Financial Times tech stack

Financial Times builds mostly with Python, Go, SQL, R. Its stack also includes AWS, Splunk, ggplot2. AWS is named in 7 of the 20 job postings Financial Times published in the last 12 months (35%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Financial Times, updated Oct 1, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 1, 2026
Technologies in use
34
Postings analysed
20
Open now
12
Modernity
86 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Financial Times use?

Python is named in 25% of job postings at Financial Times, followed by Go (5%), SQL (5%), R (5%).

Python 5 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
Go 1 5% required in 100% · since Jan 2026
SQL 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
R 1 5% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Financial Times use?

ggplot2 is named in 5% of job postings at Financial Times.

ggplot2 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What cloud and platforms does Financial Times use?

AWS is named in 35% of job postings at Financial Times, followed by Splunk (25%), GitHub (20%), SIEM (15%).

AWS 7 35% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
Splunk 5 25% required in 40% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
GitHub 4 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
SIEM 3 15% optional · 2 open now · since May 2026
Figma 2 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Grafana 2 10% required in 100% · since Jan 2026
Kubernetes 2 10% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026
API Gateway 1 5% required in 100% · since Jan 2026
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Cloudflare1
Zeroheight1
Okta1

What developer tools does Financial Times use?

CloudFormation is named in 15% of job postings at Financial Times, followed by Terraform (15%), Adobe After Effects (10%), Adobe Photoshop (10%).

CloudFormation 3 15% optional · 2 open now · since May 2026
Terraform 3 15% optional · 2 open now · since May 2026
Adobe After Effects 2 10% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Adobe Photoshop 2 10% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Blender 1 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Cinema 4D 1 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Prometheus 1 5% required in 100% · since Jan 2026
QGIS 1 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
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Kong1

What AI and ML technologies does Financial Times use?

LLM is named in 10% of job postings at Financial Times, followed by ChatGPT (5%), Gemini (5%).

LLM 2 10% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026
ChatGPT 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Gemini 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does Financial Times ask for?

Platform Engineering is named in 25% of job postings at Financial Times, followed by CI/CD (20%), Incident Management (15%), LLM Guardrails (10%).

Platform Engineering 5 25% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
CI/CD 4 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Incident Management 3 15% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
LLM Guardrails 2 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
A/B Testing 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
DNS 1 5% required in 100% · since Jan 2026

What does each Financial Times team work with?

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

Security

3 postings
AWS3
GitHub3
Python3

Design

3 postings
Adobe After Effects2
Adobe Photoshop2

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How is the Financial Times 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
Platform EngineeringSep 2026
Adobe After EffectsAug 2026
Adobe PhotoshopAug 2026
Incident ManagementJul 2026
FigmaJun 2026
LLM GuardrailsMay 2026
KubernetesMay 2026
LLMMay 2026

How modern is the Financial Times stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 86/100

Financial Times scores 86 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 Financial Times stack in its industry?

Share of the 703 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

AWS28%
Python35%
Splunk4%
GitHub16%
SIEM5%
Figma21%
Grafana9%
Kubernetes21%
LLM20%
API Gateway2%

What sets Financial Times apart

Splunk4%

Questions about the Financial Times tech stack

What programming languages does Financial Times use?

The languages named in Financial Times job postings are Python (25%), Go (5%), SQL (5%), R (5%), as a share of the 20 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Financial Times use AWS?

Yes. AWS is named in 7 of 20 job postings (35%) and required in 7 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Financial Times use?

The cloud and platforms named in Financial Times job postings are AWS (7), Splunk (5), GitHub (4) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Security job at Financial Times?

Security postings at Financial Times most often require AWS (3), GitHub (3), Python (3), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Financial Times tech stack changing?

Yes. Platform Engineering, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Incident Management first appeared in Financial Times job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Financial Times tech stack?

Financial Times scores 86 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 Financial Times tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Financial Times publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 20 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 1, 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, "Financial Times tech stack: 34 technologies from 20 job postings", as of Oct 1, 2026. https://alion.io/company/financial-times/technologies

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