Alpaca tech stack
Alpaca builds mostly with Go, SQL, Python, C++. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, GCP, PostgreSQL, Trino. Go is named in 35 of the 64 job postings Alpaca published in the last 12 months (55%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Alpaca, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Alpaca use?
Go is named in 55% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by SQL (39%), Python (31%), C++ (22%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Alpaca use?
React.js is named in 8% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by Commander.js (5%), LangChain (2%), LangGraph (2%).
React.js
5 8%
Commander.js
3 5%
LangChain
1 2%
LangGraph
1 2%
Lottie
1 2%
React Native
1 2%
What databases does Alpaca use?
PostgreSQL is named in 31% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by Trino (8%), Apache Iceberg (5%), Presto (5%).
PostgreSQL
20 31%
Trino
5 8%
Apache Iceberg
3 5%
Presto
3 5%
Google Bigtable
2 3%
BigQuery
1 2%
Google BigQuery
1 2%
Redis
1 2%
What cloud and platforms does Alpaca use?
Kubernetes is named in 52% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by GCP (47%), Spark (31%), AWS (22%).
Kubernetes
33 52%
GCP
30 47%
Spark
20 31%
AWS
14 22%
Grafana
11 17%
Redpanda
11 17%
Apache Kafka
11 17%
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What developer tools does Alpaca use?
Docker is named in 30% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by gRPC (23%), Rest API (20%), Terraform (19%).
Docker
19 30%
gRPC
15 23%
Rest API
13 20%
Terraform
12 19%
Helm
8 13%
ArgoCD
8 13%
WebSockets
8 13%
Prometheus
7 11%
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What AI and ML technologies does Alpaca use?
Claude is named in 8% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by ChatGPT (6%), LLM (5%).
Which engineering practices does Alpaca ask for?
CI/CD is named in 17% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by AI Agents (9%), GitOps (9%), DNS (8%).
CI/CD
11 17%
AI Agents
6 9%
GitOps
6 9%
Incident Management
4 6%
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What does each Alpaca team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
25 postingsDevOps
6 postingsLeadership
4 postingsData Science
4 postingsHow does your stack fit Alpaca?
How is the Alpaca 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 Alpaca stack?
Alpaca scores 83 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 Alpaca stack in its industry?
Share of the 536 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Alpaca apart
Companies with a stack like Alpaca
Questions about the Alpaca tech stack
What programming languages does Alpaca use?
The languages named in Alpaca job postings are Go (55%), SQL (39%), Python (31%), C++ (22%), Rust (17%), as a share of the 64 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Alpaca use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 5 of 64 job postings (8%) and required in 5 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Alpaca use?
The cloud and platforms named in Alpaca job postings are Kubernetes (33), GCP (30), Spark (20) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Alpaca?
Backend postings at Alpaca most often require Go (23), C++ (11), Kubernetes (10), PostgreSQL (10), out of 25 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Alpaca tech stack changing?
Yes. Bash, Google Bigtable, OpenAI Codex, Git first appeared in Alpaca job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Alpaca tech stack?
Alpaca scores 83 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 Alpaca tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Alpaca publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 64 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, "Alpaca tech stack: 105 technologies from 64 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/alpaca/technologies