Merck & Co. tech stack
Merck & Co. builds mostly with Python, SQL, SAS, JavaScript. Its stack also includes GCP, Power BI, PyTorch, React.js. Python is named in 357 of the 1,607 job postings Merck & Co. published in the last 12 months (22%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Merck & Co., updated Nov 13, 2026.
What programming languages does Merck & Co. use?
Python is named in 22% of job postings at Merck & Co., followed by SQL (12%), SAS (4%), JavaScript (3%).
Python
357 22%
SQL
194 12%
SAS
59 4%
JavaScript
56 3%
PowerShell
32 2%
MATLAB
32 2%
C#
29 2%
TypeScript
26 2%
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What frameworks and libraries does Merck & Co. use?
PyTorch is named in 2% of job postings at Merck & Co., followed by React.js (1%), Shiny (1%), LangChain (1%).
PyTorch
30 2%
React.js
22 1%
LangChain
15 1%
TensorFlow
14 1%
Scikit-learn
12 1%
LangGraph
12 1%
Angular
9 1%
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And 15 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Merck & Co. use?
Delta Lake is named in 1% of job postings at Merck & Co., followed by Amazon Redshift (1%), Snowflake (1%), SAP HANA (1%).
Delta Lake
19 1%
Amazon Redshift
19 1%
Snowflake
13 1%
SAP HANA
12 1%
Oracle
9 1%
ElasticSearch
6 <1%
Amazon Neptune
5 <1%
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What cloud and platforms does Merck & Co. use?
GCP is named in 15% of job postings at Merck & Co., followed by Power BI (13%), AWS (11%), Azure (6%).
GCP
238 15%
Power BI
206 13%
AWS
169 11%
Azure
90 6%
Databricks
81 5%
GitHub
69 4%
GitHub Actions
41 3%
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And 53 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Merck & Co. use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 8% of job postings at Merck & Co., followed by Git (5%), Copilot (4%), Veeva (3%).
Git
74 5%
Copilot
58 4%
Terraform
56 3%
Docker
42 3%
Rest API
40 2%
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And 50 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Merck & Co. use?
LLM is named in 3% of job postings at Merck & Co., followed by Claude (1%), ChatGPT (1%), Gemini (<1%).
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Which engineering practices does Merck & Co. ask for?
GMP is named in 21% of job postings at Merck & Co., followed by Machine Learning (11%), CI/CD (8%), AI Agents (8%).
CI/CD
134 8%
AI Agents
125 8%
Incident Management
69 4%
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And 76 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Merck & Co. use?
CDS Views is named in <1% of job postings at Merck & Co., followed by SAP Workflow (<1%).
What does each Merck & Co. team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Science & Research
241 postingsIndustrial Engineering
154 postingsField & Service
108 postingsHR
105 postingsLeadership
95 postingsBiotech
90 postingsHow does your stack fit Merck & Co.?
How much does Merck & Co. pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Merck & Co. postings with stated pay: $184k across 778 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 143 | $184k | 0% |
| GCP | 104 | $224k | +22% |
| Power BI | 77 | $167k | −9% |
| SQL | 67 | $203k | +10% |
| SAS | 42 | $214k | +16% |
| AWS | 35 | $203k | +10% |
| Amazon S3 | 34 | $224k | +22% |
| Databricks | 30 | $214k | +16% |
| MATLAB | 24 | $236k | +28% |
| LLM | 21 | $247k | +34% |
How is the Merck & Co. 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 Merck & Co. stack?
Merck & Co. scores 75 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: 9; legacy ones: 1.
How common is the Merck & Co. stack in its industry?
Share of the 758 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Merck & Co. apart
Companies with a stack like Merck & Co.
Questions about the Merck & Co. tech stack
What programming languages does Merck & Co. use?
The languages named in Merck & Co. job postings are Python (22%), SQL (12%), SAS (4%), JavaScript (3%), PowerShell (2%), as a share of the 1,607 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Merck & Co. use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 30 of 1,607 job postings (2%) and required in 21 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Merck & Co. use?
The cloud and platforms named in Merck & Co. job postings are GCP (238), Power BI (206), AWS (169) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Science & Research job at Merck & Co.?
Science & Research postings at Merck & Co. most often require GCP (57), Matter (16), SAS (16), MATLAB (8), out of 241 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Merck & Co. tech stack changing?
Yes. Outlines, Anomaly Detection, HL7, IVDR first appeared in Merck & Co. job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Merck & Co. tech stack?
Merck & Co. scores 75 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: 9; legacy ones: 1.
How does Alion know the Merck & Co. tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Merck & Co. publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 1,607 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 13, 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, "Merck & Co. tech stack: 412 technologies from 1,607 job postings", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/msd/technologies