Hercules tech stack
Hercules builds mostly with TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, SQL. Its stack also includes Cloudflare, ClickHouse, AWS, PostgreSQL. TypeScript is named in 21 of the 27 job postings Hercules published in the last 12 months (78%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Hercules, updated Nov 13, 2026.
What programming languages does Hercules use?
TypeScript is named in 78% of job postings at Hercules, followed by JavaScript (15%), Rust (4%), SQL (4%).
What frameworks and libraries does Hercules use?
Tailwind CSS is named in 59% of job postings at Hercules, followed by Vercel AI SDK (59%), React.js (15%).
What databases does Hercules use?
ClickHouse is named in 63% of job postings at Hercules, followed by PostgreSQL (59%), Redis (59%), Google BigQuery (4%).
What cloud and platforms does Hercules use?
Cloudflare is named in 63% of job postings at Hercules, followed by AWS (59%), Anthropic (59%), OpenAI (59%).
What developer tools does Hercules use?
Docker is named in 59% of job postings at Hercules, followed by Terraform (59%), Lovable (11%), Cursor (4%).
What AI and ML technologies does Hercules use?
ChatGPT is named in 4% of job postings at Hercules.
ChatGPT
1 4%
Which engineering practices does Hercules ask for?
AI Agents is named in 37% of job postings at Hercules, followed by A/B Testing (19%), PWA (15%), Prompt Caching (15%).
AI Agents
10 37%
PWA
4 15%
RAG
1 4%
What does each Hercules team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
9 postingsProduct
5 postingsHow does your stack fit Hercules?
How much does Hercules pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Hercules postings with stated pay: $250k across 27 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript | 21 | $250k | 0% |
| ClickHouse | 17 | $300k | +20% |
| Cloudflare | 17 | $300k | +20% |
| AWS | 16 | $300k | +20% |
| Anthropic | 16 | $300k | +20% |
| OpenAI | 16 | $300k | +20% |
| PostgreSQL | 16 | $300k | +20% |
| Redis | 16 | $300k | +20% |
| Tailwind CSS | 16 | $300k | +20% |
| Vercel AI SDK | 16 | $300k | +20% |
How is the Hercules 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 Hercules stack?
Hercules scores 76 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Hercules stack in its industry?
Share of the 305 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Hercules apart
Companies with a stack like Hercules
Questions about the Hercules tech stack
What programming languages does Hercules use?
The languages named in Hercules job postings are TypeScript (78%), JavaScript (15%), Rust (4%), SQL (4%), as a share of the 27 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Hercules use Tailwind CSS?
Yes. Tailwind CSS is named in 16 of 27 job postings (59%) and required in 16 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Hercules use?
The cloud and platforms named in Hercules job postings are Cloudflare (17), AWS (16), Anthropic (16) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Hercules?
Backend postings at Hercules most often require AWS (9), Anthropic (9), ClickHouse (9), Cloudflare (9), out of 9 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Hercules tech stack changing?
Yes. Lovable, Replit first appeared in Hercules job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Hercules tech stack?
Hercules scores 76 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Hercules tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Hercules publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 27 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 13, 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, "Hercules tech stack: 32 technologies from 27 job postings", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/hercules/technologies