# Canonical - **Answer**: Canonical builds mostly with Python, Go, C++, Rust. Its stack also includes Linux, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Trino. Linux is named in 60 of the 98 job postings Canonical published in the last 12 months (61%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Canonical, updated Nov 13, 2026. - **Window days**: 365 - **Postings analysed**: 98 - **Open postings**: 74 - **Technologies in use**: 53 - **Modernity score**: 67 - **Ai adoption**: no - **Own products**: Ubuntu - **License**: CC BY-SA 4.0 ## Company - **Id**: 17888 - **Name**: Canonical - **Domain**: canonical.com - **Url**: ## Technologies - **Linux** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 60; Share: 0.6122; Required: 58; Open postings: 39; First seen: 2019-06-27 - **Python** — Layer: languages; Postings: 19; Share: 0.1939; Required: 16; Open postings: 17; First seen: 2019-06-27 - **Kubernetes** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 16; Share: 0.1633; Required: 14; Open postings: 14; First seen: 2020-11-19 - **Debian** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 15; Share: 0.1531; Required: 11; Open postings: 13; First seen: 2019-06-27 - **OpenStack** — Layer: tools; Postings: 11; Share: 0.1122; Required: 9; Open postings: 11; First seen: 2020-11-19 - **Go** — Layer: languages; Postings: 8; Share: 0.0816; Required: 7; Open postings: 6; First seen: 2021-08-04 - **Docker** — Layer: tools; Postings: 8; Share: 0.0816; Required: 6; Open postings: 8; First seen: 2020-11-19 - **C++** — Layer: languages; Postings: 7; Share: 0.0714; Required: 7; Open postings: 5; First seen: 2021-08-04 - **Rust** — Layer: languages; Postings: 6; Share: 0.0612; Required: 5; Open postings: 4; First seen: 2021-03-02 - **JavaScript** — Layer: languages; Postings: 6; Share: 0.0612; Required: 4; Open postings: 4; First seen: 2021-03-02 - **AWS** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 6; Share: 0.0612; Required: 3; Open postings: 6; First seen: 2021-09-20 - **Azure** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 6; Share: 0.0612; Required: 3; Open postings: 6; First seen: 2021-09-20 - **GCP** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 6; Share: 0.0612; Required: 3; Open postings: 6; First seen: 2021-09-20 - **Machine Learning** — Layer: practices; Postings: 5; Share: 0.051; Required: 5; Open postings: 5; First seen: 2022-04-25 - **RTOS** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 5; Share: 0.051; Required: 5; Open postings: 5; First seen: 2021-12-19 - **KVM** — Layer: tools; Postings: 5; Share: 0.051; Required: 4; Open postings: 5; First seen: 2020-11-19 - **Bash** — Layer: languages; Postings: 4; Share: 0.0408; Required: 4; Open postings: 2; First seen: 2022-11-22 - **Git** — Layer: tools; Postings: 4; Share: 0.0408; Required: 4; Open postings: 2; First seen: 2022-05-16 - **CI/CD** — Layer: practices; Postings: 3; Share: 0.0306; Required: 3; Open postings: 3; First seen: 2019-06-27 - **Superset** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 3; Share: 0.0306; Required: 2; Open postings: 3; First seen: 2021-05-26 - **Fedora** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 3; Share: 0.0306; Required: 0; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2026-07-13 - **Jenkins** — Layer: tools; Postings: 2; Share: 0.0204; Required: 2; Open postings: 2; First seen: 2024-08-30 - **Kubeflow** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 2; Share: 0.0204; Required: 2; Open postings: 2; First seen: 2021-09-20 - **PostgreSQL** — Layer: data; Postings: 2; Share: 0.0204; Required: 2; Open postings: 2; First seen: 2021-09-03 - **SQL** — Layer: languages; Postings: 2; Share: 0.0204; Required: 2; Open postings: 2; First seen: 2021-05-26 - **Spark** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 2; Share: 0.0204; Required: 2; Open postings: 2; First seen: 2021-09-20 - **AI Agents** — Layer: practices; Postings: 2; Share: 0.0204; Required: 1; Open postings: 2; First seen: 2026-07-17 - **Trino** — Layer: data; Postings: 2; Share: 0.0204; Required: 1; Open postings: 2; First seen: 2022-04-11 - **A/B Testing** — Layer: practices; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2025-07-10 - **DHCP** — Layer: practices; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2022-03-26 - **ETL/ELT** — Layer: practices; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2024-02-09 - **Figma** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2025-07-04 - **Fine-tuning** — Layer: practices; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2025-02-10 - **GitHub** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2021-09-16 - **GitHub Actions** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2024-08-30 - **HPC** — Layer: practices; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2025-11-28 - **Java** — Layer: languages; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2022-04-11 - **LLVM** — Layer: tools; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2026-02-12 - **Microsoft Excel** — Layer: tools; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2026-06-08 - **Podman** — Layer: tools; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2026-08-14 - **Rest API** — Layer: tools; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2022-03-26 - **TCP/IP** — Layer: practices; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2022-03-26 - **Tableau** — Layer: cloud; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2026-07-17 - **Terraform** — Layer: tools; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2023-12-13 - **Verification & Validation** — Layer: practices; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 1; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2026-04-15 - **GitOps** — Layer: practices; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 0; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2019-06-27 - **MATLAB** — Layer: languages; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 0; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2026-01-11 - **Matplotlib** — Layer: frameworks; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 0; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2026-01-11 - **Platform Engineering** — Layer: practices; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 0; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2026-08-14 - **QEMU** — Layer: tools; Postings: 1; Share: 0.0102; Required: 0; Open postings: 1; First seen: 2021-09-03 - … 3 more in the JSON form ## Changes ### First appeared - **AI Agents** — First seen: 2026-07-17 - **Fedora** — First seen: 2026-07-13 ### Rising - **Git** — Share from: 0; Share to: 10 ### Falling - **Python** — Share from: 27; Share to: 10 - **Docker** — Share from: 18; Share to: 3 - **Kubernetes** — Share from: 23; Share to: 10 - **OpenStack** — Share from: 18; Share to: 5 - **KVM** — Share from: 14; Share to: 3 - **JavaScript** — Share from: 14; Share to: 8 ### Not seen 180d - **RTOS** — Last seen: 2026-05-09 - **Kubeflow** — Last seen: 2026-04-03 - **PostgreSQL** — Last seen: 2026-04-03 - **Spark** — Last seen: 2026-04-03 ## Similar stacks - [GRVTY](https://alion.io/company/grvty/technologies) — Shared technologies: 92 - [Akamai](https://alion.io/company/akamai/technologies) — Shared technologies: 92 - [Orange Business](https://alion.io/company/orange-business/technologies) — Shared technologies: 77 - [SpaceX](https://alion.io/company/spacex/technologies) — Shared technologies: 94 - [Nightwing](https://alion.io/company/nightwing-2/technologies) — Shared technologies: 82 - [Dell Technologies](https://alion.io/company/dell-technologies/technologies) — Shared technologies: 96 - [Supermicro](https://alion.io/company/supermicro/technologies) — Shared technologies: 84 - [Vantor](https://alion.io/company/vantor/technologies) — Shared technologies: 87 --- [Page](https://alion.io/company/canonical/technologies) · [JSON](https://alion.io/company/canonical/technologies.json) Source: Alion (alion.io), 2026-11-13. 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