HSBC tech stack
HSBC builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript. Its stack also includes GCP, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL. Python is named in 137 of the 404 job postings HSBC published in the last 12 months (34%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of HSBC, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does HSBC use?
Python is named in 34% of job postings at HSBC, followed by SQL (29%), Java (25%), JavaScript (8%).
Python
137 34%
SQL
118 29%
Java
101 25%
JavaScript
34 8%
TypeScript
21 5%
SAS
14 3%
C++
12 3%
Kotlin
11 3%
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What frameworks and libraries does HSBC use?
Spring Boot is named in 9% of job postings at HSBC, followed by React.js (4%), JUnit (3%), LangChain (3%).
Spring Boot
36 9%
React.js
15 4%
JUnit
12 3%
LangChain
11 3%
Angular
9 2%
Spring Framework
8 2%
Hadoop
8 2%
Hibernate
6 1%
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And 27 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does HSBC use?
PostgreSQL is named in 9% of job postings at HSBC, followed by Google BigQuery (7%), Oracle (4%), Redis (2%).
PostgreSQL
35 9%
Google BigQuery
27 7%
Oracle
15 4%
Redis
9 2%
ClickHouse
6 1%
MySQL
6 1%
Amazon Redshift
4 1%
Db2
4 1%
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What cloud and platforms does HSBC use?
GCP is named in 19% of job postings at HSBC, followed by Kubernetes (19%), Linux (8%), AWS (8%).
GCP
77 19%
Kubernetes
76 19%
AWS
33 8%
Azure
27 7%
GitHub
23 6%
Apache Kafka
23 6%
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And 23 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does HSBC use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 13% of job postings at HSBC, followed by Jenkins (12%), Docker (10%), Rest API (9%).
Jenkins
50 12%
Docker
42 10%
Rest API
38 9%
Git
37 9%
Ansible
25 6%
Terraform
18 4%
Maven
11 3%
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And 25 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does HSBC use?
LLM is named in 7% of job postings at HSBC, followed by Claude (1%), Gemini (<1%), AWQ (<1%).
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Which engineering practices does HSBC ask for?
CI/CD is named in 32% of job postings at HSBC, followed by AI Agents (11%), Machine Learning (10%), RAG (7%).
CI/CD
131 32%
AI Agents
44 11%
RAG
29 7%
Incident Management
22 5%
Prompt Engineering
15 4%
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And 30 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does HSBC use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in <1% of job postings at HSBC, followed by VSAM (<1%).
Kotlin Coroutines
2 <1%
What does each HSBC team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Leadership
72 postingsBackend
69 postingsEarly Careers
49 postingsAnalytics
49 postingsFinance
27 postingsHow does your stack fit HSBC?
How much does HSBC pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all HSBC postings with stated pay: $80k across 36 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL | 14 | $79k | −2% |
| Python | 13 | $80k | 0% |
| Java | 12 | $82k | +3% |
| Linux | 9 | $80k | 0% |
| PostgreSQL | 7 | $84k | +5% |
| JavaScript | 6 | $83k | +3% |
| Unix | 6 | $78k | −2% |
| Kubernetes | 6 | $77k | −4% |
| Oracle | 5 | $84k | +5% |
| Bash | 5 | $75k | −6% |
How is the HSBC 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 HSBC stack?
HSBC 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: 9; legacy ones: 1.
How common is the HSBC stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,657 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets HSBC apart
Companies with a stack like HSBC
Questions about the HSBC tech stack
What programming languages does HSBC use?
The languages named in HSBC job postings are Python (34%), SQL (29%), Java (25%), JavaScript (8%), TypeScript (5%), as a share of the 404 postings of the last 12 months.
Does HSBC use Spring Boot?
Yes. Spring Boot is named in 36 of 404 job postings (9%) and required in 36 of them.
What cloud and platforms does HSBC use?
The cloud and platforms named in HSBC job postings are GCP (77), Kubernetes (76), Linux (34) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Leadership job at HSBC?
Leadership postings at HSBC most often require Java (25), Python (23), GCP (19), SQL (19), out of 72 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the HSBC tech stack changing?
Yes. CloudFormation, AutoGen, Jaeger, Feature Store first appeared in HSBC job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the HSBC tech stack?
HSBC 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: 9; legacy ones: 1.
How does Alion know the HSBC tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting HSBC publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 404 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, "HSBC tech stack: 327 technologies from 404 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/hsbc/technologies