Modal tech stack
Modal builds mostly with Rust, Python, SQL, C++. Its stack also includes Seaborn, Matplotlib, Linux, Kubernetes. Matplotlib is named in 38 of the 39 job postings Modal published in the last 12 months (97%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Modal, updated Oct 12, 2026.
What programming languages does Modal use?
Rust is named in 15% of job postings at Modal, followed by Python (13%), SQL (8%), C++ (5%).
What frameworks and libraries does Modal use?
Seaborn is named in 97% of job postings at Modal, followed by Matplotlib (97%), SGLang (8%), CUDA (5%).
Seaborn
38 97%
Matplotlib
38 97%
SGLang
3 8%
TRL
2 5%
Transformers
2 5%
Playwright
1 3%
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What databases does Modal use?
Snowflake is named in 5% of job postings at Modal, followed by ClickHouse (3%), PostgreSQL (3%), Redis (3%).
What cloud and platforms does Modal use?
Linux is named in 28% of job postings at Modal, followed by Kubernetes (13%), AWS (10%), GCP (8%).
Kubernetes
5 13%
AWS
4 10%
GCP
3 8%
vLLM
3 8%
Azure
2 5%
CUDA Toolkit
2 5%
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What developer tools does Modal use?
CloudFormation is named in 5% of job postings at Modal, followed by Docker (5%), Pulumi (5%), Terraform (5%).
CloudFormation
2 5%
Docker
2 5%
Pulumi
2 5%
Terraform
2 5%
TensorRT
1 3%
dbt
1 3%
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What AI and ML technologies does Modal use?
LLM is named in 23% of job postings at Modal, followed by Flash Attention (3%).
LLM
9 23%
Flash Attention
1 3%
Which engineering practices does Modal ask for?
CI/CD is named in 10% of job postings at Modal, followed by AI Agents (10%), Multimodal AI (8%), Diffusion Models (5%).
CI/CD
4 10%
AI Agents
4 10%
Multimodal AI
3 8%
Diffusion Models
2 5%
RLHF
2 5%
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What does each Modal team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
AI/ML
12 postingsHow does your stack fit Modal?
How much does Modal pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Modal postings with stated pay: $290k across 36 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matplotlib | 35 | $280k | −3% |
| Seaborn | 35 | $280k | −3% |
| Linux | 11 | $300k | +3% |
| LLM | 8 | $300k | +3% |
| Rust | 6 | $300k | +3% |
| Python | 5 | $300k | +3% |
How is the Modal 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 Modal stack?
Modal scores 79 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 Modal stack in its industry?
Share of the 389 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Modal apart
Companies with a stack like Modal
Questions about the Modal tech stack
What programming languages does Modal use?
The languages named in Modal job postings are Rust (15%), Python (13%), SQL (8%), C++ (5%), Java (5%), as a share of the 39 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Modal use Seaborn?
Yes. Seaborn is named in 38 of 39 job postings (97%) and required in 38 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Modal use?
The cloud and platforms named in Modal job postings are Linux (11), Kubernetes (5), AWS (4) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a AI/ML job at Modal?
AI/ML postings at Modal most often require Seaborn (11), LLM (6), Linux (4), Python (3), out of 12 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Modal tech stack changing?
Yes. NVLink, Amazon S3, Reinforcement Learning, Multimodal AI first appeared in Modal job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Modal tech stack?
Modal scores 79 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 Modal tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Modal publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 39 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 12, 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, "Modal tech stack: 59 technologies from 39 job postings", as of Oct 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/modal/technologies