Cloudera tech stack
Cloudera builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, Go. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, AWS, Apache Iceberg, Flink. Kubernetes is named in 59 of the 112 job postings Cloudera published in the last 12 months (53%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Cloudera, updated Sep 28, 2026.
What programming languages does Cloudera use?
Python is named in 30% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by SQL (27%), Java (22%), Go (12%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Cloudera use?
Flink is named in 11% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by Hadoop (6%), OpenTelemetry (4%), LlamaIndex (4%).
Flink
12 11%
Hadoop
7 6%
OpenTelemetry
5 4%
LlamaIndex
4 4%
LangChain
3 3%
TensorFlow
3 3%
React.js
3 3%
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What databases does Cloudera use?
Apache Iceberg is named in 12% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by PostgreSQL (8%), Teradata (5%), HBase (5%).
Apache Iceberg
13 12%
PostgreSQL
9 8%
Teradata
6 5%
HBase
6 5%
Oracle
5 4%
Redis
5 4%
ArangoDB
4 4%
ElasticSearch
4 4%
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What cloud and platforms does Cloudera use?
Kubernetes is named in 53% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by AWS (51%), GCP (47%), Azure (46%).
Kubernetes
59 53%
AWS
57 51%
GCP
53 47%
Azure
51 46%
Spark
26 23%
Apache Kafka
20 18%
Tableau
9 8%
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And 3 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Cloudera use?
Apache NiFi is named in 16% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by Terraform (13%), Docker (12%), Ansible (11%).
Terraform
15 13%
Docker
13 12%
Ansible
12 11%
OpenStack
10 9%
Git
7 6%
gRPC
7 6%
Helm
6 5%
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And 8 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Cloudera use?
LLM is named in 12% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by Claude (2%), Gemini (2%), AWQ (1%).
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Which engineering practices does Cloudera ask for?
RAG is named in 19% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by AI Agents (17%), Machine Learning (16%), CI/CD (16%).
RAG
21 19%
AI Agents
19 17%
CI/CD
18 16%
Fine-tuning
14 13%
Semantic Search
14 13%
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And 2 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each Cloudera team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
27 postingsAI/ML
13 postingsDevOps
11 postingsSolutions
11 postingsMarketing
11 postingsSales
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How much does Cloudera pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Cloudera postings with stated pay: $205k across 22 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 12 | $215k | +5% |
| GCP | 11 | $205k | 0% |
| Kubernetes | 10 | $228k | +11% |
| Azure | 10 | $215k | +5% |
| Spark | 8 | $228k | +11% |
| SQL | 8 | $215k | +5% |
| Python | 7 | $230k | +12% |
| Java | 6 | $228k | +11% |
| Apache Iceberg | 5 | $190k | −7% |
How is the Cloudera 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 Cloudera stack?
Cloudera 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: 10; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Cloudera stack in its industry?
Share of the 4,049 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Cloudera apart
Companies with a stack like Cloudera
Questions about the Cloudera tech stack
What programming languages does Cloudera use?
The languages named in Cloudera job postings are Python (30%), SQL (27%), Java (22%), Go (12%), C# (12%), as a share of the 112 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Cloudera use Flink?
Yes. Flink is named in 12 of 112 job postings (11%) and required in 10 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Cloudera use?
The cloud and platforms named in Cloudera job postings are Kubernetes (59), AWS (57), GCP (53) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Cloudera?
Backend postings at Cloudera most often require SQL (18), Java (17), Kubernetes (16), Python (15), out of 27 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Cloudera tech stack changing?
Yes. Ubuntu, DHCP, Red Hat, TCP/IP first appeared in Cloudera job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Cloudera tech stack?
Cloudera 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: 10; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Cloudera tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Cloudera publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 112 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, "Cloudera tech stack: 213 technologies from 112 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/cloudera/technologies