Flow Traders
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Flow Traders tech stack

Flow Traders builds mostly with Python, C++, SQL, Java. Its stack also includes GCP, Kubernetes, NumPy, PyTorch. Python is named in 30 of the 45 job postings Flow Traders published in the last 12 months (67%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Flow Traders, updated Nov 11, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 11, 2026
Technologies in use
82
Postings analysed
45
Open now
28
Modernity
81 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Flow Traders use?

Python is named in 67% of job postings at Flow Traders, followed by C++ (29%), SQL (24%), Java (11%).

Python 30 67% required in 97% · 19 open now · since Jul 2021
C++ 13 29% required in 100% · 11 open now · since Dec 2024
SQL 11 24% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Jul 2021
Java 5 11% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Rust 4 9% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2025
TypeScript 3 7% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2025
MATLAB 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Bash 1 2% required in 100% · since May 2026
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Go1
JavaScript1
Node JS1

What frameworks and libraries does Flow Traders use?

NumPy is named in 9% of job postings at Flow Traders, followed by PyTorch (9%), Ray (9%), Pandas (4%).

NumPy 4 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
PyTorch 4 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
Ray 4 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
Pandas 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Polars 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Flink 2 4% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
AutoGen 1 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
CrewAI 1 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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LangChain1
LangGraph1
OpenTelemetry1

What databases does Flow Traders use?

Google BigQuery is named in 4% of job postings at Flow Traders, followed by Apache Iceberg (2%), ClickHouse (2%), Delta Lake (2%).

Google BigQuery 2 4% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Apache Iceberg 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
ClickHouse 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Delta Lake 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What cloud and platforms does Flow Traders use?

GCP is named in 31% of job postings at Flow Traders, followed by Kubernetes (31%), Apache Kafka (20%), AWS (18%).

GCP 14 31% required in 79% · 8 open now · since Dec 2025
Kubernetes 14 31% required in 64% · 8 open now · since Jul 2025
Apache Kafka 9 20% required in 89% · 7 open now · since Jul 2025
AWS 8 18% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Dec 2025
Azure 8 18% required in 75% · 2 open now · since Dec 2025
Linux 6 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2025
Spark 4 9% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Oct 2026
Databricks 3 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
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Active Directory2
Airflow2
Google GKE2
Windows2
Grafana2
Anthropic1
Debian1
GitHub Actions1
GitLab CI1
K3s1
OpenAI1
PagerDuty1
Power BI1
Vertex AI1
VMWare1

What developer tools does Flow Traders use?

Docker is named in 20% of job postings at Flow Traders, followed by WebSockets (7%), Copilot (7%), Helm (7%).

Docker 9 20% required in 78% · 3 open now · since Jul 2025
WebSockets 3 7% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2025
Copilot 3 7% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Helm 3 7% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Ansible 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Apache NiFi 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Terraform 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
dbt 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
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Prometheus2
AWX1
Git1
Jenkins1
Microsoft Excel1
Puppet1
Proxmox VE1
gRPC1

What AI and ML technologies does Flow Traders use?

Claude is named in 7% of job postings at Flow Traders, followed by LLM (4%).

Claude 3 7% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
LLM 2 4% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

Which engineering practices does Flow Traders ask for?

Machine Learning is named in 20% of job postings at Flow Traders, followed by CI/CD (18%), DeFi (7%), AI Agents (4%).

Machine Learning 9 20% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Mar 2022
CI/CD 8 18% required in 88% · 4 open now · since Dec 2025
DeFi 3 7% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2021
AI Agents 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Incident Management 2 4% required in 100% · since May 2026
ETL/ELT 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
Human-in-the-Loop 1 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
IAM 1 2% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
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LLM Guardrails1
Multi-Agent Systems1
Prompt Engineering1
RAG1
Time Series1
BGP1
Configuration Management1

What does each Flow Traders team work with?

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

Backend

12 postings
C++11
Python7
Apache Kafka4
Java4
Rust4
TypeScript3

Data Science

10 postings
Python6
Apache Kafka3
GCP3
Spark3
Airflow2
Apache NiFi2

AI/ML

5 postings
AWS5
Azure5
Docker5
GCP5
Kubernetes5
Python5

Early Careers

3 postings
Python3
MATLAB2

Industrial Engineering

3 postings
Python3
SQL2

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How is the Flow Traders 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
Google BigQueryOct 2026
SparkOct 2026
AirflowOct 2026
Apache NiFiOct 2026
Google GKEOct 2026
PandasOct 2026
PolarsOct 2026
dbtOct 2026
Rising
Apache Kafka12% → 30%
Spark0% → 17%
Claude0% → 13%
Copilot0% → 13%
Helm0% → 13%
Java6% → 17%
Machine Learning12% → 22%
Falling
Azure29% → 4%
Docker29% → 9%
TypeScript18% → 0%
WebSockets18% → 0%
C++41% → 26%
AWS24% → 9%
CI/CD24% → 9%
Rust18% → 4%

How modern is the Flow Traders stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 81/100

Flow Traders 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Flow Traders stack in its industry?

Share of the 266 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python88%
GCP32%
Kubernetes44%
C++53%
SQL67%
Apache Kafka29%
AWS51%
Azure41%
Linux58%
Java46%

Questions about the Flow Traders tech stack

What programming languages does Flow Traders use?

The languages named in Flow Traders job postings are Python (67%), C++ (29%), SQL (24%), Java (11%), Rust (9%), as a share of the 45 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Flow Traders use NumPy?

Yes. NumPy is named in 4 of 45 job postings (9%) and required in 4 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Flow Traders use?

The cloud and platforms named in Flow Traders job postings are GCP (14), Kubernetes (14), Apache Kafka (9) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Flow Traders?

Backend postings at Flow Traders most often require C++ (11), Python (7), Apache Kafka (4), Java (4), out of 12 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Flow Traders tech stack changing?

Yes. Google BigQuery, Spark, Airflow, Apache NiFi first appeared in Flow Traders job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Flow Traders tech stack?

Flow Traders 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Flow Traders tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Flow Traders publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 45 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, "Flow Traders tech stack: 82 technologies from 45 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/flow-traders/technologies

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