Microsoft tech stack
Microsoft builds mostly with Python, C++, JavaScript, SQL. Its stack also includes AWS, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, PyTorch. Python is named in 99 of the 309 job postings Microsoft published in the last 12 months (32%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Microsoft, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does Microsoft use?
Python is named in 32% of job postings at Microsoft, followed by C++ (24%), JavaScript (18%), SQL (8%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Microsoft use?
PyTorch is named in 3% of job postings at Microsoft, followed by React.js (3%), Ignite (2%), Hadoop (1%).
PyTorch
9 3%
React.js
8 3%
Ignite
5 2%
Hadoop
4 1%
LangChain
4 1%
Angular
4 1%
TensorFlow
3 1%
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And 7 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Microsoft use?
PostgreSQL is named in 6% of job postings at Microsoft, followed by MySQL (2%), Redis (1%), Teradata (1%).
PostgreSQL
19 6%
MySQL
6 2%
Redis
4 1%
Teradata
2 1%
Snowflake
2 1%
Amazon DocumentDB
1 <1%
DynamoDB
1 <1%
Milvus
1 <1%
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What cloud and platforms does Microsoft use?
AWS is named in 7% of job postings at Microsoft, followed by Kubernetes (5%), Databricks (5%), Linux (5%).
AWS
21 7%
Kubernetes
16 5%
Databricks
14 5%
GCP
10 3%
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What developer tools does Microsoft use?
Azure Data Factory is named in 3% of job postings at Microsoft, followed by Model Context Protocol (3%), Rest API (2%), Terraform (1%).
Rest API
5 2%
Terraform
4 1%
Git
3 1%
AutoCAD
3 1%
pySpark
2 1%
Ansible
2 1%
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What AI and ML technologies does Microsoft use?
LLM is named in 6% of job postings at Microsoft, followed by ChatGPT (<1%), DeepSeek (<1%), Gemma (<1%).
Which engineering practices does Microsoft ask for?
AI Agents is named in 23% of job postings at Microsoft, followed by CI/CD (9%), Machine Learning (7%), SLI/SLO/SLA (4%).
AI Agents
72 23%
CI/CD
27 9%
SLI/SLO/SLA
12 4%
RAG
9 3%
Incident Management
8 3%
Platform Engineering
7 2%
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And 14 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each Microsoft team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
59 postingsSolutions
44 postingsProduct
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How much does Microsoft pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Microsoft postings with stated pay: $202k across 231 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 77 | $204k | +1% |
| C++ | 63 | $235k | +16% |
| JavaScript | 45 | $214k | +6% |
| Rust | 19 | $202k | 0% |
| LLM | 13 | $235k | +16% |
| AWS | 13 | $160k | −21% |
| SQL | 12 | $204k | +1% |
| PostgreSQL | 12 | $203k | 0% |
| Copilot Studio | 11 | $204k | +1% |
| TypeScript | 10 | $235k | +16% |
How is the Microsoft 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 Microsoft stack?
Microsoft scores 81 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: 6; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Microsoft stack in its industry?
Share of the 399 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Microsoft apart
Microsoft products in its job postings
Postings at Microsoft name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
Companies with a stack like Microsoft
Questions about the Microsoft tech stack
What programming languages does Microsoft use?
The languages named in Microsoft job postings are Python (32%), C++ (24%), JavaScript (18%), SQL (8%), Rust (6%), as a share of the 309 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Microsoft use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 9 of 309 job postings (3%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Microsoft use?
The cloud and platforms named in Microsoft job postings are AWS (21), Kubernetes (16), Databricks (14) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Microsoft?
Backend postings at Microsoft most often require Python (46), C++ (44), JavaScript (38), Rust (10), out of 59 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Microsoft tech stack changing?
Yes. Hallucination, MATLAB, Transformers, Teradata first appeared in Microsoft job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Microsoft tech stack?
Microsoft scores 81 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: 6; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Microsoft tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Microsoft publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 309 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, "Microsoft tech stack: 210 technologies from 309 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/microsoft/technologies