Cockroachlabs tech stack

Cockroachlabs builds mostly with SQL, Python, Go, C++. Its stack also includes GCP, AWS, Oracle, PostgreSQL. SQL is named in 12 of the 31 job postings Cockroachlabs published in the last 12 months (39%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Cockroachlabs, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
53
Postings analysed
31
Open now
18
Modernity
85 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Cockroachlabs use?

SQL is named in 39% of job postings at Cockroachlabs, followed by Python (16%), Go (13%), C++ (10%).

SQL 12 39% required in 83% · 5 open now · since Nov 2025
Python 5 16% required in 80% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Go 4 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2025
C++ 3 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Nov 2025
Java 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Rust 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2025
TypeScript 1 3% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
JavaScript 1 3% optional · since Aug 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Cockroachlabs use?

LangChain is named in 3% of job postings at Cockroachlabs, followed by PoC Library (3%).

LangChain 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
PoC Library 1 3% required in 100% · since Aug 2026

What databases does Cockroachlabs use?

Oracle is named in 6% of job postings at Cockroachlabs, followed by PostgreSQL (6%), Amazon Aurora (3%), Google Cloud Spanner (3%).

Oracle 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
PostgreSQL 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Amazon Aurora 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Google Cloud Spanner 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
MySQL 1 3% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
RocksDB 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
DynamoDB 1 3% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Cockroachlabs use?

GCP is named in 26% of job postings at Cockroachlabs, followed by AWS (26%), Azure (13%), GitHub (10%).

GCP 8 26% required in 88% · 2 open now · since May 2026
AWS 8 26% required in 75% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Azure 4 13% required in 75% · 1 open now · since May 2026
GitHub 3 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
GitHub Actions 2 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
TeamCity 2 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Anthropic 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Datadog 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Google Cloud Run1
Vectra AI1
Apache Kafka1
Kubernetes1

What developer tools does Cockroachlabs use?

Claude Code is named in 10% of job postings at Cockroachlabs, followed by Copilot (6%), Cursor (6%), Bazel (3%).

Claude Code 3 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Copilot 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Cursor 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Bazel 1 3% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Model Context Protocol 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Rest API 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Webpack 1 3% required in 100% · since Aug 2026

What AI and ML technologies does Cockroachlabs use?

Claude is named in 6% of job postings at Cockroachlabs, followed by LLM (6%), ChatGPT (3%).

Claude 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
LLM 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
ChatGPT 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does Cockroachlabs ask for?

AI Agents is named in 74% of job postings at Cockroachlabs, followed by CI/CD (10%), Human-in-the-Loop (6%), Prompt Engineering (6%).

AI Agents 23 74% required in 100% · 18 open now · since Nov 2025
CI/CD 3 10% required in 100% · since May 2026
Human-in-the-Loop 2 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Prompt Engineering 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Agentic Workflows 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
ETL/ELT 1 3% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Hybrid Search 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2025
Incident Management 1 3% required in 100% · since May 2026
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LLM Guardrails1
RAG1
SLI/SLO/SLA1
Tool Use1
AIOps1
DNS1

What does each Cockroachlabs team work with?

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

AI/ML

8 postings
SQL5
AWS4
GCP4
Go4
C++3
Python3

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How much does Cockroachlabs pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Cockroachlabs postings with stated pay: $200k across 19 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
SQL7$210k+5%
GCP5$238k+19%
AWS5$221k+11%

How is the Cockroachlabs 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
CursorAug 2026
Claude CodeJul 2026
GitHubJul 2026
ClaudeJul 2026
CopilotJul 2026
GitHub ActionsJul 2026
Human-in-the-LoopJul 2026
Prompt EngineeringJul 2026

How modern is the Cockroachlabs stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 85/100

Cockroachlabs 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

Cockroachlabs products in its job postings

Postings at Cockroachlabs name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.

CockroachDB24

Questions about the Cockroachlabs tech stack

What programming languages does Cockroachlabs use?

The languages named in Cockroachlabs job postings are SQL (39%), Python (16%), Go (13%), C++ (10%), Java (6%), as a share of the 31 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Cockroachlabs use GCP?

Yes. GCP is named in 8 of 31 job postings (26%) and required in 7 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Cockroachlabs use?

The cloud and platforms named in Cockroachlabs job postings are GCP (8), AWS (8), Azure (4) (postings in brackets).

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

AI/ML postings at Cockroachlabs most often require SQL (5), AWS (4), GCP (4), Go (4), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Cockroachlabs tech stack changing?

Yes. Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub, Claude first appeared in Cockroachlabs job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Cockroachlabs tech stack?

Cockroachlabs 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Cockroachlabs tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Cockroachlabs publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 31 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 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, "Cockroachlabs tech stack: 53 technologies from 31 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/cockroachlabs/technologies

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