Hofer
Retail & Shop Systems

Hofer tech stack

Hofer builds mostly with Python, SQL, PowerShell, Java. Its stack also includes Azure, Databricks, PostgreSQL, MS SQL. Python is named in 62 of the 153 job postings Hofer published in the last 12 months (41%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Hofer, updated Nov 10, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 10, 2026
Technologies in use
117
Postings analysed
153
Open now
94
Modernity
81 /100
New in 6 months
1

What programming languages does Hofer use?

Python is named in 41% of job postings at Hofer, followed by SQL (38%), PowerShell (25%), Java (20%).

Python 62 41% required in 89% · 44 open now · since Aug 2026
SQL 58 38% required in 90% · 48 open now · since Aug 2026
PowerShell 38 25% required in 95% · 32 open now · since Aug 2026
Java 30 20% required in 90% · 24 open now · since Aug 2026
ABAP 21 14% required in 14% · 9 open now · since Aug 2026
JavaScript 20 13% required in 25% · 9 open now · since Aug 2026
Node JS 12 8% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
Scala 6 4% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
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TypeScript5
C++3
Kotlin3
C#3
1C2

What frameworks and libraries does Hofer use?

SAP UI5 is named in 8% of job postings at Hofer, followed by NumPy (6%), Spring Boot (6%), LangChain (2%).

SAP UI5 12 8% optional · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
NumPy 9 6% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Sep 2026
Spring Boot 9 6% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Aug 2026
LangChain 3 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
LlamaIndex 3 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Pandas 3 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
PyTorch 3 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Quarkus 3 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
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Ray3
React.js3
Scikit-learn3
TensorFlow3
TensorFlow C++3
pgvector3
Selenium3
Angular2
Cypress2
Playwright2
Plotly2

What databases does Hofer use?

PostgreSQL is named in 14% of job postings at Hofer, followed by MS SQL (8%), SAP BW (5%), Azure SQL Database (1%).

PostgreSQL 22 14% required in 86% · 15 open now · since Aug 2026
MS SQL 12 8% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
SAP BW 8 5% required in 63% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Azure SQL Database 2 1% required in 100% · since Sep 2026

What cloud and platforms does Hofer use?

Azure is named in 36% of job postings at Hofer, followed by Databricks (23%), Kubernetes (17%), Spark (16%).

Azure 55 36% required in 89% · 45 open now · since Aug 2026
Databricks 35 23% required in 91% · 27 open now · since Aug 2026
Kubernetes 26 17% required in 92% · 21 open now · since Aug 2026
Spark 24 16% required in 88% · 24 open now · since Aug 2026
Power BI 23 15% required in 87% · 7 open now · since Aug 2026
SAP BTP 18 12% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Aug 2026
GitLab 14 9% required in 79% · 11 open now · since Sep 2026
Unix 12 8% required in 100% · 12 open now · since Sep 2026
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Active Directory12
Tableau10
Windows Server10
Microsoft Fabric9
Azure AKS6
Collibra6
GitLab CI6
Windows6
Linux4
AWS3
Amazon EKS3
Apache Kafka3
Azure DevOps3
BeyondTrust3
Dynatrace3
GitHub Actions3
Grafana3
Hugging Face3
MLFlow3
Microsoft Entra ID3
.NET3
Firebase3
Figma2

What developer tools does Hofer use?

Terraform is named in 14% of job postings at Hofer, followed by Docker (11%), Azure Data Factory (8%), pySpark (6%).

Terraform 21 14% required in 100% · 18 open now · since Aug 2026
Docker 17 11% required in 71% · 15 open now · since Aug 2026
Azure Data Factory 12 8% required in 100% · 12 open now · since Sep 2026
pySpark 9 6% required in 67% · 9 open now · since Sep 2026
Rest API 8 5% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
Git 8 5% required in 75% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
Jenkins 8 5% required in 75% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
Model Context Protocol 6 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
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Alteryx6
Microsoft Excel4
ABAP Unit3
Apache Tomcat3
ArgoCD3
Bicep3
CloudFormation3
Fabric AI3
Helm3
Informatica3
Keycloak3
Loki3
Maven3
Prometheus3
MQTT3
gRPC3

What AI and ML technologies does Hofer use?

LLM is named in 4% of job postings at Hofer, followed by DALL-E (3%).

LLM 6 4% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
DALL-E 5 3% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026

Which engineering practices does Hofer ask for?

CI/CD is named in 31% of job postings at Hofer, followed by AI Agents (10%), Machine Learning (8%), IAM (6%).

CI/CD 47 31% required in 94% · 34 open now · since Aug 2026
AI Agents 15 10% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Sep 2026
Machine Learning 12 8% required in 100% · 12 open now · since Aug 2026
IAM 9 6% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Aug 2026
Dimensional Modeling 8 5% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
ETL/ELT 6 4% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
Incident Management 6 4% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
RAG 6 4% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
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Platform Engineering4
Agentic Workflows3
EU AI Act3
Feature Store3
FinOps3
Function Calling3
Hallucination3
Hybrid Search3
LLM Evaluation3
LLM Guardrails3
LLMOps3
Multi-Agent Systems3
Reinforcement Learning3
Reinforcement Learning3
Reranking3
Structured Outputs3

What does each Hofer team work with?

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

Data Science

23 postings
SQL20
Python18
Databricks17
Spark12
Unix12
Azure Data Factory9

DevOps

19 postings
Azure17
Terraform15
PowerShell14
Kubernetes12
Python12
GitLab11

Backend

18 postings
Java12
PostgreSQL12
Node JS9
SAP BTP9
Docker6
Kubernetes6

Security

14 postings
PowerShell12
Active Directory6
Python6
SQL6
Windows Server6
Azure3

Industrial Engineering

10 postings
Python6
Azure4
PowerShell4
Azure AKS3
BeyondTrust3
Collibra3

Finance

10 postings
Power BI10
Microsoft Excel3
SAP BW3

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How is the Hofer 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
FirebaseOct 2026

How modern is the Hofer stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 81/100

Hofer 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 Hofer stack in its industry?

Share of the 836 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python28%
SQL37%
Azure17%
PowerShell9%
Databricks6%
Java13%
Kubernetes15%
Spark7%
Power BI20%
PostgreSQL14%

What sets Hofer apart

ABAP4%
SAP BTP2%
SAP UI50%
Unix4%
Microsoft Fabric1%
NumPy3%
SAP BW1%
Azure AKS2%
Collibra1%
GitLab CI4%

Questions about the Hofer tech stack

What programming languages does Hofer use?

The languages named in Hofer job postings are Python (41%), SQL (38%), PowerShell (25%), Java (20%), ABAP (14%), as a share of the 153 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Hofer use NumPy?

Yes. NumPy is named in 9 of 153 job postings (6%) and required in 9 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Hofer use?

The cloud and platforms named in Hofer job postings are Azure (55), Databricks (35), Kubernetes (26) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Data Science job at Hofer?

Data Science postings at Hofer most often require SQL (20), Python (18), Databricks (17), Spark (12), out of 23 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Hofer tech stack changing?

Yes. Firebase first appeared in Hofer job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Hofer tech stack?

Hofer 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 Hofer tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Hofer publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 153 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 10, 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, "Hofer tech stack: 117 technologies from 153 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/hofer-2/technologies

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