EMBL tech stack
EMBL builds mostly with Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java. Its stack also includes Linux, Unix, PostgreSQL, Angular. Python is named in 27 of the 41 job postings EMBL published in the last 12 months (66%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of EMBL, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does EMBL use?
Python is named in 66% of job postings at EMBL, followed by JavaScript (20%), TypeScript (15%), Java (12%).
Python
27 66%
JavaScript
8 20%
TypeScript
6 15%
Java
5 12%
Bash
4 10%
MATLAB
4 10%
SQL
2 5%
PHP
2 5%
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What frameworks and libraries does EMBL use?
Angular is named in 12% of job postings at EMBL, followed by React.js (10%), Vue.js (10%), Django (5%).
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What databases does EMBL use?
PostgreSQL is named in 20% of job postings at EMBL, followed by MySQL (7%), ElasticSearch (5%), DuckDB (2%).
PostgreSQL
8 20%
MySQL
3 7%
ElasticSearch
2 5%
DuckDB
1 2%
Google BigQuery
1 2%
Redis
1 2%
TimescaleDB
1 2%
What cloud and platforms does EMBL use?
Linux is named in 37% of job postings at EMBL, followed by Unix (22%), Kubernetes (12%), Windows (12%).
Kubernetes
5 12%
AWS
2 5%
Apache Kafka
2 5%
Figma
2 5%
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What developer tools does EMBL use?
Git is named in 20% of job postings at EMBL, followed by Docker (15%), Rest API (7%), Ansible (5%).
Git
8 20%
Docker
6 15%
Rest API
3 7%
Ansible
2 5%
Puppet
2 5%
SolidWorks
2 5%
WordPress
2 5%
AutoCAD
1 2%
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Which engineering practices does EMBL ask for?
CI/CD is named in 22% of job postings at EMBL, followed by HPC (12%), AI Agents (7%), Machine Learning (7%).
CI/CD
9 22%
HPC
5 12%
AI Agents
3 7%
RAG
2 5%
Computer Vision
1 2%
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What does each EMBL team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Science & Research
10 postingsBackend
7 postingsDevOps
3 postingsHow does your stack fit EMBL?
How is the EMBL 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 EMBL stack?
EMBL scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). 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 common is the EMBL stack in its industry?
Share of the 712 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like EMBL
Millennium Management
80 shared technologies
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
78 shared technologies
The University of Texas at Austin
89 shared technologies
GRVTY
84 shared technologies
Valeo
78 shared technologies
Lenovo
90 shared technologies
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
83 shared technologies
SanDisk
79 shared technologies
Questions about the EMBL tech stack
What programming languages does EMBL use?
The languages named in EMBL job postings are Python (66%), JavaScript (20%), TypeScript (15%), Java (12%), Bash (10%), as a share of the 41 postings of the last 12 months.
Does EMBL use Angular?
Yes. Angular is named in 5 of 41 job postings (12%) and required in 5 of them.
What cloud and platforms does EMBL use?
The cloud and platforms named in EMBL job postings are Linux (15), Unix (9), Kubernetes (5) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Science & Research job at EMBL?
Science & Research postings at EMBL most often require Python (7), MATLAB (2), SQL (2), out of 10 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the EMBL tech stack changing?
Yes. Rest API first appeared in EMBL job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the EMBL tech stack?
EMBL scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). 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 EMBL tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting EMBL publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 41 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, "EMBL tech stack: 113 technologies from 41 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/embl/technologies