Optum tech stack
Optum builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, Node JS. Its stack also includes AWS, Azure, PyTorch, Spring Boot. AWS is named in 9 of the 13 job postings Optum published in the last 12 months (69%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Optum, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Optum use?
Python is named in 62% of job postings at Optum, followed by SQL (46%), Java (23%), Node JS (23%).
What frameworks and libraries does Optum use?
PyTorch is named in 23% of job postings at Optum, followed by Spring Boot (23%), FAISS (15%), React.js (15%).
PyTorch
3 23%
Spring Boot
3 23%
FAISS
2 15%
React.js
2 15%
TensorFlow
2 15%
Playwright
2 15%
Selenium
2 15%
Accelerate
1 8%
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What databases does Optum use?
Cassandra is named in 15% of job postings at Optum, followed by MySQL (15%), Delta Lake (15%), Apache Iceberg (8%).
Cassandra
2 15%
MySQL
2 15%
Delta Lake
2 15%
Apache Iceberg
1 8%
Chroma
1 8%
Milvus
1 8%
Oracle
1 8%
Pinecone
1 8%
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What cloud and platforms does Optum use?
AWS is named in 69% of job postings at Optum, followed by Azure (46%), Kubernetes (38%), AWS Lambda (31%).
AWS
9 69%
Azure
6 46%
Kubernetes
5 38%
AWS Lambda
4 31%
GitHub
3 23%
AWS Bedrock
2 15%
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What developer tools does Optum use?
Docker is named in 38% of job postings at Optum, followed by Terraform (31%), Jenkins (31%), Rest API (23%).
Docker
5 38%
Terraform
4 31%
Jenkins
4 31%
Rest API
3 23%
Git
3 23%
Gradle
2 15%
Maven
2 15%
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What AI and ML technologies does Optum use?
LLM is named in 31% of job postings at Optum, followed by BERT (8%), Claude (8%), Gemini (8%).
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Which engineering practices does Optum ask for?
CI/CD is named in 54% of job postings at Optum, followed by Machine Learning (38%), RAG (31%), AI Agents (31%).
CI/CD
7 54%
RAG
4 31%
AI Agents
4 31%
Hallucination
2 15%
NLP
2 15%
Prompt Engineering
2 15%
Reinforcement Learning
2 15%
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What does each Optum team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
3 postingsAI/ML
3 postingsHow does your stack fit Optum?
How modern is the Optum stack?
Optum scores 86 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: 0.
How common is the Optum stack in its industry?
Share of the 528 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Optum
Questions about the Optum tech stack
What programming languages does Optum use?
The languages named in Optum job postings are Python (62%), SQL (46%), Java (23%), Node JS (23%), JavaScript (23%), as a share of the 13 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Optum use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 3 of 13 job postings (23%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Optum use?
The cloud and platforms named in Optum job postings are AWS (9), Azure (6), Kubernetes (5) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Optum?
Backend postings at Optum most often require AWS (3), AWS Lambda (3), Cassandra (2), Gradle (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Optum tech stack changing?
No new technology has appeared in Optum job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Optum tech stack?
Optum scores 86 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: 0.
How does Alion know the Optum tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Optum publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 13 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, "Optum tech stack: 124 technologies from 13 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/optum/technologies