Profound tech stack

Profound builds mostly with Python, JavaScript, SQL, Rust. Its stack also includes Figma, AWS, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse. Figma is named in 59 of the 59 job postings Profound published in the last 12 months (100%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Profound, updated Sep 26, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 26, 2026
Technologies in use
68
Postings analysed
59
Open now
49
Modernity
84 /100
New in 6 months
7

What programming languages does Profound use?

Python is named in 19% of job postings at Profound, followed by JavaScript (14%), SQL (10%), Rust (8%).

Python 11 19% required in 100% · 10 open now · since Jul 2025
JavaScript 8 14% required in 63% · 8 open now · since Jul 2025
SQL 6 10% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jul 2025
Rust 5 8% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Oct 2025
TypeScript 3 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2025
PHP 2 3% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Node JS 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
Swift 1 2% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Profound use?

Next.js is named in 3% of job postings at Profound, followed by React.js (3%), Dagster (2%), SwiftUI (2%).

Next.js 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2025
React.js 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2025
Dagster 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
SwiftUI 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Tailwind CSS 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
UIKit 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What databases does Profound use?

PostgreSQL is named in 10% of job postings at Profound, followed by ClickHouse (5%), MySQL (2%), Redis (2%).

PostgreSQL 6 10% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Oct 2025
ClickHouse 3 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
MySQL 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Redis 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Snowflake 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025

What cloud and platforms does Profound use?

Figma is named in 100% of job postings at Profound, followed by AWS (19%), Perplexity (12%), GCP (10%).

Figma 59 100% required in 100% · 49 open now · since Jul 2025
AWS 11 19% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Jul 2025
Perplexity 7 12% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
GCP 6 10% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Oct 2025
Azure 5 8% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Oct 2025
GitHub 3 5% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2025
Tableau 3 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
Cloudflare 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
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Kubernetes2
Looker2
SIEM2
Vercel2
Apache Kafka1
NATS1
Okta1

What developer tools does Profound use?

Model Context Protocol is named in 5% of job postings at Profound, followed by Rest API (5%), Docker (3%), Terraform (3%).

Model Context Protocol 3 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
Rest API 3 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
Docker 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
Terraform 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2025
WordPress 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
CloudFormation 1 2% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
Cursor 1 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
TestFlight 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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WebSockets1
dbt1

What AI and ML technologies does Profound use?

LLM is named in 15% of job postings at Profound, followed by ChatGPT (12%), Gemini (3%), Claude (2%).

LLM 9 15% required in 78% · 7 open now · since Jul 2025
ChatGPT 7 12% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
Gemini 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Claude 1 2% required in 100% · since Feb 2026

Which engineering practices does Profound ask for?

AI Agents is named in 7% of job postings at Profound, followed by CI/CD (5%), DNS (5%), LLM Guardrails (3%).

AI Agents 4 7% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
CI/CD 3 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
DNS 3 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
LLM Guardrails 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2025
SLI/SLO/SLA 2 3% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Time Series Forecasting 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2025
A/B Testing 1 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2025
EU AI Act 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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Embeddings1
Hybrid Search1
IAM1
ISO 420011
Incident Management1
Knowledge Graph1
Machine Learning1
NIST AI RMF1
Prompt Engineering1
Reranking1
State Management1
LLM Evaluation1

What does each Profound team work with?

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

AI/ML

11 postings
Figma11
PostgreSQL6
AWS5
Python5
Rust5
ChatGPT4

Sales

9 postings
Figma9
LLM3

Industrial Engineering

4 postings
Figma4
Python3
JavaScript2
TypeScript2

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How much does Profound pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Profound postings with stated pay: $200k across 57 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Figma57$200k0%
AWS10$255k+28%
Python10$215k+8%
JavaScript8$200k0%
ChatGPT7$220k+10%
Perplexity7$220k+10%
LLM7$200k0%
SQL6$260k+30%
GCP5$260k+30%
PostgreSQL5$250k+25%

How is the Profound 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
GeminiJun 2026
CloudflareJun 2026
SLI/SLO/SLAJun 2026
VercelJun 2026
WordPressJun 2026
PHPJun 2026
LookerMay 2026
Falling
ChatGPT27% → 5%
Perplexity27% → 5%
Azure20% → 0%
AWS27% → 9%
GCP20% → 5%
Not named for 6 months
TypeScriptJan 2026
TerraformMar 2026
DockerFeb 2026
KubernetesFeb 2026
Next.jsJan 2026
React.jsJan 2026

How modern is the Profound stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 84/100

Profound scores 84 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Profound stack in its industry?

Share of the 976 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Figma23%
AWS22%
Python31%
LLM21%
JavaScript31%
ChatGPT17%
Perplexity5%
GCP15%
PostgreSQL15%
SQL30%

What sets Profound apart

Rust2%

Questions about the Profound tech stack

What programming languages does Profound use?

The languages named in Profound job postings are Python (19%), JavaScript (14%), SQL (10%), Rust (8%), TypeScript (5%), as a share of the 59 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Profound use Next.js?

Yes. Next.js is named in 2 of 59 job postings (3%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Profound use?

The cloud and platforms named in Profound job postings are Figma (59), AWS (11), Perplexity (7) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a AI/ML job at Profound?

AI/ML postings at Profound most often require Figma (11), PostgreSQL (6), AWS (5), Python (5), out of 11 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Profound tech stack changing?

Yes. Gemini, Cloudflare, SLI/SLO/SLA, Vercel first appeared in Profound job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Profound tech stack?

Profound scores 84 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Profound tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Profound publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 59 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, "Profound tech stack: 68 technologies from 59 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/profound/technologies

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