Black Duck tech stack
Black Duck builds mostly with Python, Java, C++, C#. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, PostgreSQL, Cypress. Python is named in 37 of the 71 job postings Black Duck published in the last 12 months (52%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Black Duck, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does Black Duck use?
Python is named in 52% of job postings at Black Duck, followed by Java (30%), C++ (23%), C# (21%).
Python
37 52%
Java
21 30%
C++
16 23%
C#
15 21%
PowerShell
12 17%
Perl
11 15%
JavaScript
11 15%
Ruby
5 7%
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What frameworks and libraries does Black Duck use?
Cypress is named in 4% of job postings at Black Duck, followed by Spring Boot (4%), LangChain (3%), LangGraph (3%).
Cypress
3 4%
Spring Boot
3 4%
LangChain
2 3%
LangGraph
2 3%
Selenium
2 3%
Asyncio
1 1%
Django
1 1%
FastAPI
1 1%
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What databases does Black Duck use?
PostgreSQL is named in 7% of job postings at Black Duck, followed by Cassandra (1%), MySQL (1%), Pinecone (1%).
What cloud and platforms does Black Duck use?
AWS is named in 39% of job postings at Black Duck, followed by GCP (32%), Azure (32%), Kubernetes (30%).
AWS
28 39%
GCP
23 32%
Azure
23 32%
Kubernetes
21 30%
GitHub
12 17%
Grafana
8 11%
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And 5 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Black Duck use?
Docker is named in 25% of job postings at Black Duck, followed by Terraform (15%), Git (14%), Jenkins (14%).
Docker
18 25%
Terraform
11 15%
Git
10 14%
Jenkins
10 14%
Ansible
7 10%
Prometheus
7 10%
ArgoCD
6 8%
Copilot
6 8%
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What AI and ML technologies does Black Duck use?
LLM is named in 15% of job postings at Black Duck, followed by Claude (6%), ChatGPT (3%).
Which engineering practices does Black Duck ask for?
CI/CD is named in 56% of job postings at Black Duck, followed by IAM (11%), AI Agents (10%), VPN (7%).
CI/CD
40 56%
AI Agents
7 10%
GitOps
4 6%
Platform Engineering
4 6%
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What does each Black Duck team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
15 postingsSales
9 postingsSecurity
7 postingsDevOps
7 postingsSolutions
6 postingsCustomer Success
5 postingsHow does your stack fit Black Duck?
How much does Black Duck pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Black Duck postings with stated pay: $185k across 19 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 8 | $177k | −5% |
| AWS | 5 | $169k | −9% |
How is the Black Duck 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 Black Duck stack?
Black Duck scores 84 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 Black Duck stack in its industry?
Share of the 938 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Black Duck apart
Companies with a stack like Black Duck
Questions about the Black Duck tech stack
What programming languages does Black Duck use?
The languages named in Black Duck job postings are Python (52%), Java (30%), C++ (23%), C# (21%), PowerShell (17%), as a share of the 71 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Black Duck use Cypress?
Yes. Cypress is named in 3 of 71 job postings (4%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Black Duck use?
The cloud and platforms named in Black Duck job postings are AWS (28), GCP (23), Azure (23) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Black Duck?
Backend postings at Black Duck most often require Linux (9), Docker (8), Azure (6), Kubernetes (6), out of 15 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Black Duck tech stack changing?
Yes. Auth0, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity first appeared in Black Duck job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Black Duck tech stack?
Black Duck scores 84 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 Black Duck tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Black Duck publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 71 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 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, "Black Duck tech stack: 156 technologies from 71 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/blackduck/technologies