Cognition tech stack
Cognition builds mostly with Python, TypeScript, SQL, Go. Its stack also includes Scale AI, AWS, PyTorch, BigQuery. Scale AI is named in 97 of the 97 job postings Cognition published in the last 12 months (100%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Cognition, updated Sep 28, 2026.
What programming languages does Cognition use?
Python is named in 29% of job postings at Cognition, followed by TypeScript (22%), SQL (6%), Go (4%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Cognition use?
PyTorch is named in 2% of job postings at Cognition, followed by Dagster (1%), PyTorch C++ (1%).
What databases does Cognition use?
BigQuery is named in 1% of job postings at Cognition, followed by Google BigQuery (1%), Snowflake (1%).
BigQuery 
What cloud and platforms does Cognition use?
Scale AI is named in 100% of job postings at Cognition, followed by AWS (7%), Azure (7%), GCP (7%).
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What developer tools does Cognition use?
Cursor is named in 100% of job postings at Cognition, followed by Windsurf (19%), Git (6%), Terraform (5%).
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What AI and ML technologies does Cognition use?
LLM is named in 4% of job postings at Cognition, followed by ChatGPT (1%).
Which engineering practices does Cognition ask for?
CI/CD is named in 13% of job postings at Cognition, followed by AI Agents (11%), Agentic Workflows (5%), DHCP (3%).
CI/CD
13 13%
AI Agents
11 11%
Function Calling
2 2%
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What does each Cognition team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Sales
17 postingsMarketing
17 postingsSolutions
13 postingsAI/ML
9 postingsOperations
8 postingsAdministrative
8 postingsHow does your stack fit Cognition?
How much does Cognition pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Cognition postings with stated pay: $225k across 14 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale AI | 14 | $225k | 0% |
| Python | 6 | $253k | +12% |
How is the Cognition 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 Cognition stack?
Cognition 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Cognition stack in its industry?
Share of the 850 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Cognition apart
Cognition products in its job postings
Postings at Cognition name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
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Questions about the Cognition tech stack
What programming languages does Cognition use?
The languages named in Cognition job postings are Python (29%), TypeScript (22%), SQL (6%), Go (4%), JavaScript (4%), as a share of the 97 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Cognition use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 2 of 97 job postings (2%) and required in 2 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Cognition use?
The cloud and platforms named in Cognition job postings are Scale AI (97), AWS (7), Azure (7) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Sales job at Cognition?
Sales postings at Cognition most often require Cursor (17), Scale AI (17), SQL (4), Copilot (2), out of 17 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Cognition tech stack changing?
Yes. VPN, Post-training, PyTorch, Kubernetes first appeared in Cognition job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Cognition tech stack?
Cognition 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Cognition tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Cognition publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 97 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, "Cognition tech stack: 60 technologies from 97 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/cognition/technologies