Exelixis tech stack
Exelixis builds mostly with Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, PowerShell. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, Amazon Redshift, Apache Iceberg. AWS is named in 18 of the 61 job postings Exelixis published in the last 12 months (30%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Exelixis, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Exelixis use?
Python is named in 26% of job postings at Exelixis, followed by JavaScript (16%), TypeScript (16%), PowerShell (7%).
SAS What databases does Exelixis use?
Amazon Redshift is named in 2% of job postings at Exelixis, followed by Apache Iceberg (2%).
Amazon Redshift
1 2%
Apache Iceberg
1 2%
What cloud and platforms does Exelixis use?
AWS is named in 30% of job postings at Exelixis, followed by GCP (23%), GitHub (11%), Databricks (10%).
AWS
18 30%
GCP
14 23%
GitHub
7 11%
Databricks
6 10%
Azure
5 8%
Amazon EC2
5 8%
AWS Bedrock
4 7%
Tableau
2 3%
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What developer tools does Exelixis use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 18% of job postings at Exelixis, followed by Git (13%), Rest API (11%), Terraform (10%).
Git
8 13%
Rest API
7 11%
Terraform
6 10%
Copilot
4 7%
Claude Code
3 5%
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What AI and ML technologies does Exelixis use?
LLM is named in 7% of job postings at Exelixis.
LLM
4 7%
Which engineering practices does Exelixis ask for?
CI/CD is named in 23% of job postings at Exelixis, followed by AI Agents (20%), IAM (15%), Machine Learning (13%).
CI/CD
14 23%
AI Agents
12 20%
Prompt Engineering
8 13%
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What does each Exelixis team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Biotech
8 postingsAI/ML
7 postingsSecurity
5 postingsProduct
5 postingsHow does your stack fit Exelixis?
How much does Exelixis pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Exelixis postings with stated pay: $235k across 61 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 18 | $243k | +4% |
| Python | 16 | $202k | −14% |
| GCP | 14 | $247k | +5% |
| JavaScript | 10 | $164k | −30% |
| TypeScript | 10 | $164k | −30% |
| GitHub | 7 | $145k | −38% |
| Databricks | 6 | $237k | +1% |
| Amazon EC2 | 5 | $259k | +10% |
| Azure | 5 | $240k | +2% |
How modern is the Exelixis stack?
Exelixis scores 71 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 Exelixis stack in its industry?
Share of the 699 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Exelixis apart
Companies with a stack like Exelixis
BeOne Medicines
55 shared technologies
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
52 shared technologies
Moderna
59 shared technologies
Novo Nordisk
58 shared technologies
Gilead Sciences
61 shared technologies
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
58 shared technologies
Pfizer
65 shared technologies
Genentech
53 shared technologies
Questions about the Exelixis tech stack
What programming languages does Exelixis use?
The languages named in Exelixis job postings are Python (26%), JavaScript (16%), TypeScript (16%), PowerShell (7%), SQL (7%), as a share of the 61 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Exelixis use AWS?
Yes. AWS is named in 18 of 61 job postings (30%) and required in 18 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Exelixis use?
The cloud and platforms named in Exelixis job postings are AWS (18), GCP (14), GitHub (7) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Biotech job at Exelixis?
Biotech postings at Exelixis most often require GCP (3), Microsoft Excel (2), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Exelixis tech stack changing?
No new technology has appeared in Exelixis job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Exelixis tech stack?
Exelixis scores 71 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 Exelixis tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Exelixis publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 61 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, "Exelixis tech stack: 71 technologies from 61 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/exelixis-com/technologies