Cloudera tech stack
Cloudera builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, Go. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, AWS, Apache Iceberg, Flink. Kubernetes is named in 81 of the 164 job postings Cloudera published in the last 12 months (49%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Cloudera, updated Nov 13, 2026.
What programming languages does Cloudera use?
Python is named in 30% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by SQL (22%), Java (21%), Go (10%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Cloudera use?
Flink is named in 10% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by Hadoop (7%), OpenTelemetry (4%), LlamaIndex (4%).
Flink
17 10%
Hadoop
12 7%
OpenTelemetry
7 4%
LlamaIndex
6 4%
React.js
6 4%
LangChain
5 3%
TensorFlow
3 2%
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What databases does Cloudera use?
Apache Iceberg is named in 12% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by PostgreSQL (7%), HBase (5%), Teradata (5%).
Apache Iceberg
19 12%
PostgreSQL
12 7%
HBase
9 5%
Teradata
8 5%
Oracle
7 4%
Snowflake
6 4%
Redis
6 4%
Cassandra
6 4%
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What cloud and platforms does Cloudera use?
Kubernetes is named in 49% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by AWS (47%), GCP (43%), Azure (41%).
Kubernetes
81 49%
AWS
77 47%
GCP
70 43%
Azure
68 41%
Spark
34 21%
Apache Kafka
29 18%
Tableau
12 7%
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And 11 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Cloudera use?
Apache NiFi is named in 15% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by Terraform (13%), Docker (10%), OpenStack (9%).
Terraform
22 13%
Docker
17 10%
OpenStack
14 9%
Ansible
13 8%
Helm
10 6%
Rest API
10 6%
Git
10 6%
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And 13 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Cloudera use?
LLM is named in 11% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by Claude (2%), Gemini (1%), AWQ (1%).
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Which engineering practices does Cloudera ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 20% of job postings at Cloudera, followed by CI/CD (18%), AI Agents (16%), RAG (16%).
CI/CD
29 18%
AI Agents
27 16%
RAG
26 16%
Fine-tuning
16 10%
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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
33 postingsAI/ML
21 postingsSales
19 postingsSolutions
18 postingsDevOps
17 postingsMarketing
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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: $200k across 29 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 14 | $215k | +8% |
| GCP | 13 | $205k | +3% |
| Azure | 11 | $225k | +13% |
| Kubernetes | 10 | $228k | +14% |
| Spark | 10 | $215k | +8% |
| SQL | 9 | $205k | +3% |
| Python | 8 | $228k | +14% |
| Apache Iceberg | 7 | $200k | 0% |
| Java | 6 | $228k | +14% |
| Linux | 5 | $205k | +3% |
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 110 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 (22%), Java (21%), Go (10%), JavaScript (9%), as a share of the 164 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Cloudera use Flink?
Yes. Flink is named in 17 of 164 job postings (10%) and required in 13 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Cloudera use?
The cloud and platforms named in Cloudera job postings are Kubernetes (81), AWS (77), GCP (70) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Cloudera?
Backend postings at Cloudera most often require SQL (21), Java (20), Kubernetes (18), Python (17), out of 33 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Cloudera tech stack changing?
Yes. D3.js, Recharts, Active Directory, Okta 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 164 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 13, 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: 230 technologies from 164 job postings", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/cloudera/technologies