Horizon3 tech stack

Horizon3 builds mostly with Python, SQL, Go, TypeScript. Its stack also includes AWS, Azure, Neo4j, PostgreSQL. AWS is named in 41 of the 66 job postings Horizon3 published in the last 12 months (62%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Horizon3, updated Sep 28, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 28, 2026
Technologies in use
168
Postings analysed
66
Open now
50
Modernity
79 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Horizon3 use?

Python is named in 53% of job postings at Horizon3, followed by SQL (26%), Go (21%), TypeScript (14%).

Python 35 53% required in 89% · 28 open now · since Jun 2025
SQL 17 26% required in 88% · 12 open now · since Jun 2025
Go 14 21% required in 86% · 13 open now · since Jun 2025
TypeScript 9 14% required in 89% · 8 open now · since Jun 2025
C++ 8 12% required in 63% · 5 open now · since Jun 2025
Java 6 9% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jun 2025
Rust 6 9% required in 50% · 3 open now · since May 2026
JavaScript 6 9% required in 33% · 5 open now · since Jun 2026
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PowerShell5
Scala5
Bash4
C#2
Node JS1
PHP1

What frameworks and libraries does Horizon3 use?

OpenTelemetry is named in 5% of job postings at Horizon3, followed by Impacket (3%), Playwright (3%), Selenium (3%).

OpenTelemetry 3 5% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Impacket 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Playwright 2 3% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Selenium 2 3% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Flink 2 3% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Metasploit 1 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Puppeteer 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
PyTorch 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Socket.IO1
Dagster1
LangChain1

What databases does Horizon3 use?

Neo4j is named in 32% of job postings at Horizon3, followed by PostgreSQL (26%), OpenSearch (2%), Snowflake (2%).

Neo4j 21 32% required in 71% · 17 open now · since Jun 2025
PostgreSQL 17 26% required in 88% · 13 open now · since Jun 2025
OpenSearch 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Snowflake 1 2% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does Horizon3 use?

AWS is named in 62% of job postings at Horizon3, followed by Azure (36%), GCP (33%), Kubernetes (33%).

AWS 41 62% required in 83% · 30 open now · since Jun 2025
Azure 24 36% required in 92% · 18 open now · since Jun 2025
GCP 22 33% required in 95% · 16 open now · since Jun 2025
Kubernetes 22 33% required in 82% · 18 open now · since Jun 2025
Datadog 14 21% required in 57% · 12 open now · since May 2026
Active Directory 12 18% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Jun 2026
SIEM 9 14% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Jul 2026
Okta 8 12% required in 63% · 5 open now · since May 2026
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Linux6
GitLab CI6
Crowdstrike5
SentinelOne5
Windows5
AWS Bedrock5
Grafana5
Amazon S34
Microsoft Defender4
GitLab4
Microsoft Entra ID4
LDAP3
Amazon EKS3
AWS Lambda2
AWS WAF2
Burp Suite2
DLP2
Splunk2
Tableau2
Amazon Kinesis2
Apache Kafka2
.NET1
API Gateway1
AWS Step Functions1
Amazon EC21
Amazon EventBridge1
Apollo1
Carbon Black1
Databricks1
DigitalOcean1
Docker Swarm1
Elastic SIEM1

And 18 more, each named in fewer postings.

What developer tools does Horizon3 use?

Docker is named in 30% of job postings at Horizon3, followed by Terraform (15%), GraphQL (14%), Ansible (8%).

Docker 20 30% required in 85% · 15 open now · since Jun 2025
Terraform 10 15% required in 90% · 8 open now · since May 2026
GraphQL 9 14% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Jun 2025
Ansible 5 8% required in 100% · 4 open now · since May 2026
CloudFormation 5 8% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jun 2026
Git 4 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Prometheus 4 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
Tcpdump 4 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
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Wireshark4
ArgoCD4
Crossplane3
BloodHound2
Microsoft Excel2
Claude Code2
Rest API2
AWS Glue1
Argo Workflows1
Chrome DevTools1
Cobalt Strike1
Covenant1
External Secrets1
Ghidra1
Hashcat1
HashiCorp Vault1
John the Ripper1
NetExec1
Nmap1
OWASP Dependency-Track1
OWASP ZAP1
Pacu1
Prowler1
SQLmap1
ScoutSuite1
Sliver1
Trivy1
TruffleHog1
WebSockets1
WordPress1
Docker Compose1
Helm1

And 3 more, each named in fewer postings.

What AI and ML technologies does Horizon3 use?

