McDonald's tech stack
McDonald's builds mostly with Python, SQL, JavaScript, C#. Its stack also includes GCP, AWS, BigQuery, Google BigQuery. GCP is named in 21 of the 65 job postings McDonald's published in the last 12 months (32%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of McDonald's, updated Oct 20, 2026.
What programming languages does McDonald's use?
Python is named in 26% of job postings at McDonald's, followed by SQL (17%), JavaScript (15%), C# (11%).
Python
17 26%
SQL
11 17%
JavaScript
10 15%
C#
7 11%
Java
6 9%
PowerShell
6 9%
TypeScript
4 6%
Node JS
3 5%
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What frameworks and libraries does McDonald's use?
Angular is named in 5% of job postings at McDonald's, followed by Flink (5%), OpenTelemetry (3%), Appium (3%).
Angular
3 5%
Flink
3 5%
OpenTelemetry
2 3%
Appium
2 3%
Selenium
2 3%
ASP.NET Core
1 2%
Bootstrap
1 2%
Hadoop
1 2%
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What databases does McDonald's use?
BigQuery is named in 8% of job postings at McDonald's, followed by Google BigQuery (8%), Azure Cosmos DB (2%), Azure SQL Database (2%).
BigQuery
5 8%
Google BigQuery
5 8%
Azure Cosmos DB
1 2%
Azure SQL Database
1 2%
Firestore
1 2%
MS SQL
1 2%
What cloud and platforms does McDonald's use?
GCP is named in 32% of job postings at McDonald's, followed by AWS (29%), Azure (29%), Apache Kafka (11%).
GCP
21 32%
AWS
19 29%
Azure
19 29%
Apache Kafka
7 11%
Google Cloud Run
7 11%
Kubernetes
7 11%
Power BI
6 9%
Grafana
5 8%
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And 8 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does McDonald's use?
Terraform is named in 11% of job postings at McDonald's, followed by Rest API (11%), Git (9%), Microsoft Excel (8%).
Terraform
7 11%
Rest API
7 11%
Git
6 9%
Docker
5 8%
Prometheus
4 6%
Jenkins
3 5%
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What AI and ML technologies does McDonald's use?
Gemini is named in 2% of job postings at McDonald's, followed by LLM (2%).
Which engineering practices does McDonald's ask for?
CI/CD is named in 29% of job postings at McDonald's, followed by Platform Engineering (22%), Incident Management (11%), ETL/ELT (8%).
CI/CD
19 29%
Platform Engineering
14 22%
Incident Management
7 11%
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What does each McDonald's team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Security
8 postingsDevOps
7 postingsIndustrial Engineering
6 postingsData Science
5 postingsBackend
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How much does McDonald's pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all McDonald's postings with stated pay: $159k across 27 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCP | 9 | $173k | +9% |
| AWS | 9 | $173k | +9% |
| Azure | 8 | $173k | +9% |
| Python | 6 | $159k | 0% |
How modern is the McDonald's stack?
McDonald's scores 76 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the McDonald's stack in its industry?
Share of the 980 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets McDonald's apart
Questions about the McDonald's tech stack
What programming languages does McDonald's use?
The languages named in McDonald's job postings are Python (26%), SQL (17%), JavaScript (15%), C# (11%), Java (9%), as a share of the 65 postings of the last 12 months.
Does McDonald's use Angular?
Yes. Angular is named in 3 of 65 job postings (5%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does McDonald's use?
The cloud and platforms named in McDonald's job postings are GCP (21), AWS (19), Azure (19) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Security job at McDonald's?
Security postings at McDonald's most often require Azure (3), AWS (2), GCP (2), SIEM (2), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the McDonald's tech stack changing?
No new technology has appeared in McDonald's job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the McDonald's tech stack?
McDonald's scores 76 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the McDonald's tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting McDonald's publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 65 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 20, 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, "McDonald's tech stack: 137 technologies from 65 job postings", as of Oct 20, 2026. https://alion.io/company/mcdonalds-6/technologies