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Harness tech stack

Harness builds mostly with Python, Java, Go, SQL. Its stack also includes AppDynamics, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Google BigQuery. AppDynamics is named in 122 of the 123 job postings Harness published in the last 12 months (99%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Harness, updated Nov 11, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 11, 2026
Technologies in use
128
Postings analysed
123
Open now
65
Modernity
81 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Harness use?

Python is named in 15% of job postings at Harness, followed by Java (13%), Go (12%), SQL (7%).

Python 19 15% required in 89% · 7 open now · since Jul 2025
Java 16 13% required in 94% · 5 open now · since Jul 2025
Go 15 12% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jul 2025
SQL 9 7% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
Bash 4 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
JavaScript 3 2% required in 33% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
PowerShell 2 2% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
C++ 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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Node JS1
Scala1
Apex1

What frameworks and libraries does Harness use?

Flink is named in 2% of job postings at Harness, followed by React.js (2%), Jest (1%), Redux (1%).

Flink 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
React.js 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Jest 1 1% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Redux 1 1% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

What databases does Harness use?

PostgreSQL is named in 6% of job postings at Harness, followed by Google BigQuery (2%), ElasticSearch (2%), Amazon Redshift (2%).

PostgreSQL 7 6% required in 71% · 3 open now · since Jul 2025
Google BigQuery 3 2% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
ElasticSearch 3 2% required in 33% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
Amazon Redshift 2 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
MySQL 2 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
Redis 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Snowflake 2 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
TimescaleDB 2 2% required in 50% · since Jul 2025
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Apache Iceberg1
ClickHouse1
Druid1

What cloud and platforms does Harness use?

AppDynamics is named in 99% of job postings at Harness, followed by Kubernetes (26%), GCP (23%), AWS (21%).

AppDynamics 122 99% required in 100% · 65 open now · since Apr 2024
Kubernetes 32 26% required in 94% · 13 open now · since Jul 2025
GCP 28 23% required in 93% · 10 open now · since Jul 2025
AWS 26 21% required in 92% · 10 open now · since Jul 2025
Azure 25 20% required in 92% · 10 open now · since Jul 2025
GitLab CI 8 7% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Grafana 6 5% required in 83% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
GitHub Actions 4 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
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Linux4
OpenShift3
Splunk3
Apache Kafka2
Burp Suite2
GitHub2
GitLab2
Looker2
SIEM2
Spark2
Tableau2
Amazon S32
Datadog2
Okta2
Qualys Cloud Platform2
Amazon ECS1
Bamboo1
Bitbucket1
Dynatrace1
Metabase1
MuleSoft1
New Relic1
Perplexity1
Postman1
Power BI1
Prisma Cloud1
SentinelOne1
Snyk1
Sumo Logic1
TeamCity1
Windows1
Akamai1

And 5 more, each named in fewer postings.

What developer tools does Harness use?

Terraform is named in 22% of job postings at Harness, followed by Jenkins (8%), Docker (8%), CloudFormation (7%).

Terraform 27 22% required in 44% · 16 open now · since Dec 2025
Jenkins 10 8% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Docker 10 8% required in 70% · 4 open now · since Jul 2025
CloudFormation 9 7% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Git 9 7% required in 89% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Helm 8 7% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Prometheus 7 6% required in 86% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
CircleCI 6 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
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Rest API6
Ansible5
Chef5
Microsoft Excel5
Puppet5
gRPC4
GraphQL3
Kustomize3
Copilot3
Cursor3
OWASP ZAP2
dbt2
Model Context Protocol2
Flyway1
Liquibase1
ModSecurity1
OpenTofu1
Semgrep1

What AI and ML technologies does Harness use?

LLM is named in 9% of job postings at Harness, followed by Claude (5%), ChatGPT (1%).

LLM 11 9% required in 82% · 4 open now · since Oct 2025
Claude 6 5% required in 67% · since Feb 2026
ChatGPT 1 1% required in 100% · since Feb 2026

Which engineering practices does Harness ask for?

Knowledge Graph is named in 99% of job postings at Harness, followed by CI/CD (29%), AI Agents (9%), Incident Management (9%).

Knowledge Graph 122 99% required in 100% · 65 open now · since Apr 2024
CI/CD 36 29% required in 89% · 18 open now · since Jul 2025
AI Agents 11 9% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Mar 2026
Incident Management 11 9% required in 91% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Platform Engineering 8 7% required in 88% · 4 open now · since May 2026
AIOps 6 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Configuration Management 5 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
SRE 5 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
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Agentic Workflows4
GitOps3
SLI/SLO/SLA3
ETL/ELT2
Function Calling2
Human-in-the-Loop2
IAM2
Progressive Delivery2
RAG2
A/B Testing1
Blue-Green Deployment1
CMMC1
DNS1
FinOps1
LLM Guardrails1
Red Teaming1
State Management1
Embeddings1
Machine Learning1
Multi-Agent Systems1

What does each Harness team work with?

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

Sales

36 postings
AppDynamics36
SQL2

Solutions

21 postings
AppDynamics21
Terraform4
AWS3
Azure3
GCP3
GitHub Actions3

Security

10 postings
AppDynamics10
AWS5
GCP5
Azure4
Kubernetes4
Python3

Backend

9 postings
AppDynamics9
Go7
Java7
AWS5
Azure5
GCP5

Product

9 postings
AppDynamics9
AWS2
Azure2
GCP2

Management

8 postings
AppDynamics8
Kubernetes6
Go5
GCP3
Java3

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How much does Harness pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Harness postings with stated pay: $219k across 62 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
AppDynamics62$219k0%
GCP9$200k−9%
AWS9$200k−9%
Azure9$200k−9%
Kubernetes8$191k−13%
Python7$182k−17%
LLM5$200k−9%
SQL5$200k−9%

How is the Harness 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
SIEMOct 2026
Amazon S3Oct 2026
DatadogOct 2026
Model Context ProtocolOct 2026
RedisOct 2026
IAMSep 2026
CopilotSep 2026
CursorSep 2026
Rising
AWS13% → 28%
GCP15% → 28%
Azure13% → 26%
Python8% → 19%
LLM5% → 14%
Docker3% → 12%
PostgreSQL0% → 9%
Java10% → 16%
Falling
Platform Engineering15% → 3%
GitOps8% → 0%
SQL8% → 3%
Not named for 6 months
GitHubMar 2026

How modern is the Harness stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 81/100

Harness 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Harness stack in its industry?

Share of the 487 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

AppDynamics1%
Kubernetes62%
GCP45%
AWS60%
Azure45%
Python63%
Java32%
Go34%
LLM39%
SQL46%

What sets Harness apart

AppDynamics1%

Questions about the Harness tech stack

What programming languages does Harness use?

The languages named in Harness job postings are Python (15%), Java (13%), Go (12%), SQL (7%), Bash (3%), as a share of the 123 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Harness use Flink?

Yes. Flink is named in 2 of 123 job postings (2%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Harness use?

The cloud and platforms named in Harness job postings are AppDynamics (122), Kubernetes (32), GCP (28) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Sales job at Harness?

Sales postings at Harness most often require AppDynamics (36), SQL (2), out of 36 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Harness tech stack changing?

Yes. SIEM, Amazon S3, Datadog, Model Context Protocol first appeared in Harness job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Harness tech stack?

Harness 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Harness tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Harness publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 123 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, "Harness tech stack: 128 technologies from 123 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/harness/technologies

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