbnb use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 21 of 275 job postings (8%) and required in 16 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Airbnb use?
The cloud and platforms named in Airbnb job postings are Kubernetes (30), Spark (27), Apache Kafka (20) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Airbnb?
Backend postings at Airbnb most often require Java (31), Kotlin (31), Python (22), Go (14), out of 72 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Airbnb tech stack changing?
Yes. LDAP, Postman, Swift Testing, Flutter first appeared in Airbnb job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Airbnb tech stack?
Airbnb scores 81 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 275 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, "Airbnb tech stack: 183 technologies from 275 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/airbnb/technologies