Polymarket
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Polymarket tech stack

Polymarket builds mostly with SQL, Python, Go, TypeScript. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, Next.js, React.js. SQL is named in 28 of the 82 job postings Polymarket published in the last 12 months (34%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Polymarket, updated Nov 12, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 12, 2026
Technologies in use
93
Postings analysed
82
Open now
17
Modernity
80 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Polymarket use?

SQL is named in 34% of job postings at Polymarket, followed by Python (32%), Go (13%), TypeScript (10%).

SQL 28 34% required in 96% · 9 open now · since Apr 2026
Python 26 32% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Apr 2026
Go 11 13% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jan 2026
TypeScript 8 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
JavaScript 8 10% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
Java 7 9% required in 71% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Rust 6 7% required in 83% · since Feb 2026
Swift 5 6% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
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Kotlin4
C++4
Node JS3
C3
C#2

What frameworks and libraries does Polymarket use?

Next.js is named in 7% of job postings at Polymarket, followed by React.js (7%), ZeroMQ (4%), Jetpack Compose (2%).

Next.js 6 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
React.js 6 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
ZeroMQ 3 4% required in 100% · since Feb 2026
Jetpack Compose 2 2% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
NumPy 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
SciPy 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Flink 1 1% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
OpenTelemetry 1 1% required in 100% · since Aug 2026

What databases does Polymarket use?

Google BigQuery is named in 6% of job postings at Polymarket, followed by Snowflake (6%), ClickHouse (5%), PostgreSQL (5%).

Google BigQuery 5 6% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Snowflake 5 6% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
ClickHouse 4 5% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
PostgreSQL 4 5% required in 50% · since Jul 2025
Redis 4 5% required in 50% · since Jul 2025
Amazon Redshift 2 2% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
DynamoDB 2 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Apache Hudi 1 1% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Show all (10)
Apache Iceberg1
MySQL1

What cloud and platforms does Polymarket use?

AWS is named in 18% of job postings at Polymarket, followed by GCP (13%), Apache Kafka (12%), Linux (7%).

AWS 15 18% required in 80% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
GCP 11 13% required in 91% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Apache Kafka 10 12% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
Linux 6 7% required in 100% · since Feb 2026
Kubernetes 5 6% required in 60% · since Jul 2025
Amazon S3 3 4% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
Chainalysis 3 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Databricks 3 4% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
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RabbitMQ3
Braze2
Looker2
TRM Labs2
Amazon ECS1
Amazon EKS1
Amazon Kinesis1
AppsFlyer SDK1
Cloudflare1
Datadog1
Figma1
Grafana1
PagerDuty1
Sentry1
Tableau1
Vercel1
iOS SDK1

What developer tools does Polymarket use?

gRPC is named in 15% of job postings at Polymarket, followed by WebSockets (7%), dbt (6%), Microsoft Excel (4%).

gRPC 12 15% required in 83% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
WebSockets 6 7% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
dbt 5 6% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Microsoft Excel 3 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Gradle 2 2% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Prometheus 2 2% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Pulumi 2 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Terraform 2 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
Show all (17)
Adobe After Effects1
ArgoCD1
Claude Code1
Cursor1
Docker1
Fivetran1
OpenAI Codex1
Protobuf1
Rest API1

What AI and ML technologies does Polymarket use?

LLM is named in 6% of job postings at Polymarket, followed by Claude (1%).

LLM 5 6% required in 80% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Claude 1 1% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

Which engineering practices does Polymarket ask for?

AI Agents is named in 10% of job postings at Polymarket, followed by DeFi (9%), A/B Testing (6%), CI/CD (5%).

AI Agents 8 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
DeFi 7 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
A/B Testing 5 6% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
CI/CD 4 5% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
Anomaly Detection 3 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
IAM 2 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
Machine Learning 2 2% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Agentic Workflows 1 1% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Show all (18)
Dimensional Modeling1
FinOps1
GitOps1
Incident Management1
LLM Evaluation1
NLP1
Platform Engineering1
SLI/SLO/SLA1
Service Mesh1
State Management1

What does each Polymarket team work with?

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

Backend

24 postings
Go10
AWS8
Apache Kafka8
gRPC8
GCP7
TypeScript7

Data Science

10 postings
Python10
SQL8
Apache Kafka2
ClickHouse2
Google BigQuery2
Snowflake2

Finance

9 postings
SQL4
Microsoft Excel3
Python3
NumPy2
SciPy2

Analytics

8 postings
SQL8
Python3
dbt3
Chainalysis2
Google BigQuery2
Looker2

Mobile

5 postings
Swift5
Kotlin4
WebSockets3
Gradle2
Jetpack Compose2
gRPC2

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How much does Polymarket pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Polymarket postings with stated pay: $350k across 69 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
SQL23$250k−29%
Python20$300k−14%
AWS12$500k+43%
Go11$500k+43%
GCP9$500k+43%
TypeScript8$500k+43%
JavaScript8$450k+29%
Apache Kafka7$500k+43%
Java7$500k+43%
Linux6$500k+43%

How is the Polymarket 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
GradleSep 2026
Jetpack ComposeSep 2026
NumPyAug 2026
SciPyAug 2026
C#Aug 2026
BrazeAug 2026
Anomaly DetectionAug 2026
Machine LearningAug 2026
Rising
Java3% → 14%
CI/CD0% → 11%
LLM3% → 11%
AI Agents8% → 14%
Linux5% → 8%
Falling
AWS26% → 11%
Rust11% → 0%
Redis11% → 0%
TypeScript11% → 3%
A/B Testing11% → 3%
Kubernetes11% → 3%
ClickHouse8% → 0%
PostgreSQL8% → 0%

How modern is the Polymarket stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 80/100

Polymarket scores 80 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Polymarket stack in its industry?

Share of the 563 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

SQL45%
Python43%
AWS33%
GCP22%
Go14%
Apache Kafka23%
JavaScript40%
TypeScript30%
Java23%
Linux30%

What sets Polymarket apart

C1%
Chainalysis1%
ZeroMQ0%

Questions about the Polymarket tech stack

What programming languages does Polymarket use?

The languages named in Polymarket job postings are SQL (34%), Python (32%), Go (13%), TypeScript (10%), JavaScript (10%), as a share of the 82 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Polymarket use Next.js?

Yes. Next.js is named in 6 of 82 job postings (7%) and required in 6 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Polymarket use?

The cloud and platforms named in Polymarket job postings are AWS (15), GCP (11), Apache Kafka (10) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Polymarket?

Backend postings at Polymarket most often require Go (10), AWS (8), Apache Kafka (8), gRPC (8), out of 24 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Polymarket tech stack changing?

Yes. Gradle, Jetpack Compose, NumPy, SciPy first appeared in Polymarket job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Polymarket tech stack?

Polymarket scores 80 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Polymarket tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Polymarket publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 82 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 12, 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, "Polymarket tech stack: 93 technologies from 82 job postings", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/polymarket/technologies

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