Databricks tech stack
Databricks builds mostly with Python, SQL, Scala, Java. Its stack also includes AWS, Azure, Bootstrap, Snowflake. Python is named in 516 of the 1,185 job postings Databricks published in the last 12 months (44%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Databricks, updated Nov 10, 2026.
What programming languages does Databricks use?
Python is named in 44% of job postings at Databricks, followed by SQL (28%), Scala (25%), Java (13%).
Python
516 44%
SQL
330 28%
Scala
292 25%
Java
153 13%
JavaScript
122 10%
TypeScript
116 10%
C++
23 2%
Go
15 1%
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What frameworks and libraries does Databricks use?
Bootstrap is named in 9% of job postings at Databricks, followed by Hadoop (6%), PyTorch (5%), Scikit-learn (4%).
Bootstrap
101 9%
Hadoop
68 6%
PyTorch
54 5%
Scikit-learn
46 4%
LangChain
45 4%
DSPy
32 3%
Flink
15 1%
React.js
14 1%
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What databases does Databricks use?
Snowflake is named in 8% of job postings at Databricks, followed by PostgreSQL (4%), MySQL (3%), Amazon Redshift (1%).
Snowflake
99 8%
PostgreSQL
45 4%
MySQL
36 3%
Amazon Redshift
17 1%
Apache Iceberg
15 1%
Google BigQuery
9 1%
Teradata
7 1%
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What cloud and platforms does Databricks use?
AWS is named in 43% of job postings at Databricks, followed by Azure (42%), GCP (40%), Spark (35%).
AWS
515 43%
Azure
495 42%
GCP
471 40%
Spark
411 35%
Apache Kafka
60 5%
Kubernetes
28 2%
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And 4 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Databricks use?
pySpark is named in 3% of job postings at Databricks, followed by Terraform (2%), CloudFormation (2%), Docker (1%).
pySpark
36 3%
Terraform
27 2%
CloudFormation
18 2%
Docker
16 1%
Model Context Protocol
15 1%
Rest API
10 1%
Claude Code
10 1%
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What AI and ML technologies does Databricks use?
LLM is named in 6% of job postings at Databricks, followed by Llama (1%), Claude (1%), Gemini (<1%).
Which engineering practices does Databricks ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 16% of job postings at Databricks, followed by CI/CD (12%), AI Agents (10%), ETL/ELT (8%).
CI/CD
142 12%
AI Agents
124 10%
RAG
67 6%
Fine-tuning
53 4%
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And 19 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Databricks use?
CDS Views is named in <1% of job postings at Databricks.
What does each Databricks team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Solutions
462 postingsSales
274 postingsProduct
104 postingsBackend
94 postingsAI/ML
45 postingsLeadership
29 postingsHow does your stack fit Databricks?
How much does Databricks pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Databricks postings with stated pay: $250k across 539 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 263 | $250k | 0% |
| AWS | 215 | $250k | 0% |
| Azure | 209 | $250k | 0% |
| GCP | 197 | $250k | 0% |
| Spark | 184 | $250k | 0% |
| Scala | 159 | $250k | 0% |
| SQL | 154 | $248k | −1% |
| JavaScript | 82 | $250k | 0% |
| TypeScript | 80 | $250k | 0% |
| Bootstrap | 70 | $250k | 0% |
How is the Databricks 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 Databricks stack?
Databricks scores 81 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: 7; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Databricks stack in its industry?
Share of the 110 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Databricks apart
Databricks products in its job postings
Postings at Databricks name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
Companies with a stack like Databricks
Questions about the Databricks tech stack
What programming languages does Databricks use?
The languages named in Databricks job postings are Python (44%), SQL (28%), Scala (25%), Java (13%), JavaScript (10%), as a share of the 1,185 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Databricks use Bootstrap?
Yes. Bootstrap is named in 101 of 1,185 job postings (9%) and required in 101 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Databricks use?
The cloud and platforms named in Databricks job postings are AWS (515), Azure (495), GCP (471) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Solutions job at Databricks?
Solutions postings at Databricks most often require Python (363), AWS (255), Azure (255), GCP (246), out of 462 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Databricks tech stack changing?
Yes. OpenAI Agents SDK, Tines, PKI, Braze first appeared in Databricks job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Databricks tech stack?
Databricks scores 81 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: 7; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Databricks tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Databricks publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 1,185 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 10, 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, "Databricks tech stack: 211 technologies from 1,185 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/databricks/technologies