Cantina tech stack

Cantina builds mostly with Python, C++, Go, Kotlin. Its stack also includes PyTorch, AWS, CUDA Toolkit, PyTorch C++. PyTorch is named in 9 of the 25 job postings Cantina published in the last 12 months (36%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Cantina, updated Sep 28, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 28, 2026
Technologies in use
102
Postings analysed
25
Open now
12
Modernity
77 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Cantina use?

Python is named in 32% of job postings at Cantina, followed by C++ (24%), Go (20%), Kotlin (12%).

Python 8 32% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jan 2026
C++ 6 24% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
Go 5 20% required in 80% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Kotlin 3 12% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
SQL 2 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Swift 2 8% required in 100% · since Feb 2025
JavaScript 2 8% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Node JS 2 8% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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Java1
Objective-C1
TypeScript1
C1

What frameworks and libraries does Cantina use?

PyTorch is named in 36% of job postings at Cantina, followed by PyTorch C++ (20%), CUDA (16%), DeepSpeed (12%).

PyTorch 9 36% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
PyTorch C++ 5 20% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
CUDA 4 16% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
DeepSpeed 3 12% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
FSDP 3 12% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Koin 3 12% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Triton 3 12% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
CameraX 2 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
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Diffusers2
Exoplayer2
Hilt2
Jetpack Compose2
Room2
TensorFlow2
Transformers2
ViewModel2
WorkManager2
AVFoundation1
Combine1
Compose Multiplatform1
Core Animation1
FFmpeg1
JAX1
Kotlin Multiplatform1
Ktor1
OpenCV1
Ray1
SQLDelight1
UIKit1

What databases does Cantina use?

DynamoDB is named in 8% of job postings at Cantina, followed by PostgreSQL (4%).

DynamoDB 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
PostgreSQL 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Cantina use?

AWS is named in 28% of job postings at Cantina, followed by CUDA Toolkit (28%), Azure (12%), GCP (12%).

AWS 7 28% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
CUDA Toolkit 7 28% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Azure 3 12% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
GCP 3 12% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
Kubernetes 3 12% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
Amazon S3 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
API Gateway 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
AWS Lambda 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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Baseten1
Branch1
Braze1
Figma1
Looker1
RunPod1
WebAssembly1
vLLM1
Spark1

What developer tools does Cantina use?

Git is named in 12% of job postings at Cantina, followed by WebRTC (12%), ComfyUI (8%), TensorRT (8%).

Git 3 12% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2025
WebRTC 3 12% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
ComfyUI 2 8% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
TensorRT 2 8% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
Terraform 2 8% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Docker 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Gradle 1 4% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Triton Inference Server 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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pySpark1

What AI and ML technologies does Cantina use?

LLM is named in 8% of job postings at Cantina, followed by Stable Diffusion (8%).

LLM 2 8% required in 100% · since Jan 2026
Stable Diffusion 2 8% required in 100% · since Mar 2026

Which engineering practices does Cantina ask for?

Text-to-Speech is named in 40% of job postings at Cantina, followed by Multimodal AI (36%), Machine Learning (36%), Synthetic Data (28%).

Text-to-Speech 10 40% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Feb 2025
Multimodal AI 9 36% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Mar 2026
Machine Learning 9 36% required in 89% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Synthetic Data 7 28% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
Knowledge Distillation 6 24% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
Speech Recognition 6 24% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
DPO 5 20% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
GRPO 5 20% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
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LLM Guardrails5
Diffusion Models4
Model Distillation4
Dependency Injection3
Post-training3
Reward Modeling3
Tokenization3
CI/CD2
Computer Vision2
Fine-tuning2
LLM Evaluation2
MVVM2
Prompt Engineering2
Quantization2
A/B Testing1
AI Agents1
Deep Linking1
Edge AI1
Pre-training1
Reinforcement Learning1
World Models1

What other technologies does Cantina use?

Kotlin Coroutines is named in 12% of job postings at Cantina, followed by StateFlow (8%).

Kotlin Coroutines 3 12% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
StateFlow 2 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026

What does each Cantina team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

AI/ML

15 postings
PyTorch9
Python8
CUDA Toolkit7
C++5
PyTorch C++5
AWS4

Backend

4 postings
AWS3
Go3
Terraform2

Mobile

4 postings
Git3
Koin3
Kotlin3
Kotlin Coroutines3
CameraX2
Exoplayer2

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How much does Cantina pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Cantina postings with stated pay: $240k across 23 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
PyTorch8$220k−8%
CUDA Toolkit7$220k−8%
AWS6$250k+4%
Python6$220k−8%
C++6$220k−8%
Go5$240k0%
PyTorch C++5$220k−8%

How is the Cantina 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.

First appeared
LLM EvaluationSep 2026
SQLAug 2026
TerraformAug 2026
DeepSpeedJul 2026
FSDPJul 2026
TokenizationJul 2026
QuantizationJul 2026
CI/CDJul 2026

How modern is the Cantina stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 77/100

Cantina scores 77 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Cantina stack in its industry?

Share of the 2,157 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

PyTorch17%
Python60%
AWS46%
CUDA Toolkit6%
C++15%
Go18%
PyTorch C++4%
CUDA5%
Azure34%
DeepSpeed2%

What sets Cantina apart

PyTorch C++4%
DeepSpeed2%
FSDP2%
Koin0%
Triton3%

Questions about the Cantina tech stack

What programming languages does Cantina use?

The languages named in Cantina job postings are Python (32%), C++ (24%), Go (20%), Kotlin (12%), SQL (8%), as a share of the 25 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Cantina use PyTorch?

Yes. PyTorch is named in 9 of 25 job postings (36%) and required in 9 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Cantina use?

The cloud and platforms named in Cantina job postings are AWS (7), CUDA Toolkit (7), Azure (3) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a AI/ML job at Cantina?

AI/ML postings at Cantina most often require PyTorch (9), Python (8), CUDA Toolkit (7), C++ (5), out of 15 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Cantina tech stack changing?

Yes. LLM Evaluation, SQL, Terraform, DeepSpeed first appeared in Cantina job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Cantina tech stack?

Cantina scores 77 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Cantina tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Cantina publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 25 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 28, 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, "Cantina tech stack: 102 technologies from 25 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/cantina/technologies

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