Ionq tech stack
Ionq builds mostly with Python, Rust, C++, MATLAB. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, Qiskit, Cirq. Python is named in 59 of the 154 job postings Ionq published in the last 12 months (38%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Ionq, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does Ionq use?
Python is named in 38% of job postings at Ionq, followed by Rust (11%), C++ (8%), MATLAB (6%).
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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
9 6%
Cirq
7 5%
PennyLane
6 4%
OpenTelemetry
3 2%
UVM
2 1%
NumPy
2 1%
Commander.js
1 1%
Svelte
1 1%
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What databases does Ionq use?
InfluxDB is named in 3% of job postings at Ionq, followed by PostgreSQL (3%), TimescaleDB (2%), Amazon Neptune (2%).
InfluxDB
4 3%
PostgreSQL
4 3%
TimescaleDB
3 2%
Amazon Neptune
3 2%
Neo4j
3 2%
OpenSearch
1 1%
Redis
1 1%
Snowflake
1 1%
What cloud and platforms does Ionq use?
AWS is named in 11% of job postings at Ionq, followed by GCP (10%), Linux (8%), Kubernetes (6%).
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What developer tools does Ionq use?
Docker is named in 5% of job postings at Ionq, followed by KLayout (5%), Altium Designer (5%), gRPC (4%).
Docker
7 5%
KLayout
7 5%
Altium Designer
7 5%
gRPC
6 4%
Ansible
6 4%
Terraform
5 3%
SolidWorks
5 3%
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And 3 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Ionq use?
LLM is named in 3% of job postings at Ionq, followed by Claude (1%).
Which engineering practices does Ionq ask for?
CI/CD is named in 12% of job postings at Ionq, followed by AI Agents (8%), HPC (7%), Platform Engineering (5%).
CI/CD
18 12%
AI Agents
12 8%
HPC
11 7%
Platform Engineering
7 5%
AIOps
4 3%
SLI/SLO/SLA
4 3%
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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
26 postingsHardware
25 postingsBackend
15 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: $185k across 114 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 44 | $174k | −6% |
| AWS | 17 | $228k | +23% |
| GCP | 15 | $228k | +23% |
| Kubernetes | 10 | $237k | +28% |
| C++ | 9 | $191k | +3% |
| Azure | 8 | $230k | +25% |
| Linux | 8 | $176k | −5% |
| Rust | 7 | $214k | +16% |
| MATLAB | 7 | $166k | −10% |
| Apache Kafka | 6 | $237k | +28% |
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 73 out of 100 (Modern). 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 Ionq stack in its industry?
Share of the 30 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
Questions about the Ionq tech stack
What programming languages does Ionq use?
The languages named in Ionq job postings are Python (38%), Rust (11%), C++ (8%), MATLAB (6%), Go (4%), as a share of the 154 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Ionq use Qiskit?
Yes. Qiskit is named in 9 of 154 job postings (6%) and required in 8 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Ionq use?
The cloud and platforms named in Ionq job postings are AWS (17), GCP (15), Linux (12) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Industrial Engineering job at Ionq?
Industrial Engineering postings at Ionq most often require Python (13), Kubernetes (4), MATLAB (4), AWS (3), out of 26 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Ionq tech stack changing?
Yes. Lighthouse, UVM, Claude, Self-Healing first appeared in Ionq job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Ionq tech stack?
Ionq scores 73 out of 100 (Modern). 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 Ionq tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Ionq publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 154 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 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: 139 technologies from 154 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/ionq/technologies