Forbes tech stack
Forbes builds mostly with Python, SQL, JavaScript, Node JS. Its stack also includes Google BigQuery, Looker, GCP, React.js. Python is named in 20 of the 43 job postings Forbes published in the last 12 months (47%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Forbes, updated Nov 12, 2026.
What programming languages does Forbes use?
Python is named in 47% of job postings at Forbes, followed by SQL (35%), JavaScript (21%), Node JS (19%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Forbes use?
React.js is named in 16% of job postings at Forbes, followed by Nest.JS (7%), Cypress (7%), Jest (7%).
React.js
7 16%
Nest.JS
3 7%
Cypress
3 7%
Jest
3 7%
PyTorch
2 5%
Redux
2 5%
Tailwind CSS
2 5%
Express
1 2%
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What databases does Forbes use?
Google BigQuery is named in 19% of job postings at Forbes, followed by PostgreSQL (7%), Redis (5%), ArangoDB (2%).
Google BigQuery
8 19%
PostgreSQL
3 7%
Redis
2 5%
ArangoDB
1 2%
ElasticSearch
1 2%
MySQL
1 2%
Neo4j
1 2%
What cloud and platforms does Forbes use?
Looker is named in 16% of job postings at Forbes, followed by GCP (16%), Tableau (16%), Figma (14%).
GCP
7 16%
Tableau
7 16%
Figma
6 14%
AWS
4 9%
Kubernetes
4 9%
Vertex AI
4 9%
Apache Kafka
3 7%
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What developer tools does Forbes use?
Docker is named in 12% of job postings at Forbes, followed by dbt (12%), Rest API (9%), Canva (7%).
Docker
5 12%
dbt
5 12%
Rest API
4 9%
Canva
3 7%
GraphQL
3 7%
Adobe Photoshop
2 5%
Adobe Premiere Pro
2 5%
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What AI and ML technologies does Forbes use?
LLM is named in 7% of job postings at Forbes, followed by ChatGPT (2%), Claude (2%), Llama (2%).
Which engineering practices does Forbes ask for?
CI/CD is named in 19% of job postings at Forbes, followed by ETL/ELT (14%), Machine Learning (12%), AI Agents (5%).
CI/CD
8 19%
AI Agents
2 5%
Fine-tuning
2 5%
RAG
2 5%
Embeddings
2 5%
NLP
2 5%
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What does each Forbes team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Data Science
10 postingsBackend
7 postingsCommunications
4 postingsAI/ML
3 postingsMarketing
3 postingsHow does your stack fit Forbes?
How is the Forbes 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 Forbes stack?
Forbes scores 85 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: 8; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Forbes stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,013 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Forbes apart
Companies with a stack like Forbes
Questions about the Forbes tech stack
What programming languages does Forbes use?
The languages named in Forbes job postings are Python (47%), SQL (35%), JavaScript (21%), Node JS (19%), Go (9%), as a share of the 43 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Forbes use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 7 of 43 job postings (16%) and required in 7 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Forbes use?
The cloud and platforms named in Forbes job postings are Looker (7), GCP (7), Tableau (7) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Data Science job at Forbes?
Data Science postings at Forbes most often require Python (10), SQL (9), Google BigQuery (5), Apache Kafka (2), out of 10 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Forbes tech stack changing?
Yes. Cursor, Embeddings, Rest API, TypeScript first appeared in Forbes job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Forbes tech stack?
Forbes scores 85 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: 8; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Forbes tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Forbes publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 43 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 12, 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, "Forbes tech stack: 119 technologies from 43 job postings", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/forbes-advisor/technologies