Kernel tech stack
Kernel works mostly with Vercel, Framer, LLM, GitHub. Its stack also includes Vercel, Framer, Playwright. Vercel is named in 8 of the 8 job postings Kernel published in the last 12 months (100%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Kernel, updated Oct 16, 2026.
What frameworks and libraries does Kernel use?
Playwright is named in 13% of job postings at Kernel.
Playwright
1 13%
What cloud and platforms does Kernel use?
Vercel is named in 100% of job postings at Kernel, followed by Framer (50%), GitHub (38%), Sentry (38%).
What developer tools does Kernel use?
Docker is named in 38% of job postings at Kernel, followed by Model Context Protocol (25%).
Docker
3 38%
Model Context Protocol
2 25%
What AI and ML technologies does Kernel use?
LLM is named in 50% of job postings at Kernel.
LLM
4 50%
Which engineering practices does Kernel ask for?
AI Agents is named in 100% of job postings at Kernel, followed by Human-in-the-Loop (38%), Browser Agents (13%), DNS (13%).
What does each Kernel team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Product
3 postingsHow does your stack fit Kernel?
How is the Kernel 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 Kernel stack?
Kernel scores 77 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Kernel stack in its industry?
Share of the 204 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Kernel apart
Companies with a stack like Kernel
Questions about the Kernel tech stack
Does Kernel use Vercel?
Yes. Vercel is named in 8 of 8 job postings (100%) and required in 8 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Kernel use?
The cloud and platforms named in Kernel job postings are Vercel (8), Framer (4), GitHub (3) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Product job at Kernel?
Product postings at Kernel most often require Docker (3), Framer (3), GitHub (3), Sentry (3), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Kernel tech stack changing?
Yes. Model Context Protocol, Framer, Docker, GitHub first appeared in Kernel job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Kernel tech stack?
Kernel scores 77 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Kernel tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Kernel publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 8 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, "Kernel tech stack: 15 technologies from 8 job postings", as of Oct 16, 2026. https://alion.io/company/kernel-sh/technologies