OpenObserve tech stack

OpenObserve builds mostly with SQL, Python, Go, Java. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, Datadog, OpenTelemetry. Kubernetes is named in 9 of the 10 job postings OpenObserve published in the last 12 months (90%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of OpenObserve, updated Oct 18, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 18, 2026
Technologies in use
26
Postings analysed
10
Open now
6
Modernity
75 /100
New in 6 months
6

What programming languages does OpenObserve use?

SQL is named in 60% of job postings at OpenObserve, followed by Python (20%), Go (10%), Java (10%).

SQL 6 60% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
Python 2 20% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Go 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Java 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Rust 1 10% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Bash 1 10% optional · since Sep 2026

What frameworks and libraries does OpenObserve use?

OpenTelemetry is named in 40% of job postings at OpenObserve.

OpenTelemetry 4 40% required in 25% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does OpenObserve use?

Kubernetes is named in 90% of job postings at OpenObserve, followed by Datadog (40%), Splunk (40%), Grafana (40%).

Kubernetes 9 90% required in 67% · 6 open now · since Jan 2026
Datadog 4 40% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
Splunk 4 40% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
Grafana 4 40% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
GitHub 4 40% required in 25% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
New Relic 2 20% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
AWS 1 10% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Linux 1 10% required in 100% · since Sep 2026

What developer tools does OpenObserve use?

Prometheus is named in 20% of job postings at OpenObserve, followed by Docker (10%), OpenTofu (10%), Terraform (10%).

Prometheus 2 20% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Docker 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
OpenTofu 1 10% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Terraform 1 10% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Apache HTTP Server 1 10% optional · since Apr 2026
Helm 1 10% optional · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does OpenObserve ask for?

CI/CD is named in 30% of job postings at OpenObserve, followed by A/B Testing (20%), DNS (10%), Platform Engineering (10%).

CI/CD 3 30% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
A/B Testing 2 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
DNS 1 10% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Platform Engineering 1 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
GitOps 1 10% optional · since Sep 2026

What does each OpenObserve team work with?

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

Sales

4 postings
Kubernetes4
Datadog2
SQL2
Splunk2

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How is the OpenObserve 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
New RelicOct 2026
GrafanaJul 2026
GitHubJul 2026
OpenTelemetryJul 2026
PrometheusJul 2026
PythonJul 2026
Not named for 6 months
A/B TestingJan 2026

How modern is the OpenObserve stack?

Cutting-edge 75/100

OpenObserve 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: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the OpenObserve stack in its industry?

Share of the 96 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Kubernetes64%
SQL50%
Datadog41%
GitHub30%
Grafana41%
OpenTelemetry35%
Splunk29%
New Relic26%
Python72%
AWS69%

Questions about the OpenObserve tech stack

What programming languages does OpenObserve use?

The languages named in OpenObserve job postings are SQL (60%), Python (20%), Go (10%), Java (10%), Rust (10%), as a share of the 10 postings of the last 12 months.

Does OpenObserve use OpenTelemetry?

Yes. OpenTelemetry is named in 4 of 10 job postings (40%) and required in 1 of them.

What cloud and platforms does OpenObserve use?

The cloud and platforms named in OpenObserve job postings are Kubernetes (9), Datadog (4), Splunk (4) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Sales job at OpenObserve?

Sales postings at OpenObserve most often require Kubernetes (4), Datadog (2), SQL (2), Splunk (2), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the OpenObserve tech stack changing?

Yes. New Relic, Grafana, GitHub, OpenTelemetry first appeared in OpenObserve job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the OpenObserve tech stack?

OpenObserve 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: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the OpenObserve tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting OpenObserve publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 10 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 18, 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, "OpenObserve tech stack: 26 technologies from 10 job postings", as of Oct 18, 2026. https://alion.io/company/openobserve/technologies

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