Confluent tech stack
Confluent builds mostly with Java, C++, Go, Python. Its stack also includes AWS, Azure, Flink, Apache Iceberg. AWS is named in 21 of the 34 job postings Confluent published in the last 12 months (62%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Confluent, updated Oct 16, 2026.
What programming languages does Confluent use?
Java is named in 32% of job postings at Confluent, followed by C++ (26%), Go (24%), Python (24%).
What frameworks and libraries does Confluent use?
Flink is named in 32% of job postings at Confluent, followed by Commander.js (6%).
Flink
11 32%
Commander.js
2 6%
What databases does Confluent use?
Apache Iceberg is named in 6% of job postings at Confluent, followed by BigQuery (3%), ClickHouse (3%), Druid (3%).
Apache Iceberg
2 6%
BigQuery
1 3%
ClickHouse
1 3%
Druid
1 3%
Google BigQuery
1 3%
Snowflake
1 3%
StarRocks
1 3%
What cloud and platforms does Confluent use?
AWS is named in 62% of job postings at Confluent, followed by Azure (62%), GCP (62%), Apache Kafka (59%).
AWS
21 62%
Azure
21 62%
GCP
21 62%
Apache Kafka
20 59%
Kubernetes
16 47%
Okta
2 6%
Spark
2 6%
Databricks
1 3%
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What developer tools does Confluent use?
Terraform is named in 18% of job postings at Confluent, followed by Envoy (9%), Docker (6%), Prometheus (3%).
What AI and ML technologies does Confluent use?
LLM is named in 18% of job postings at Confluent.
LLM
6 18%
Which engineering practices does Confluent ask for?
AI Agents is named in 24% of job postings at Confluent, followed by Platform Engineering (12%), DNS (9%), Service Mesh (9%).
AI Agents
8 24%
Platform Engineering
4 12%
Service Mesh
3 9%
SLI/SLO/SLA
3 9%
CI/CD
2 6%
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What does each Confluent team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
16 postingsProduct
8 postingsHow does your stack fit Confluent?
How much does Confluent pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Confluent postings with stated pay: $261k across 29 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 19 | $257k | −2% |
| Azure | 19 | $257k | −2% |
| GCP | 19 | $257k | −2% |
| Apache Kafka | 17 | $230k | −12% |
| Kubernetes | 12 | $267k | +2% |
| Flink | 10 | $272k | +4% |
| Java | 8 | $231k | −11% |
| C++ | 8 | $189k | −27% |
| Python | 6 | $252k | −4% |
| Go | 6 | $231k | −11% |
How is the Confluent 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 Confluent stack?
Confluent scores 77 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
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Questions about the Confluent tech stack
What programming languages does Confluent use?
The languages named in Confluent job postings are Java (32%), C++ (26%), Go (24%), Python (24%), Scala (15%), as a share of the 34 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Confluent use Flink?
Yes. Flink is named in 11 of 34 job postings (32%) and required in 11 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Confluent use?
The cloud and platforms named in Confluent job postings are AWS (21), Azure (21), GCP (21) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Confluent?
Backend postings at Confluent most often require AWS (11), Apache Kafka (11), Azure (11), GCP (11), out of 16 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Confluent tech stack changing?
Yes. Apache Iceberg, Spark, Okta first appeared in Confluent job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Confluent tech stack?
Confluent scores 77 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Confluent tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Confluent publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 34 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 16, 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, "Confluent tech stack: 48 technologies from 34 job postings", as of Oct 16, 2026. https://alion.io/company/confluent/technologies