Alpaca tech stack
Alpaca builds mostly with Go, SQL, Python, C++. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, GCP, PostgreSQL, React.js. Go is named in 51 of the 95 job postings Alpaca published in the last 12 months (54%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Alpaca, updated Nov 10, 2026.
What programming languages does Alpaca use?
Go is named in 54% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by SQL (35%), Python (33%), C++ (16%).
Go
51 54%
SQL
33 35%
Python
31 33%
C++
15 16%
TypeScript
14 15%
Rust
13 14%
Java
12 13%
JavaScript
9 9%
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What frameworks and libraries does Alpaca use?
React.js is named in 8% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by LangChain (3%), LangGraph (1%), Lottie (1%).
What databases does Alpaca use?
PostgreSQL is named in 29% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by Trino (6%), Apache Iceberg (5%), Presto (5%).
PostgreSQL
28 29%
Trino
6 6%
Apache Iceberg
5 5%
Presto
5 5%
Google Bigtable
3 3%
Google BigQuery
2 2%
ClickHouse
1 1%
Redis
1 1%
What cloud and platforms does Alpaca use?
Kubernetes is named in 51% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by GCP (43%), Spark (33%), AWS (19%).
Kubernetes
48 51%
GCP
41 43%
Spark
31 33%
AWS
18 19%
Grafana
18 19%
Redpanda
18 19%
Apache Kafka
17 18%
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What developer tools does Alpaca use?
Rest API is named in 26% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by gRPC (23%), Docker (22%), Terraform (19%).
Rest API
25 26%
gRPC
22 23%
Docker
21 22%
Terraform
18 19%
WebSockets
15 16%
Helm
14 15%
ArgoCD
11 12%
Prometheus
9 9%
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What AI and ML technologies does Alpaca use?
LLM is named in 8% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by Claude (7%), ChatGPT (6%).
Which engineering practices does Alpaca ask for?
CI/CD is named in 16% of job postings at Alpaca, followed by GitOps (11%), AI Agents (8%), DNS (7%).
CI/CD
15 16%
GitOps
10 11%
AI Agents
8 8%
SLI/SLO/SLA
4 4%
Incident Management
4 4%
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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
39 postingsDevOps
7 postingsData Science
6 postingsLeadership
5 postingsSolutions
5 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 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Alpaca stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,377 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 (54%), SQL (35%), Python (33%), C++ (16%), TypeScript (15%), as a share of the 95 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Alpaca use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 8 of 95 job postings (8%) and required in 8 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Alpaca use?
The cloud and platforms named in Alpaca job postings are Kubernetes (48), GCP (41), Spark (31) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Alpaca?
Backend postings at Alpaca most often require Go (36), PostgreSQL (19), Kubernetes (18), C++ (12), out of 39 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Alpaca tech stack changing?
Yes. Windows, LLM Guardrails, Bash, API Gateway first appeared in Alpaca job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Alpaca tech stack?
Alpaca 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: 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 95 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 10, 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: 115 technologies from 95 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/alpaca/technologies