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Exa tech stack

Exa builds mostly with C++, Rust, TypeScript, Python. Its stack also includes AWS, Azure, ClickHouse, Delta Lake. C++ is named in 6 of the 72 job postings Exa published in the last 12 months (8%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Exa, updated Nov 13, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 13, 2026
Technologies in use
50
Postings analysed
72
Open now
59
Modernity
89 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Exa use?

C++ is named in 8% of job postings at Exa, followed by Rust (8%), TypeScript (8%), Python (6%).

C++ 6 8% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jun 2025
Rust 6 8% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jun 2025
TypeScript 6 8% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jul 2025
Python 4 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2025
JavaScript 4 6% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Jul 2025
SQL 4 6% required in 25% · 2 open now · since May 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Exa use?

Playwright is named in 3% of job postings at Exa, followed by PyTorch (3%), React.js (3%), Flink (1%).

Playwright 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2025
PyTorch 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
React.js 2 3% required in 50% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Flink 1 1% required in 100% · since Dec 2025
RAPIDS 1 1% required in 100% · since Dec 2025
Ray 1 1% required in 100% · since Dec 2025
cuDF 1 1% required in 100% · since Dec 2025
Next.js 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026

What databases does Exa use?

ClickHouse is named in 3% of job postings at Exa, followed by Delta Lake (3%).

ClickHouse 2 3% required in 100% · since Dec 2025
Delta Lake 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025

What cloud and platforms does Exa use?

AWS is named in 4% of job postings at Exa, followed by Azure (3%), GCP (3%), API Gateway (1%).

AWS 3 4% required in 67% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Azure 2 3% required in 50% · since May 2026
GCP 2 3% required in 50% · since May 2026
API Gateway 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Anthropic 1 1% required in 100% · since May 2026
Apache Kafka 1 1% required in 100% · since Dec 2025
Figma 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2025
GitHub 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Kubernetes1
Looker1
OpenAI1
Spark1
Tableau1
Webflow1

What developer tools does Exa use?

Cursor is named in 32% of job postings at Exa, followed by Chrome DevTools (3%), Model Context Protocol (1%).

Cursor 23 32% required in 100% · 18 open now · since Mar 2025
Chrome DevTools 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2025
Model Context Protocol 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What AI and ML technologies does Exa use?

ChatGPT is named in 8% of job postings at Exa, followed by Claude (6%), LLM (1%).

ChatGPT 6 8% required in 100% · 4 open now · since May 2026
Claude 4 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
LLM 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2025

Which engineering practices does Exa ask for?

RAG is named in 22% of job postings at Exa, followed by AI Agents (13%), Knowledge Graph (4%), Time Series (3%).

RAG 16 22% required in 94% · 16 open now · since Aug 2026
AI Agents 9 13% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Dec 2025
Knowledge Graph 3 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2026
Time Series 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Agentic Workflows 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
CI/CD 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
FinOps 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
IAM 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Multimodal AI1
SRE1
VPN1
ETL/ELT1
Embeddings1
Function Calling1

What does each Exa team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Solutions

14 postings
Python2
TypeScript2

Backend

10 postings
Cursor9
C++6
Rust6
TypeScript3
Chrome DevTools2
Delta Lake2

Marketing

10 postings
ChatGPT5
Claude2

AI/ML

6 postings
Cursor6
PyTorch2

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How much does Exa pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Exa postings with stated pay: $278k across 68 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
ChatGPT6$240k−14%
TypeScript5$268k−4%

How is the Exa 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.

First appeared
Knowledge GraphOct 2026
Time SeriesOct 2026
PyTorchOct 2026
RAGAug 2026
ChatGPTMay 2026
SQLMay 2026
React.jsMay 2026
ClaudeMay 2026
Rising
RAG4% → 38%
Knowledge Graph0% → 8%
C++4% → 10%
Rust4% → 10%
Falling
ChatGPT20% → 3%
Claude16% → 0%
SQL16% → 0%
AI Agents16% → 8%
TypeScript12% → 5%

How modern is the Exa stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 89/100

Exa scores 89 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Exa stack in its industry?

Share of the 143 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

C++36%
ChatGPT20%
Rust26%
TypeScript56%
Claude37%
JavaScript64%
Python73%
SQL50%
AWS50%
Azure38%

Exa products in its job postings

Postings at Exa name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.

Exa72

Questions about the Exa tech stack

What programming languages does Exa use?

The languages named in Exa job postings are C++ (8%), Rust (8%), TypeScript (8%), Python (6%), JavaScript (6%), as a share of the 72 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Exa use Playwright?

Yes. Playwright is named in 2 of 72 job postings (3%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Exa use?

The cloud and platforms named in Exa job postings are AWS (3), Azure (2), GCP (2) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Solutions job at Exa?

Solutions postings at Exa most often require Python (2), TypeScript (2), out of 14 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Exa tech stack changing?

Yes. Knowledge Graph, Time Series, PyTorch, RAG first appeared in Exa job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Exa tech stack?

Exa scores 89 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Exa tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Exa publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 72 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 13, 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, "Exa tech stack: 50 technologies from 72 job postings", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/exa/technologies

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