Amazon tech stack
Amazon builds mostly with SQL, Python, Java, C++. Its stack also includes Linux, Tableau, Hadoop, PyTorch. SQL is named in 515 of the 2,405 job postings Amazon published in the last 12 months (21%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Amazon, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Amazon use?
SQL is named in 21% of job postings at Amazon, followed by Python (20%), Java (15%), C++ (14%).
SQL
515 21%
Python
485 20%
Java
367 15%
C++
344 14%
C#
241 10%
Perl
203 8%
Ruby
107 4%
JavaScript
96 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does Amazon use?
Hadoop is named in 2% of job postings at Amazon, followed by PyTorch (2%), React.js (1%), JAX (1%).
Hadoop
40 2%
PyTorch
38 2%
React.js
35 1%
JAX
20 1%
TensorFlow
18 1%
PyTorch C++
15 1%
LangChain
15 1%
Flink
12 <1%
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And 64 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Amazon use?
Oracle is named in 1% of job postings at Amazon, followed by MySQL (1%), OpenSearch (1%), PostgreSQL (1%).
Oracle
33 1%
MySQL
32 1%
OpenSearch
25 1%
PostgreSQL
19 1%
Snowflake
15 1%
Apache Iceberg
11 <1%
SAP HANA
11 <1%
Redis
6 <1%
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What cloud and platforms does Amazon use?
Linux is named in 7% of job postings at Amazon, followed by Tableau (6%), Cognos (4%), Windows (3%).
Tableau
148 6%
Kubernetes
59 2%
Azure
44 2%
GCP
42 2%
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And 31 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Amazon use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 8% of job postings at Amazon, followed by Docker (1%), Terraform (1%), AutoCAD (1%).
Docker
35 1%
Terraform
34 1%
AutoCAD
33 1%
Rest API
29 1%
Model Context Protocol
26 1%
Git
21 1%
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And 53 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Amazon use?
LLM is named in 5% of job postings at Amazon, followed by Claude (<1%), Llama (<1%), Stable Diffusion (<1%).
LLM
129 5%
Claude
12 <1%
Llama
11 <1%
Stable Diffusion
8 <1%
ControlNet
7 <1%
DeepSeek
4 <1%
DALL-E
4 <1%
Gemini
3 <1%
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Which engineering practices does Amazon ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 14% of job postings at Amazon, followed by AI Agents (12%), SLI/SLO/SLA (7%), CI/CD (6%).
AI Agents
284 12%
SLI/SLO/SLA
163 7%
CI/CD
135 6%
RAG
54 2%
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And 64 more, each named in fewer postings.
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
351 postingsSolutions
220 postingsManagement
218 postingsOperations
214 postingsDevOps
158 postingsProduct
149 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 1,452 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 285 | $193k | 0% |
| SQL | 271 | $160k | −17% |
| C++ | 266 | $194k | +1% |
| Java | 264 | $194k | +1% |
| C# | 184 | $194k | +1% |
| Perl | 173 | $194k | +1% |
| Linux | 125 | $175k | −10% |
| LLM | 90 | $204k | +5% |
| Tableau | 79 | $143k | −26% |
| Ruby | 65 | $175k | −10% |
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 76 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: 23; legacy ones: 2.
How common is the Amazon stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,382 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 SQL (21%), Python (20%), Java (15%), C++ (14%), C# (10%), as a share of the 2,405 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Amazon use Hadoop?
Yes. Hadoop is named in 40 of 2,405 job postings (2%) and required in 11 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Amazon use?
The cloud and platforms named in Amazon job postings are Linux (179), Tableau (148), Cognos (89) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Amazon?
Backend postings at Amazon most often require Java (160), C++ (138), C# (117), Perl (96), out of 351 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Amazon tech stack changing?
Yes. Ansys HFSS, Trino, Aerospike, Airflow first appeared in Amazon job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Amazon tech stack?
Amazon scores 76 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: 23; 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 2,405 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, "Amazon tech stack: 464 technologies from 2,405 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/amazon/technologies