Character.AI tech stack

Character.AI builds mostly with Python, Go, Java, TypeScript. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, AWS, PyTorch, React Native. Kubernetes is named in 5 of the 10 job postings Character.AI published in the last 12 months (50%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Character.AI, updated Sep 28, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 28, 2026
Technologies in use
55
Postings analysed
10
Open now
9
Modernity
85 /100
New in 6 months
1

What programming languages does Character.AI use?

Python is named in 40% of job postings at Character.AI, followed by Go (30%), Java (20%), TypeScript (20%).

Python 4 40% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Oct 2025
Go 3 30% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2025
Java 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Dec 2025
TypeScript 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
JavaScript 2 20% optional · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
C++ 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jan 2026
SQL 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Character.AI use?

PyTorch is named in 20% of job postings at Character.AI, followed by React Native (20%), Tailwind CSS (20%), React.js (20%).

PyTorch 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2025
React Native 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
Tailwind CSS 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
React.js 2 20% optional · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
DeepSpeed 1 10% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
FSDP 1 10% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
TensorFlow 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2025

What databases does Character.AI use?

MySQL is named in 10% of job postings at Character.AI, followed by PostgreSQL (10%).

MySQL 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
PostgreSQL 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025

What cloud and platforms does Character.AI use?

Kubernetes is named in 50% of job postings at Character.AI, followed by AWS (20%), Azure (20%), GCP (20%).

Kubernetes 5 50% required in 20% · 4 open now · since Jan 2024
AWS 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Dec 2025
Azure 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Dec 2025
GCP 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Dec 2025
Apache Kafka 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
RabbitMQ 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Dec 2025

What developer tools does Character.AI use?

Docker is named in 50% of job postings at Character.AI, followed by GraphQL (10%), Rest API (10%), TPU (10%).

Docker 5 50% required in 20% · 4 open now · since Jan 2024
GraphQL 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
Rest API 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
TPU 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
gRPC 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
SLURM 1 10% optional · since Mar 2026

What AI and ML technologies does Character.AI use?

ControlNet is named in 10% of job postings at Character.AI, followed by Gemini (10%), LLM (10%), LoRA (10%).

ControlNet 1 10% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
Gemini 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
LLM 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
LoRA 1 10% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
PEFT 1 10% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
Qwen 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Stable Diffusion 1 10% required in 100% · since Mar 2026

Which engineering practices does Character.AI ask for?

A/B Testing is named in 40% of job postings at Character.AI, followed by Machine Learning (40%), RLHF (30%), Fine-tuning (20%).

A/B Testing 4 40% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Jan 2024
Machine Learning 4 40% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Jan 2024
RLHF 3 30% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
Fine-tuning 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jan 2024
Post-training 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2024
Reinforcement Learning 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2024
SFT 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
CI/CD 2 20% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Dec 2025
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Agentic Workflows1
Anomaly Detection1
Constitutional AI1
DPO1
Diffusion Models1
Interpretability1
LLM Guardrails1
Multimodal AI1
Prompt Engineering1
World Models1
Explainable AI1
Human-in-the-Loop1

What does each Character.AI team work with?

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

Backend

3 postings
Go2
Python2
React Native2
Tailwind CSS2
TypeScript2

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How is the Character.AI 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
SFTJun 2026
Not named for 6 months
GoJan 2026
Fine-tuningMar 2026
PyTorchMar 2026
JavaJan 2026
AWSDec 2025
AzureDec 2025
GCPDec 2025
CI/CDDec 2025

How modern is the Character.AI stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 85/100

Character.AI scores 85 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: 7; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Character.AI stack in its industry?

Share of the 559 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Kubernetes46%
Python71%
Go26%
AWS53%
Azure39%
GCP43%
Java20%
JavaScript57%
PyTorch28%
React Native6%

Questions about the Character.AI tech stack

What programming languages does Character.AI use?

The languages named in Character.AI job postings are Python (40%), Go (30%), Java (20%), TypeScript (20%), JavaScript (20%), as a share of the 10 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Character.AI use PyTorch?

Yes. PyTorch is named in 2 of 10 job postings (20%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Character.AI use?

The cloud and platforms named in Character.AI job postings are Kubernetes (5), AWS (2), Azure (2) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Character.AI?

Backend postings at Character.AI most often require Go (2), Python (2), React Native (2), Tailwind CSS (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Character.AI tech stack changing?

Yes. SFT first appeared in Character.AI job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Character.AI tech stack?

Character.AI scores 85 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: 7; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Character.AI tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Character.AI publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 10 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, "Character.AI tech stack: 55 technologies from 10 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/character-ai/technologies

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