Chainguard tech stack
Chainguard builds mostly with Go, Python, JavaScript, C++. Its stack also includes Snowflake, OpenAI, Kubernetes, Google BigQuery. Snowflake is named in 225 of the 225 job postings Chainguard published in the last 12 months (100%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Chainguard, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Chainguard use?
Go is named in 24% of job postings at Chainguard, followed by Python (14%), JavaScript (8%), C++ (3%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Chainguard use?
PyTorch is named in 1% of job postings at Chainguard, followed by TensorFlow (1%), Material UI (<1%), React.js (<1%).
What databases does Chainguard use?
Snowflake is named in 100% of job postings at Chainguard, followed by Google BigQuery (2%), MySQL (<1%), PostgreSQL (<1%).
What cloud and platforms does Chainguard use?
OpenAI is named in 99% of job postings at Chainguard, followed by Kubernetes (50%), AWS (37%), GCP (32%).
Kubernetes
112 50%
AWS
84 37%
GCP
72 32%
Azure
66 29%
Spark
32 14%
GitHub
32 14%
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What developer tools does Chainguard use?
Canva is named in 87% of job postings at Chainguard, followed by Docker (26%), Terraform (15%), Sigstore (9%).
Canva
196 87%
Docker
59 26%
Terraform
34 15%
Sigstore
21 9%
Tekton
17 8%
Cosign
11 5%
Kyverno
11 5%
Helm
10 4%
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What AI and ML technologies does Chainguard use?
LLM is named in 5% of job postings at Chainguard, followed by Claude (2%), ChatGPT (1%), Gemini (<1%).
Which engineering practices does Chainguard ask for?
AI Agents is named in 100% of job postings at Chainguard, followed by CI/CD (27%), IAM (9%), LLM Guardrails (4%).
AI Agents
225 100%
CI/CD
61 27%
Platform Engineering
8 4%
Prompt Engineering
4 2%
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What does each Chainguard team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Sales
54 postingsBackend
42 postingsSecurity
36 postingsSolutions
29 postingsCustomer Success
16 postingsProduct
12 postingsHow does your stack fit Chainguard?
How much does Chainguard pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Chainguard postings with stated pay: $184k across 116 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowflake | 116 | $184k | 0% |
| OpenAI | 116 | $184k | 0% |
| Kubernetes | 50 | $185k | +1% |
| AWS | 37 | $160k | −13% |
| GCP | 34 | $160k | −13% |
| Go | 32 | $184k | 0% |
| Azure | 28 | $160k | −13% |
| Linux | 22 | $160k | −13% |
| Spark | 13 | $184k | 0% |
| Python | 12 | $176k | −4% |
How is the Chainguard 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 Chainguard stack?
Chainguard scores 83 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 Chainguard stack in its industry?
Share of the 206 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Chainguard
Questions about the Chainguard tech stack
What programming languages does Chainguard use?
The languages named in Chainguard job postings are Go (24%), Python (14%), JavaScript (8%), C++ (3%), SQL (3%), as a share of the 225 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Chainguard use OpenAI?
Yes. OpenAI is named in 223 of 225 job postings (99%) and required in 223 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Chainguard use?
The cloud and platforms named in Chainguard job postings are OpenAI (223), Kubernetes (112), AWS (84) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Sales job at Chainguard?
Sales postings at Chainguard most often require Canva (54), OpenAI (54), Snowflake (54), AWS (18), out of 54 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Chainguard tech stack changing?
Yes. Claude Code, Cursor, Rest API, Amazon EKS first appeared in Chainguard job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Chainguard tech stack?
Chainguard scores 83 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 Chainguard tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Chainguard publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 225 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, "Chainguard tech stack: 94 technologies from 225 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/chainguard/technologies