LLM is named in 17% of job postings at Horizon3, followed by Claude (3%), Gemini (3%).

LLM 11 17% required in 73% · 9 open now · since Apr 2026
Claude 2 3% required in 50% · since Jul 2026
Gemini 2 3% required in 50% · since Jul 2026

Which engineering practices does Horizon3 ask for?

AI Agents is named in 18% of job postings at Horizon3, followed by IAM (17%), ETL/ELT (14%), CI/CD (14%).

AI Agents 12 18% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Apr 2026
IAM 11 17% required in 91% · 8 open now · since May 2026
ETL/ELT 9 14% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Jun 2025
CI/CD 9 14% required in 89% · 7 open now · since May 2026
Platform Engineering 8 12% required in 100% · 6 open now · since May 2026
Incident Management 5 8% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
Agentic Workflows 5 8% required in 80% · 3 open now · since Jun 2025
Red Teaming 4 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
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SLI/SLO/SLA4
TCP/IP4
Machine Learning3
Tool Use3
SFT3
Fine-tuning3
EU AI Act2
Function Calling2
Knowledge Distillation2
Model Distillation2
Post-training2
Structured Outputs2
GitOps2
A/B Testing1
BGP1
Configuration Management1
Context Engineering1
Edge AI1
FinOps1
Hallucination1
LLM Guardrails1
NIST AI RMF1
Progressive Delivery1
Quantization1
GRPO1
LLM Evaluation1
RAG1

What does each Horizon3 team work with?

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

Backend

11 postings
Python10
AWS9
PostgreSQL9
Docker8
Go8
Neo4j8

Security

6 postings
AWS3
Python3
AWS WAF2
Amazon S32
Azure2
Burp Suite2

Support

5 postings
AWS4
Ansible4
Azure4
Bash4
CloudFormation4
Docker4

Leadership

5 postings
AWS4
Azure3
GCP3
Python3
Datadog2
Docker2

Management

4 postings
Git2
Neo4j2
PostgreSQL2

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How much does Horizon3 pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Horizon3 postings with stated pay: $260k across 60 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
AWS36$270k+4%
Python31$270k+4%
Azure22$270k+4%
GCP20$270k+4%
Neo4j19$270k+4%
Kubernetes19$260k0%
SQL15$249k−4%
PostgreSQL14$268k+3%
Go13$270k+4%
Datadog12$257k−1%

How is the Horizon3 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
GitOpsSep 2026
Knowledge DistillationSep 2026
Model DistillationSep 2026
Post-trainingSep 2026
Machine LearningSep 2026
OpenTelemetryAug 2026
Amazon KinesisAug 2026
Apache KafkaAug 2026
Rising
SIEM0% → 18%
Active Directory6% → 22%
Go13% → 24%
Crowdstrike0% → 10%
SentinelOne0% → 10%
Microsoft Defender0% → 8%
Microsoft Entra ID0% → 8%
AI Agents13% → 20%
Falling
Neo4j50% → 26%
GCP50% → 28%
Azure50% → 32%
Amazon S319% → 2%
PostgreSQL38% → 22%
CI/CD25% → 10%
Terraform25% → 12%
GitLab CI19% → 6%

How modern is the Horizon3 stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 79/100

Horizon3 scores 79 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 Horizon3 stack in its industry?

Share of the 149 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

AWS65%
Python72%
Azure54%
GCP55%
Kubernetes44%
Neo4j2%
PostgreSQL29%
SQL39%
Datadog12%
Go30%

What sets Horizon3 apart

Neo4j2%
Microsoft Defender3%

Questions about the Horizon3 tech stack

What programming languages does Horizon3 use?

The languages named in Horizon3 job postings are Python (53%), SQL (26%), Go (21%), TypeScript (14%), C++ (12%), as a share of the 66 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Horizon3 use OpenTelemetry?

Yes. OpenTelemetry is named in 3 of 66 job postings (5%) and required in 1 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Horizon3 use?

The cloud and platforms named in Horizon3 job postings are AWS (41), Azure (24), GCP (22) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Horizon3?

Backend postings at Horizon3 most often require Python (10), AWS (9), PostgreSQL (9), Docker (8), out of 11 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Horizon3 tech stack changing?

Yes. GitOps, Knowledge Distillation, Model Distillation, Post-training first appeared in Horizon3 job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Horizon3 tech stack?

Horizon3 scores 79 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 Horizon3 tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Horizon3 publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 66 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 28, 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, "Horizon3 tech stack: 168 technologies from 66 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/horizon3/technologies

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