Amazon tech stack
Amazon builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, C++. Its stack also includes Linux, Tableau, Hadoop, Oracle. Python is named in 3,374 of the 15,333 job postings Amazon published in the last 12 months (22%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Amazon, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Amazon use?
Python is named in 22% of job postings at Amazon, followed by SQL (21%), Java (17%), C++ (17%).
Python
3374 22%
SQL
3148 21%
Java
2615 17%
C++
2595 17%
C#
1608 10%
Perl
1204 8%
Ruby
773 5%
Rust
510 3%
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And 11 more, each named in fewer postings.
What frameworks and libraries does Amazon use?
Hadoop is named in 2% of job postings at Amazon, followed by PyTorch (1%), TensorFlow (1%), TensorFlow C++ (1%).
Hadoop
339 2%
PyTorch
213 1%
TensorFlow
206 1%
TensorFlow C++
141 1%
React.js
132 1%
Scikit-learn
117 1%
NumPy
116 1%
SciPy
113 1%
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And 128 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Amazon use?
Oracle is named in 2% of job postings at Amazon, followed by MySQL (1%), PostgreSQL (1%), OpenSearch (1%).
Oracle
238 2%
MySQL
141 1%
PostgreSQL
127 1%
OpenSearch
103 1%
SAP HANA
63 <1%
Apache Iceberg
44 <1%
ElasticSearch
41 <1%
Redis
39 <1%
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What cloud and platforms does Amazon use?
Linux is named in 9% of job postings at Amazon, followed by Tableau (5%), Unix (4%), Windows (4%).
Tableau
827 5%
Spark
357 2%
Kubernetes
265 2%
Power BI
228 1%
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And 78 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Amazon use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 7% of job postings at Amazon, followed by AutoCAD (1%), Terraform (1%), Model Context Protocol (1%).
AutoCAD
219 1%
Terraform
184 1%
Model Context Protocol
160 1%
Rest API
158 1%
Docker
131 1%
SolidWorks
111 1%
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And 169 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Amazon use?
LLM is named in 4% of job postings at Amazon, followed by Stable Diffusion (1%), ControlNet (<1%), Claude (<1%).
LLM
651 4%
Stable Diffusion
78 1%
ControlNet
69 <1%
Claude
36 <1%
Llama
23 <1%
LoRA
20 <1%
PEFT
20 <1%
VLM
17 <1%
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Which engineering practices does Amazon ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 16% of job postings at Amazon, followed by AI Agents (11%), CI/CD (6%), ETL/ELT (5%).
AI Agents
1619 11%
CI/CD
892 6%
Computer Vision
314 2%
RAG
313 2%
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And 124 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Amazon use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in <1% of job postings at Amazon, followed by VSAM (<1%), Swift Concurrency (<1%), StateFlow (<1%).
Kotlin Coroutines
10 <1%
Swift Concurrency
3 <1%
StateFlow
2 <1%
IPFS
1 <1%
What does each Amazon team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
2014 postingsManagement
1325 postingsOperations
1124 postingsSolutions
1063 postingsIndustrial Engineering
1010 postingsDevOps
967 postingsHow does your stack fit Amazon?
How much does Amazon pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Amazon postings with stated pay: $193k across 9,163 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 2012 | $193k | 0% |
| C++ | 1869 | $194k | +1% |
| Java | 1803 | $194k | +1% |
| SQL | 1598 | $160k | −17% |
| C# | 1154 | $194k | +1% |
| Perl | 933 | $194k | +1% |
| Linux | 852 | $184k | −5% |
| Ruby | 492 | $175k | −10% |
| Tableau | 429 | $160k | −17% |
| LLM | 409 | $209k | +8% |
How is the Amazon 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 Amazon stack?
Amazon scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 27; legacy ones: 2.
How common is the Amazon stack in its industry?
Share of the 3,801 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Amazon apart
Amazon products in its job postings
Postings at Amazon name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
Companies with a stack like Amazon
Questions about the Amazon tech stack
What programming languages does Amazon use?
The languages named in Amazon job postings are Python (22%), SQL (21%), Java (17%), C++ (17%), C# (10%), as a share of the 15,333 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Amazon use Hadoop?
Yes. Hadoop is named in 339 of 15,333 job postings (2%) and required in 59 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Amazon use?
The cloud and platforms named in Amazon job postings are Linux (1398), Tableau (827), Unix (572) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Amazon?
Backend postings at Amazon most often require Java (893), C++ (829), C# (675), Perl (511), out of 2,014 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Amazon tech stack changing?
Yes. OpenXR, Battery Management Systems, IBM DOORS, Abaqus first appeared in Amazon job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Amazon tech stack?
Amazon scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 27; legacy ones: 2.
How does Alion know the Amazon tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Amazon publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 15,333 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, "Amazon tech stack: 783 technologies from 15,333 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/amazon/technologies