IonQ tech stack
IonQ builds mostly with Python, Rust, C++, SQL. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, Qiskit, Cirq. Python is named in 86 of the 264 job postings IonQ published in the last 12 months (33%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of IonQ, updated Nov 12, 2026.
What programming languages does IonQ use?
Python is named in 33% of job postings at IonQ, followed by Rust (11%), C++ (6%), SQL (4%).
Python
86 33%
Rust
28 11%
C++
17 6%
SQL
10 4%
Go
9 3%
MATLAB
9 3%
SystemVerilog
5 2%
JavaScript
4 2%
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What frameworks and libraries does IonQ use?
Qiskit is named in 6% of job postings at IonQ, followed by Cirq (5%), PennyLane (4%), OpenTelemetry (2%).
Qiskit
16 6%
Cirq
12 5%
PennyLane
10 4%
OpenTelemetry
5 2%
UVM
3 1%
NumPy
3 1%
Three.JS
2 1%
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What databases does IonQ use?
PostgreSQL is named in 3% of job postings at IonQ, followed by InfluxDB (2%), TimescaleDB (2%), Amazon Neptune (2%).
PostgreSQL
9 3%
InfluxDB
5 2%
TimescaleDB
4 2%
Amazon Neptune
4 2%
Neo4j
4 2%
Snowflake
2 1%
OpenSearch
1 <1%
Redis
1 <1%
What cloud and platforms does IonQ use?
AWS is named in 9% of job postings at IonQ, followed by GCP (8%), Kubernetes (6%), Linux (6%).
AWS
24 9%
GCP
21 8%
Kubernetes
17 6%
Azure
13 5%
GitHub
8 3%
Apache Kafka
7 3%
Power BI
7 3%
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What developer tools does IonQ use?
Rest API is named in 6% of job postings at IonQ, followed by Microsoft Excel (5%), gRPC (4%), KLayout (3%).
Rest API
16 6%
gRPC
11 4%
KLayout
9 3%
Terraform
8 3%
Docker
7 3%
Lighthouse
7 3%
Altium Designer
7 3%
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And 19 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does IonQ use?
LLM is named in 2% of job postings at IonQ, followed by Claude (2%), ChatGPT (1%).
Which engineering practices does IonQ ask for?
CI/CD is named in 9% of job postings at IonQ, followed by AI Agents (7%), HPC (7%), Machine Learning (4%).
CI/CD
25 9%
AI Agents
18 7%
HPC
18 7%
SLI/SLO/SLA
9 3%
Platform Engineering
6 2%
Time Series
5 2%
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And 7 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each IonQ team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Industrial Engineering
34 postingsHardware
29 postingsBackend
25 postingsOperations
22 postingsSales
21 postingsHow does your stack fit IonQ?
How much does IonQ pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all IonQ postings with stated pay: $186k across 189 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 63 | $186k | 0% |
| AWS | 24 | $228k | +23% |
| GCP | 21 | $228k | +23% |
| Kubernetes | 13 | $228k | +23% |
| Azure | 13 | $225k | +21% |
| C++ | 13 | $191k | +3% |
| Rust | 10 | $202k | +9% |
| Qiskit | 10 | $189k | +1% |
| Go | 9 | $228k | +23% |
| Linux | 8 | $176k | −5% |
How is the IonQ 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 IonQ stack?
IonQ scores 78 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 IonQ stack in its industry?
Share of the 103 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets IonQ apart
IonQ products in its job postings
Postings at IonQ name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
Companies with a stack like IonQ
Blue Origin
157 shared technologies
Koch Industries
135 shared technologies
GE Vernova
160 shared technologies
Viasat
118 shared technologies
General Dynamics Mission Systems
124 shared technologies
SanDisk
120 shared technologies
SpaceX
131 shared technologies
Applied Materials
140 shared technologies
Questions about the IonQ tech stack
What programming languages does IonQ use?
The languages named in IonQ job postings are Python (33%), Rust (11%), C++ (6%), SQL (4%), Go (3%), as a share of the 264 postings of the last 12 months.
Does IonQ use Qiskit?
Yes. Qiskit is named in 16 of 264 job postings (6%) and required in 15 of them.
What cloud and platforms does IonQ use?
The cloud and platforms named in IonQ job postings are AWS (24), GCP (21), Kubernetes (17) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Industrial Engineering job at IonQ?
Industrial Engineering postings at IonQ most often require Python (15), SolidWorks (5), Git (4), Kubernetes (4), out of 34 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the IonQ tech stack changing?
Yes. Computer Vision, SAS, Crowdstrike, VMWare first appeared in IonQ job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the IonQ tech stack?
IonQ scores 78 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 IonQ tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting IonQ publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 264 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 12, 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, "IonQ tech stack: 190 technologies from 264 job postings", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/ionq/technologies