Cantina
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Cantina tech stack

Cantina builds mostly with Python, Go, SQL, C++. Its stack also includes AWS, PyTorch, Azure, CUDA. Python is named in 10 of the 30 job postings Cantina published in the last 12 months (33%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Cantina, updated Nov 11, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 11, 2026
Technologies in use
109
Postings analysed
30
Open now
10
Modernity
80 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Cantina use?

Python is named in 33% of job postings at Cantina, followed by Go (17%), SQL (17%), C++ (13%).

Python 10 33% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
Go 5 17% required in 80% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
SQL 5 17% required in 80% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
C++ 4 13% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Kotlin 3 10% required in 100% · since May 2026
C 3 10% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026
Swift 2 7% required in 100% · since Feb 2025
JavaScript 2 7% required in 50% · since Jul 2026
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Node JS2
Java1
Objective-C1
TypeScript1

What frameworks and libraries does Cantina use?

PyTorch is named in 30% of job postings at Cantina, followed by CUDA (17%), FFmpeg (10%), Koin (10%).

PyTorch 9 30% required in 89% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
CUDA 5 17% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
FFmpeg 3 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Koin 3 10% required in 100% · since May 2026
OpenCV 3 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Ray 3 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
CameraX 2 7% required in 100% · since May 2026
DeepSpeed 2 7% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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Diffusers2
Exoplayer2
FSDP2
Hilt2
JAX2
Jetpack Compose2
Room2
TensorFlow2
Transformers2
ViewModel2
WorkManager2
AVFoundation1
Combine1
Compose Multiplatform1
Core Animation1
Kotlin Multiplatform1
Ktor1
SQLDelight1
Torchvision1
Triton1
UIKit1

What databases does Cantina use?

DynamoDB is named in 7% of job postings at Cantina, followed by ElasticSearch (3%), OpenSearch (3%), PostgreSQL (3%).

DynamoDB 2 7% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
ElasticSearch 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
OpenSearch 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
PostgreSQL 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Vespa 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What cloud and platforms does Cantina use?

AWS is named in 30% of job postings at Cantina, followed by Azure (17%), Kubernetes (13%), Figma (10%).

AWS 9 30% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
Azure 5 17% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
Kubernetes 4 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Figma 3 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
GCP 3 10% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
Spark 3 10% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026
Amazon S3 2 7% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
API Gateway 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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AWS Lambda1
Baseten1
Branch1
Braze1
Looker1
RunPod1
WebAssembly1

What developer tools does Cantina use?

Docker is named in 10% of job postings at Cantina, followed by Git (10%), WebRTC (10%), pySpark (10%).

Docker 3 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Git 3 10% required in 100% · since Feb 2025
WebRTC 3 10% required in 100% · since May 2026
pySpark 3 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
ComfyUI 2 7% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
TensorRT 2 7% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
Terraform 2 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Adobe After Effects 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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Adobe Photoshop1
DaVinci Resolve1
Gradle1
Microsoft Excel1
Rest API1

What AI and ML technologies does Cantina use?

LLM is named in 7% of job postings at Cantina, followed by Stable Diffusion (7%), CLIP (3%), VLM (3%).

LLM 2 7% required in 100% · since Jan 2026
Stable Diffusion 2 7% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
CLIP 1 3% required in 100% · since May 2026
VLM 1 3% required in 100% · since May 2026

Which engineering practices does Cantina ask for?

Multimodal AI is named in 40% of job postings at Cantina, followed by Machine Learning (40%), Knowledge Distillation (20%), Post-training (20%).

Multimodal AI 12 40% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
Machine Learning 12 40% required in 92% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Knowledge Distillation 6 20% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
Post-training 6 20% required in 100% · 5 open now · since May 2026
Synthetic Data 6 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jan 2026
Text-to-Speech 6 20% required in 100% · since Feb 2025
DPO 4 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Model Distillation 4 13% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
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Reward Modeling4
Dependency Injection3
Diffusion Models3
Fine-tuning3
GRPO3
Computer Vision2
LLM Evaluation2
MVVM2
Prompt Engineering2
Quantization2
Speech Recognition2
Tokenization2
A/B Testing1
AI Agents1
CI/CD1
Deep Linking1
Pre-training1
RLHF1
Reinforcement Learning1
SFT1
World Models1

What other technologies does Cantina use?

Kotlin Coroutines is named in 10% of job postings at Cantina, followed by StateFlow (7%).

Kotlin Coroutines 3 10% required in 100% · since May 2026
StateFlow 2 7% required in 100% · 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
Python10
PyTorch8
AWS6
Azure5
CUDA5
Kubernetes4

Backend

5 postings
Go4
AWS3
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 27 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
AWS8$240k0%
PyTorch8$220k−8%
Python8$180k−25%
Go5$240k0%
CUDA5$220k−8%
SQL5$170k−29%

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
QuantizationJul 2026
TokenizationJul 2026
C++Jul 2026
Rising
SQL0% → 42%
Post-training8% → 33%
Machine Learning23% → 42%
Python15% → 25%
Falling
Text-to-Speech46% → 0%
CUDA31% → 0%
AWS31% → 8%
PyTorch31% → 8%
Synthetic Data31% → 8%
DPO23% → 0%
Dependency Injection23% → 0%
GRPO23% → 0%

How modern is the Cantina stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 80/100

Cantina scores 80 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Cantina stack in its industry?

Share of the 512 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python65%
AWS48%
PyTorch31%
Azure32%
CUDA16%
Go29%
SQL46%
C++25%
Kubernetes45%
C7%

What sets Cantina apart

FFmpeg4%
Koin1%
OpenCV3%

Questions about the Cantina tech stack

What programming languages does Cantina use?

The languages named in Cantina job postings are Python (33%), Go (17%), SQL (17%), C++ (13%), Kotlin (10%), as a share of the 30 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Cantina use PyTorch?

Yes. PyTorch is named in 9 of 30 job postings (30%) and required in 8 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Cantina use?

The cloud and platforms named in Cantina job postings are AWS (9), Azure (5), Kubernetes (4) (postings in brackets).

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

AI/ML postings at Cantina most often require Python (10), PyTorch (8), AWS (6), Azure (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 80 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: 4; 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 30 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, "Cantina tech stack: 109 technologies from 30 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/cantina/technologies

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