Lambda tech stack
Lambda builds mostly with Python, SQL, Go, C++. Its stack also includes AWS Lambda, AWS, NCCL, CUDA. AWS is named in 116 of the 116 job postings Lambda published in the last 12 months (100%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Lambda, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does Lambda use?
Python is named in 28% of job postings at Lambda, followed by SQL (9%), Go (6%), C++ (4%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Lambda use?
NCCL is named in 9% of job postings at Lambda, followed by CUDA (4%), PyTorch (3%), OpenTelemetry (3%).
PyTorch
4 3%
OpenTelemetry
3 3%
LangChain
2 2%
Supervision
2 2%
Commander.js
1 1%
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What databases does Lambda use?
ClickHouse is named in 3% of job postings at Lambda, followed by BigQuery (2%), Google BigQuery (2%), DynamoDB (1%).
BigQuery 
What cloud and platforms does Lambda use?
AWS Lambda is named in 100% of job postings at Lambda, followed by AWS (100%), Linux (33%), Kubernetes (22%).
AWS Lambda
116 100%
AWS
116 100%
Kubernetes
26 22%
Grafana
16 14%
GCP
13 11%
Datadog
7 6%
Azure
7 6%
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What developer tools does Lambda use?
InfiniBand is named in 31% of job postings at Lambda, followed by Prometheus (15%), Terraform (12%), Ansible (10%).
Prometheus
17 15%
Terraform
14 12%
Ansible
12 10%
SLURM
10 9%
Docker
6 5%
Helm
5 4%
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What AI and ML technologies does Lambda use?
LLM is named in 3% of job postings at Lambda, followed by Claude (2%).
Which engineering practices does Lambda ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 99% of job postings at Lambda, followed by HPC (41%), CI/CD (10%), Platform Engineering (8%).
HPC
47 41%
CI/CD
12 10%
Platform Engineering
9 8%
GitOps
8 7%
Self-Healing
5 4%
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What does each Lambda team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
DevOps
23 postingsFinance
16 postingsBackend
16 postingsProduct
8 postingsOperations
7 postingsHow does your stack fit Lambda?
How much does Lambda pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Lambda postings with stated pay: $330k across 113 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 113 | $330k | 0% |
| AWS Lambda | 113 | $330k | 0% |
| Linux | 38 | $351k | +6% |
| Python | 31 | $395k | +20% |
| Kubernetes | 26 | $356k | +8% |
| Grafana | 16 | $363k | +10% |
| GCP | 13 | $395k | +20% |
| NCCL | 10 | $408k | +23% |
| SQL | 10 | $260k | −21% |
| Azure | 7 | $395k | +20% |
How is the Lambda 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 Lambda stack?
Lambda 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Lambda stack in its industry?
Share of the 2,068 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Lambda apart
Companies with a stack like Lambda
Questions about the Lambda tech stack
What programming languages does Lambda use?
The languages named in Lambda job postings are Python (28%), SQL (9%), Go (6%), C++ (4%), Apex (3%), as a share of the 116 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Lambda use NCCL?
Yes. NCCL is named in 10 of 116 job postings (9%) and required in 6 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Lambda use?
The cloud and platforms named in Lambda job postings are AWS Lambda (116), AWS (116), Linux (38) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a DevOps job at Lambda?
DevOps postings at Lambda most often require AWS Lambda (23), AWS (9), Python (7), Grafana (5), out of 23 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Lambda tech stack changing?
Yes. Supervision, Okta, BigQuery, Google BigQuery first appeared in Lambda job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Lambda tech stack?
Lambda 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Lambda tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Lambda publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 116 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, "Lambda tech stack: 131 technologies from 116 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/lambda-ai/technologies