pixiv tech stack

pixiv builds mostly with PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python. Its stack also includes GCP, MySQL, Redis, Next.js. PHP is named in 6 of the 12 job postings pixiv published in the last 12 months (50%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of pixiv, updated Oct 17, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 17, 2026
Technologies in use
102
Postings analysed
12
Open now
12
Modernity
73 /100

What programming languages does pixiv use?

PHP is named in 50% of job postings at pixiv, followed by JavaScript (50%), TypeScript (42%), Python (25%).

PHP 6 50% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Feb 2025
JavaScript 6 50% required in 17% · 6 open now · since Feb 2025
TypeScript 5 42% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Feb 2025
Python 3 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
SQL 3 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
Ruby 3 25% optional · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
Java 2 17% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
Swift 2 17% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
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C#1
C++1
Go1
Kotlin1
Objective-C1
Rust1
Scala1

What frameworks and libraries does pixiv use?

Next.js is named in 50% of job postings at pixiv, followed by React.js (50%), Ruby on Rails (25%), SwiftUI (17%).

Next.js 6 50% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Feb 2025
React.js 6 50% required in 67% · 6 open now · since Feb 2025
Ruby on Rails 3 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
SwiftUI 2 17% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
UIKit 2 17% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
Coil 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2025
Combine 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2025
FastAPI 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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Glide1
Hilt1
Jest1
Koin1
Matplotlib1
OkHttp1
Play Framework1
Preact1
PyTorch1
Redux1
Retrofit1
Room1
RxJava1
RxSwift1
Tailwind CSS1
TensorFlow1
Three.JS1
Unity1
Vue.js1
XCTest1
styled-components1

What databases does pixiv use?

MySQL is named in 50% of job postings at pixiv, followed by Redis (50%), BigQuery (42%), ElasticSearch (42%).

MySQL 6 50% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Feb 2025
Redis 6 50% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Feb 2025
BigQuery 5 42% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Feb 2025
ElasticSearch 5 42% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Feb 2025
Google BigQuery 5 42% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Feb 2025
Google Bigtable 2 17% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
Apache Solr 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2025
OpenSearch 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2025
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PostgreSQL1

What cloud and platforms does pixiv use?

GCP is named in 50% of job postings at pixiv, followed by Kubernetes (42%), GitLab (33%), GitLab CI (33%).

GCP 6 50% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Feb 2025
Kubernetes 5 42% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Feb 2025
GitLab 4 33% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Feb 2025
GitLab CI 4 33% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Feb 2025
AWS 3 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
Datadog 3 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
Figma 3 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
GitHub 3 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
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Linux3
Cloudflare2
.NET1
AWS Bedrock1
Airflow1
Amazon ECS1
Amazon S31
Debian1
FigJam1
Firebase1
Google Cloud Run1
LDAP1
Looker1
PagerDuty1
Windows1

What developer tools does pixiv use?

Terraform is named in 33% of job postings at pixiv, followed by Docker (25%), Nginx (25%), Ansible (17%).

Terraform 4 33% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Feb 2025
Docker 3 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
Nginx 3 25% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Feb 2025
Ansible 2 17% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
ArgoCD 2 17% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
Bitrise 2 17% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
Fluentd 2 17% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
Kustomize 2 17% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
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OpenStack2
dbt2
Apache HTTP Server1
Argo Workflows1
Google ADK1
Jenkins1
PHPStan1
Storybook1
Webpack1
npm1

What AI and ML technologies does pixiv use?

LLM is named in 8% of job postings at pixiv.

LLM 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

Which engineering practices does pixiv ask for?

CI/CD is named in 17% of job postings at pixiv, followed by BGP (8%), MVVM (8%), Platform Engineering (8%).

CI/CD 2 17% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
BGP 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2025
MVVM 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2025
Platform Engineering 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
SLI/SLO/SLA 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026

What other technologies does pixiv use?

Kotlin Coroutines is named in 8% of job postings at pixiv, followed by Swift Concurrency (8%).

Kotlin Coroutines 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2025
Swift Concurrency 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2025

What does each pixiv team work with?

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

DevOps

4 postings
Kubernetes3
AWS2
Datadog2
Docker2
GCP2
Linux2

Backend

4 postings
Next.js4
BigQuery3
Google BigQuery3
MySQL3
PHP3
Redis3

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How modern is the pixiv stack?

Modern AI adopter 73/100

pixiv scores 73 out of 100 (Modern). 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.

Questions about the pixiv tech stack

What programming languages does pixiv use?

The languages named in pixiv job postings are PHP (50%), JavaScript (50%), TypeScript (42%), Python (25%), SQL (25%), as a share of the 12 postings of the last 12 months.

Does pixiv use Next.js?

Yes. Next.js is named in 6 of 12 job postings (50%) and required in 6 of them.

What cloud and platforms does pixiv use?

The cloud and platforms named in pixiv job postings are GCP (6), Kubernetes (5), GitLab (4) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a DevOps job at pixiv?

DevOps postings at pixiv most often require Kubernetes (3), AWS (2), Datadog (2), Docker (2), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the pixiv tech stack changing?

No new technology has appeared in pixiv job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the pixiv tech stack?

pixiv scores 73 out of 100 (Modern). 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 pixiv tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting pixiv publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 12 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 17, 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, "pixiv tech stack: 102 technologies from 12 job postings", as of Oct 17, 2026. https://alion.io/company/pixiv/technologies

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