Kentik tech stack

Kentik builds mostly with Python, Bash, SQL, Perl. Its stack also includes Akamai, Linux, MySQL, PostgreSQL. Akamai is named in 10 of the 10 job postings Kentik published in the last 12 months (100%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Kentik, updated Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 16, 2026
Technologies in use
34
Postings analysed
10
Open now
5
Modernity
72 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Kentik use?

Python is named in 50% of job postings at Kentik, followed by Bash (40%), SQL (40%), Perl (20%).

Python 5 50% optional · 3 open now · since Feb 2026
Bash 4 40% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
SQL 4 40% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Perl 2 20% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Rust 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
JavaScript 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Node JS 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Feb 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Kentik use?

React.js is named in 10% of job postings at Kentik.

React.js 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Feb 2026

What databases does Kentik use?

MySQL is named in 10% of job postings at Kentik, followed by PostgreSQL (10%), Redis (10%).

MySQL 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
PostgreSQL 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Redis 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Feb 2026

What cloud and platforms does Kentik use?

Akamai is named in 100% of job postings at Kentik, followed by Linux (60%), AWS (40%), Azure (40%).

Akamai 10 100% optional · 5 open now · since Feb 2026
Linux 6 60% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
AWS 4 40% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Azure 4 40% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
GCP 4 40% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Grafana 4 40% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Dynatrace 2 20% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Splunk 2 20% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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GitHub1
Looker1
Apache Kafka1

What developer tools does Kentik use?

Ansible is named in 40% of job postings at Kentik, followed by Prometheus (40%), Jenkins (10%), HAProxy (10%).

Ansible 4 40% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Prometheus 4 40% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Jenkins 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
HAProxy 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Rest API 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
gRPC 1 10% optional · 1 open now · since Feb 2026

Which engineering practices does Kentik ask for?

Synthetic Data is named in 100% of job postings at Kentik, followed by BGP (60%), DNS (60%), TCP/IP (60%).

Synthetic Data 10 100% required in 10% · 5 open now · since Feb 2026
BGP 6 60% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
DNS 6 60% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
TCP/IP 6 60% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
CI/CD 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Platform Engineering 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026

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How is the Kentik 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
DynatraceJul 2026
SplunkJul 2026
AWSJul 2026
AnsibleJul 2026
AzureJul 2026
BashJul 2026
GCPJul 2026
GrafanaJul 2026

How modern is the Kentik stack?

Modern 72/100

Kentik scores 72 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: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Kentik stack in its industry?

Share of the 153 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Akamai1%
Linux27%
Python45%
AWS37%
Azure33%
Bash10%
GCP29%
Grafana23%
SQL41%
Dynatrace12%

What sets Kentik apart

Akamai1%

Questions about the Kentik tech stack

What programming languages does Kentik use?

The languages named in Kentik job postings are Python (50%), Bash (40%), SQL (40%), Perl (20%), Rust (10%), as a share of the 10 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Kentik use Linux?

Yes. Linux is named in 6 of 10 job postings (60%) and required in 6 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Kentik use?

The cloud and platforms named in Kentik job postings are Akamai (10), Linux (6), AWS (4) (postings in brackets).

Is the Kentik tech stack changing?

Yes. Dynatrace, Splunk, AWS, Ansible first appeared in Kentik job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Kentik tech stack?

Kentik scores 72 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: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Kentik tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Kentik publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 10 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 16, 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, "Kentik tech stack: 34 technologies from 10 job postings", as of Oct 16, 2026. https://alion.io/company/kentik/technologies

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