Metropolis tech stack

Metropolis builds mostly with Scala, Java, TypeScript, Python. Its stack also includes AWS, Snowflake, Datadog, MySQL. AWS is named in 28 of the 85 job postings Metropolis published in the last 12 months (33%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Metropolis, updated Sep 26, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 26, 2026
Technologies in use
98
Postings analysed
85
Open now
66
Modernity
85 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Metropolis use?

Scala is named in 21% of job postings at Metropolis, followed by Java (20%), TypeScript (19%), Python (18%).

Scala 18 21% required in 67% · 15 open now · since Apr 2026
Java 17 20% required in 71% · 14 open now · since Apr 2026
TypeScript 16 19% required in 19% · 13 open now · since Apr 2026
Python 15 18% required in 67% · 11 open now · since Jan 2026
SQL 12 14% required in 75% · 8 open now · since Jan 2026
Bash 3 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
JavaScript 3 4% optional · 3 open now · since May 2026
C++ 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Metropolis use?

PyTorch is named in 4% of job postings at Metropolis, followed by TensorFlow (4%), React.js (4%), Next.js (2%).

PyTorch 3 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
TensorFlow 3 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
React.js 3 4% required in 33% · 3 open now · since May 2026
Next.js 2 2% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Hadoop 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jan 2026
LangChain 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
PyTorch C++ 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Scikit-learn 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jan 2026
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TensorFlow C++1
JQuery1

What databases does Metropolis use?

Snowflake is named in 24% of job postings at Metropolis, followed by MySQL (22%), PostgreSQL (22%), Amazon Aurora (4%).

Snowflake 20 24% required in 45% · 14 open now · since Jan 2026
MySQL 19 22% required in 32% · 16 open now · since Jan 2026
PostgreSQL 19 22% required in 16% · 16 open now · since Jan 2026
Amazon Aurora 3 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Redis 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Google BigQuery 1 1% required in 100% · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does Metropolis use?

AWS is named in 33% of job postings at Metropolis, followed by Datadog (22%), GitHub (19%), Apache Kafka (11%).

AWS 28 33% required in 64% · 22 open now · since Jan 2026
Datadog 19 22% required in 42% · 16 open now · since Apr 2026
GitHub 16 19% required in 56% · 13 open now · since Apr 2026
Apache Kafka 9 11% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Apr 2026
Kubernetes 8 9% required in 100% · 7 open now · since May 2026
Amazon EKS 4 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
OpenAI 4 5% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
Spark 4 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
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Windows4
Tableau4
Anthropic3
GCP3
Istio3
Prefect3
Figma2
Twilio2
Power BI2
Amazon ECS1
Azure1
Databricks1
GitHub Actions1
Amazon S31
Amazon SageMaker1
Looker1

What developer tools does Metropolis use?

Copilot is named in 19% of job postings at Metropolis, followed by Git (19%), Microsoft Excel (14%), Claude Code (14%).

Copilot 16 19% required in 56% · 13 open now · since Apr 2026
Git 16 19% required in 19% · 13 open now · since Apr 2026
Microsoft Excel 12 14% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Jul 2026
Claude Code 12 14% required in 50% · 9 open now · since Apr 2026
gRPC 5 6% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
Helm 4 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
Terraform 4 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
Envoy 3 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
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dbt3
MQTT3
Cursor2
ProtoPie2
Docker1
Jenkins1
ONNX1
TensorRT1

What AI and ML technologies does Metropolis use?

LLM is named in 13% of job postings at Metropolis, followed by Claude (5%), ChatGPT (1%).

LLM 11 13% required in 91% · 8 open now · since Apr 2026
Claude 4 5% required in 25% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
ChatGPT 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does Metropolis ask for?

Computer Vision is named in 38% of job postings at Metropolis, followed by Edge AI (34%), AI Agents (14%), CI/CD (13%).

Computer Vision 32 38% required in 94% · 26 open now · since Nov 2025
Edge AI 29 34% required in 100% · 24 open now · since Nov 2025
AI Agents 12 14% required in 100% · 11 open now · since Apr 2026
CI/CD 11 13% required in 100% · 10 open now · since Apr 2026
SLI/SLO/SLA 9 11% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
Machine Learning 7 8% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Jan 2026
Platform Engineering 6 7% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jun 2026
Agentic Workflows 4 5% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
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Service Mesh4
RAG4
Context Engineering3
Function Calling3
Progressive Delivery3
Prompt Engineering3
Tool Use3
ETL/ELT3
Embeddings3
Semantic Search3
Semantic Search3
A/B Testing2
Anomaly Detection2
Chaos Engineering2
DNS2
Feature Store2
Incident Management2
Multimodal AI2
VPN2
IAM1
LLM Guardrails1
OCR1
Quantization1

What does each Metropolis team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Backend

13 postings
Java12
Scala12
Copilot9
GitHub9
AWS6
Claude Code6

AI/ML

4 postings
AWS4
Python4
Anthropic3
LLM3
OpenAI3
Prefect3

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How much does Metropolis pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Metropolis postings with stated pay: $163k across 76 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
AWS20$225k+38%
Datadog15$225k+38%
Snowflake14$255k+57%
Python13$215k+32%
MySQL12$249k+53%
PostgreSQL12$249k+53%
Scala12$249k+53%
Java12$249k+53%
GitHub12$249k+53%
TypeScript12$249k+53%

How is the Metropolis 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
Progressive DeliveryAug 2026
MQTTAug 2026
gRPCAug 2026
RedisAug 2026
Next.jsAug 2026
Chaos EngineeringJul 2026
DNSJul 2026
Incident ManagementJul 2026
Rising
Edge AI5% → 44%
Computer Vision18% → 43%
Microsoft Excel0% → 20%
SLI/SLO/SLA0% → 15%
gRPC0% → 8%
Tableau0% → 5%
Progressive Delivery0% → 5%
dbt0% → 5%
Falling
AWS77% → 16%
Datadog59% → 10%
Python50% → 5%
CI/CD45% → 2%
Copilot45% → 10%
GitHub45% → 10%
Git45% → 10%
TypeScript45% → 10%

How modern is the Metropolis stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 85/100

Metropolis scores 85 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

Questions about the Metropolis tech stack

What programming languages does Metropolis use?

The languages named in Metropolis job postings are Scala (21%), Java (20%), TypeScript (19%), Python (18%), SQL (14%), as a share of the 85 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Metropolis use PyTorch?

Yes. PyTorch is named in 3 of 85 job postings (4%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Metropolis use?

The cloud and platforms named in Metropolis job postings are AWS (28), Datadog (19), GitHub (16) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Metropolis?

Backend postings at Metropolis most often require Java (12), Scala (12), Copilot (9), GitHub (9), out of 13 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Metropolis tech stack changing?

Yes. Progressive Delivery, MQTT, gRPC, Redis first appeared in Metropolis job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Metropolis tech stack?

Metropolis scores 85 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Metropolis tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Metropolis publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 85 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 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, "Metropolis tech stack: 98 technologies from 85 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/metropolis-mag/technologies

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