Harness tech stack

Harness builds mostly with Python, Go, Java, SQL. Its stack also includes AppDynamics, Kubernetes, BigQuery, Google BigQuery. AppDynamics is named in 94 of the 95 job postings Harness published in the last 12 months (99%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Harness, updated Sep 26, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 26, 2026
Technologies in use
118
Postings analysed
95
Open now
63
Modernity
81 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Harness use?

Python is named in 17% of job postings at Harness, followed by Go (11%), Java (11%), SQL (8%).

Python 16 17% required in 88% · 12 open now · since Jul 2025
Go 10 11% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Jul 2025
Java 10 11% required in 80% · 8 open now · since Jul 2025
SQL 8 8% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jul 2025
Bash 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
JavaScript 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
PowerShell 2 2% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
Scala 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Harness use?

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

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

What databases does Harness use?

BigQuery is named in 3% of job postings at Harness, followed by Google BigQuery (3%), PostgreSQL (3%), Amazon Redshift (2%).

BigQuery 3 3% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Google BigQuery 3 3% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
PostgreSQL 3 3% required in 33% · 2 open now · since Jul 2025
Amazon Redshift 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Snowflake 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
TimescaleDB 2 2% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
Apache Iceberg 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
ClickHouse 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
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Druid1
MySQL1
ElasticSearch1

What cloud and platforms does Harness use?

AppDynamics is named in 99% of job postings at Harness, followed by Kubernetes (22%), GCP (19%), AWS (17%).

AppDynamics 94 99% required in 100% · 62 open now · since Apr 2024
Kubernetes 21 22% required in 90% · 15 open now · since Jul 2025
GCP 18 19% required in 94% · 13 open now · since Jul 2025
AWS 16 17% required in 94% · 12 open now · since Jul 2025
Azure 15 16% required in 93% · 11 open now · since Jul 2025
GitLab CI 5 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Grafana 4 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Apache Kafka 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Show all (38)
Burp Suite2
GitHub2
GitHub Actions2
GitLab2
Linux2
Looker2
OpenShift2
Spark2
Tableau2
Okta2
Qualys Cloud Platform2
Bamboo1
Bitbucket1
Dynatrace1
Metabase1
New Relic1
Perplexity1
Postman1
Power BI1
Prisma Cloud1
SentinelOne1
Snyk1
Splunk1
Sumo Logic1
TeamCity1
Windows1
Akamai1
Carbon Black1
Cloudflare1
DLP1

What developer tools does Harness use?

Terraform is named in 20% of job postings at Harness, followed by CloudFormation (7%), Git (7%), Jenkins (7%).

Terraform 19 20% required in 47% · 14 open now · since Dec 2025
CloudFormation 7 7% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Git 7 7% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Jenkins 7 7% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Helm 6 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Ansible 5 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Prometheus 5 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Chef 4 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
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CircleCI4
Microsoft Excel4
Puppet4
Rest API4
Docker4
GraphQL3
gRPC3
Kustomize2
OWASP ZAP2
dbt2
Copilot1
Cursor1
Flyway1
Liquibase1
Maven1
ModSecurity1
OpenTofu1
Semgrep1
npm1

What AI and ML technologies does Harness use?

LLM is named in 9% of job postings at Harness, followed by Claude (4%), ChatGPT (1%).

LLM 9 9% required in 78% · 7 open now · since Oct 2025
Claude 4 4% required in 100% · 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 (24%), Incident Management (9%), AI Agents (7%).

Knowledge Graph 94 99% required in 100% · 62 open now · since Apr 2024
CI/CD 23 24% required in 91% · 19 open now · since Jul 2025
Incident Management 9 9% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
AI Agents 7 7% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Mar 2026
Platform Engineering 7 7% required in 86% · 7 open now · since Jul 2025
AIOps 5 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Configuration Management 4 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
SRE 4 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
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Agentic Workflows3
GitOps3
Progressive Delivery2
Shift-Left2
RAG2
A/B Testing1
Blue-Green Deployment1
DNS1
ETL/ELT1
FinOps1
Function Calling1
Human-in-the-Loop1
IAM1
Red Teaming1
SLI/SLO/SLA1
State Management1
Tool Use1
Embeddings1
Machine Learning1

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

14 postings
AppDynamics14
Terraform2

Security

8 postings
AppDynamics8
AWS3
GCP3
Python3
Azure2
Burp Suite2

Leadership

6 postings
AppDynamics6
Kubernetes5
Go3
GCP2
Java2

Backend

5 postings
AppDynamics5
Java4
AWS3
Azure3
GCP3
Go3

Product

5 postings
AppDynamics5
AWS2
Azure2
GCP2
Kubernetes2

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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: $200k across 49 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
AppDynamics49$200k0%
GCP6$201k+1%
AWS6$201k+1%
Azure6$201k+1%
SQL5$200k0%
Kubernetes5$182k−9%
Python5$182k−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
Burp SuiteAug 2026
OWASP ZAPAug 2026
RAGAug 2026
GitHub ActionsJul 2026
Microsoft ExcelJul 2026
GitOpsJul 2026
Progressive DeliveryJul 2026
OktaJul 2026
Rising
GCP5% → 20%
AWS5% → 18%
Go0% → 13%
Python5% → 16%
Azure5% → 16%
CloudFormation0% → 7%
Git0% → 7%
Jenkins0% → 7%
Falling
CI/CD32% → 20%
SQL16% → 5%
Platform Engineering16% → 7%
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 2,999 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

AppDynamics0%
Kubernetes30%
GCP28%
AWS40%
Python50%
Azure29%
Go15%
Java19%
LLM32%
SQL38%

What sets Harness apart

AppDynamics0%

Questions about the Harness tech stack

What programming languages does Harness use?

The languages named in Harness job postings are Python (17%), Go (11%), Java (11%), SQL (8%), Bash (2%), as a share of the 95 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Harness use AppDynamics?

Yes. AppDynamics is named in 94 of 95 job postings (99%) and required in 94 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Harness use?

The cloud and platforms named in Harness job postings are AppDynamics (94), Kubernetes (21), GCP (18) (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. Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, RAG, GitHub Actions 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 95 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 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: 118 technologies from 95 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/harness/technologies

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