PENN Entertainment tech stack

PENN Entertainment builds mostly with SQL, Elixir, Python, PHP. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, GCP, PostgreSQL, MySQL. Kubernetes is named in 24 of the 29 job postings PENN Entertainment published in the last 12 months (83%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of PENN Entertainment, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
79
Postings analysed
29
Open now
20
Modernity
78 /100
New in 6 months
3

What programming languages does PENN Entertainment use?

SQL is named in 62% of job postings at PENN Entertainment, followed by Elixir (55%), Python (52%), PHP (38%).

SQL 18 62% required in 100% · 16 open now · since Jun 2026
Elixir 16 55% required in 31% · 12 open now · since Jun 2026
Python 15 52% required in 60% · 10 open now · since Jun 2026
PHP 11 38% required in 9% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
Ruby 11 38% required in 9% · 10 open now · since Jul 2026
JavaScript 6 21% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
TypeScript 6 21% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jun 2026
Kotlin 3 10% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
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Swift3
Bash2
Java2
Node JS2
Rust2

What frameworks and libraries does PENN Entertainment use?

Pytest is named in 45% of job postings at PENN Entertainment, followed by Sidekiq (38%), Laravel (31%), RSpec (31%).

Pytest 13 45% required in 100% · 12 open now · since Jun 2026
Sidekiq 11 38% required in 73% · 10 open now · since Jul 2026
Laravel 9 31% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
RSpec 9 31% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
Ruby on Rails 9 31% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
Oban 8 28% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
Absinthe 8 28% optional · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
Jest 4 14% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
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React.js4
FastAPI3
Vitest3
Commander.js2
Dagster2
Django2
Flask2
Cypress1
Playwright1

What databases does PENN Entertainment use?

PostgreSQL is named in 66% of job postings at PENN Entertainment, followed by MySQL (45%), BigQuery (7%), Google BigQuery (7%).

PostgreSQL 19 66% required in 63% · 16 open now · since Jun 2026
MySQL 13 45% required in 62% · 10 open now · since Jul 2026
BigQuery 2 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Google BigQuery 2 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
ElasticSearch 2 7% optional · since Jul 2026
Redis 2 7% optional · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does PENN Entertainment use?

Kubernetes is named in 83% of job postings at PENN Entertainment, followed by GCP (72%), AWS (66%), Apache Kafka (59%).

Kubernetes 24 83% required in 88% · 18 open now · since Jun 2026
GCP 21 72% required in 86% · 16 open now · since Jun 2026
AWS 19 66% required in 84% · 14 open now · since Jun 2026
Apache Kafka 17 59% required in 71% · 12 open now · since Jun 2026
Datadog 15 52% required in 100% · 14 open now · since Jun 2026
GitHub 12 41% required in 100% · 10 open now · since Jul 2026
RabbitMQ 11 38% required in 73% · 10 open now · since Jul 2026
Linux 4 14% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
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Azure2
GitHub Actions2
AWS Lambda2
Istio2
Looker2
Tableau2
Agentforce1

What developer tools does PENN Entertainment use?

GraphQL is named in 55% of job postings at PENN Entertainment, followed by Git (48%), gRPC (34%), Terraform (21%).

GraphQL 16 55% required in 88% · 12 open now · since Jun 2026
Git 14 48% required in 86% · 12 open now · since Jul 2026
gRPC 10 34% required in 100% · 10 open now · since Jun 2026
Terraform 6 21% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jun 2026
Docker 4 14% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Helm 4 14% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Claude Code 3 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Ansible 2 7% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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ArgoCD2
Copilot2
dbt2
Cilium2
Prometheus2
Terragrunt2
Adobe Photoshop1

What AI and ML technologies does PENN Entertainment use?

Claude is named in 7% of job postings at PENN Entertainment.

Claude 2 7% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

Which engineering practices does PENN Entertainment ask for?

CI/CD is named in 28% of job postings at PENN Entertainment, followed by GitOps (14%), Service Mesh (14%), Clean Architecture (10%).

CI/CD 8 28% required in 75% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
GitOps 4 14% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jun 2026
Service Mesh 4 14% optional · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
Clean Architecture 3 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
AI Agents 2 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Agentic Workflows 2 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Configuration Management 2 7% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Dimensional Modeling 2 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
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ETL/ELT2
Incident Management2
Machine Learning2
Recommender Systems1

What does each PENN Entertainment team work with?

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

Backend

13 postings
Datadog13
GraphQL13
Kubernetes13
Pytest13
SQL13
Git11

Data Science

4 postings
GCP4
Python4
AWS2
Apache Kafka2
Azure2
BigQuery2

Management

3 postings
Apache Kafka2
Docker2
Kubernetes2

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How much does PENN Entertainment pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all PENN Entertainment postings with stated pay: $193k across 13 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Kubernetes11$193k0%
PostgreSQL10$192k−1%
GCP9$193k0%
AWS9$193k0%
SQL9$193k0%
Datadog8$193k0%
Apache Kafka8$185k−4%
Elixir7$193k0%
Pytest7$193k0%
Python7$190k−2%

How is the PENN Entertainment 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
DjangoSep 2026
FlaskSep 2026
Machine LearningSep 2026

How modern is the PENN Entertainment stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 78/100

PENN Entertainment scores 78 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the PENN Entertainment stack in its industry?

Share of the 404 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Kubernetes35%
GCP25%
AWS36%
PostgreSQL25%
SQL48%
Apache Kafka22%
Elixir1%
Datadog10%
Python52%
MySQL19%

What sets PENN Entertainment apart

Elixir1%
Pytest3%
Sidekiq0%
Laravel3%
RSpec0%
Ruby on Rails1%
Absinthe0%
Oban0%
Jest3%
Vitest2%

Questions about the PENN Entertainment tech stack

What programming languages does PENN Entertainment use?

The languages named in PENN Entertainment job postings are SQL (62%), Elixir (55%), Python (52%), PHP (38%), Ruby (38%), as a share of the 29 postings of the last 12 months.

Does PENN Entertainment use Pytest?

Yes. Pytest is named in 13 of 29 job postings (45%) and required in 13 of them.

What cloud and platforms does PENN Entertainment use?

The cloud and platforms named in PENN Entertainment job postings are Kubernetes (24), GCP (21), AWS (19) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at PENN Entertainment?

Backend postings at PENN Entertainment most often require Datadog (13), GraphQL (13), Kubernetes (13), Pytest (13), out of 13 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the PENN Entertainment tech stack changing?

Yes. Django, Flask, Machine Learning first appeared in PENN Entertainment job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the PENN Entertainment tech stack?

PENN Entertainment scores 78 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the PENN Entertainment tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting PENN Entertainment publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 29 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, "PENN Entertainment tech stack: 79 technologies from 29 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/penn-interactive/technologies

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