Elastic tech stack
Elastic builds mostly with Java, Python, Go, JavaScript. Its stack also includes SIEM, GitHub, PostgreSQL, OpenTelemetry. SIEM is named in 177 of the 831 job postings Elastic published in the last 12 months (21%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Elastic, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Elastic use?
Java is named in 21% of job postings at Elastic, followed by Python (9%), Go (9%), JavaScript (9%).
Java
175 21%
Python
78 9%
Go
74 9%
JavaScript
73 9%
TypeScript
68 8%
Node JS
47 6%
Rust
30 4%
C++
27 3%
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What frameworks and libraries does Elastic use?
OpenTelemetry is named in 7% of job postings at Elastic, followed by React.js (6%), Netty (2%), LangChain (2%).
OpenTelemetry
62 7%
React.js
47 6%
Netty
20 2%
LangChain
13 2%
LangGraph
12 1%
Next.js
7 1%
Angular
6 1%
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What databases does Elastic use?
PostgreSQL is named in 9% of job postings at Elastic, followed by Cassandra (6%), Google BigQuery (2%), DynamoDB (1%).
PostgreSQL
71 9%
Cassandra
50 6%
Google BigQuery
13 2%
DynamoDB
5 1%
MySQL
4 <1%
Snowflake
3 <1%
Apache Iceberg
1 <1%
Redis
1 <1%
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What cloud and platforms does Elastic use?
SIEM is named in 21% of job postings at Elastic, followed by GitHub (15%), Kubernetes (14%), AWS (11%).
GitHub
126 15%
Kubernetes
116 14%
AWS
93 11%
GCP
92 11%
Azure
83 10%
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And 13 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Elastic use?
Terraform is named in 6% of job postings at Elastic, followed by Rest API (4%), Prometheus (3%), ArgoCD (3%).
Terraform
47 6%
Rest API
30 4%
Prometheus
29 3%
ArgoCD
27 3%
Docker
27 3%
Crossplane
26 3%
Gradle
23 3%
Maven
23 3%
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And 5 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Elastic use?
LLM is named in 6% of job postings at Elastic, followed by Claude (2%), Gemini (1%), ChatGPT (<1%).
Which engineering practices does Elastic ask for?
CI/CD is named in 16% of job postings at Elastic, followed by AI Agents (13%), RAG (7%), Machine Learning (5%).
CI/CD
134 16%
AI Agents
111 13%
RAG
59 7%
GitOps
27 3%
Platform Engineering
22 3%
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And 3 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each Elastic team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
242 postingsSales
184 postingsProduct
99 postingsDevOps
72 postingsSolutions
50 postingsLeadership
45 postingsHow does your stack fit Elastic?
How much does Elastic pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Elastic postings with stated pay: $149k across 464 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIEM | 117 | $149k | 0% |
| Java | 105 | $142k | −5% |
| GitHub | 71 | $142k | −5% |
| Kubernetes | 62 | $125k | −16% |
| GCP | 52 | $170k | +14% |
| AWS | 49 | $193k | +29% |
| Azure | 46 | $186k | +24% |
| Python | 45 | $149k | 0% |
| PostgreSQL | 45 | $142k | −5% |
| Go | 45 | $119k | −20% |
How is the Elastic 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 Elastic stack?
Elastic 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Elastic stack in its industry?
Share of the 368 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Elastic apart
Elastic products in its job postings
Postings at Elastic name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
Companies with a stack like Elastic
Questions about the Elastic tech stack
What programming languages does Elastic use?
The languages named in Elastic job postings are Java (21%), Python (9%), Go (9%), JavaScript (9%), TypeScript (8%), as a share of the 831 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Elastic use OpenTelemetry?
Yes. OpenTelemetry is named in 62 of 831 job postings (7%) and required in 31 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Elastic use?
The cloud and platforms named in Elastic job postings are SIEM (177), GitHub (126), Kubernetes (116) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Elastic?
Backend postings at Elastic most often require Java (159), GitHub (95), TypeScript (41), Go (37), out of 242 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Elastic tech stack changing?
Yes. Cohere SDK, Ruby, MySQL, ETL/ELT first appeared in Elastic job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Elastic tech stack?
Elastic 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Elastic tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Elastic publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 831 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 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, "Elastic tech stack: 192 technologies from 831 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/elastic/technologies