Rakuten tech stack

Rakuten builds mostly with Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL. Its stack also includes AWS, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, React.js. Java is named in 12 of the 18 job postings Rakuten published in the last 12 months (67%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Rakuten, updated Sep 28, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 28, 2026
Technologies in use
100
Postings analysed
18
Open now
9
Modernity
82 /100

What programming languages does Rakuten use?

Java is named in 67% of job postings at Rakuten, followed by JavaScript (28%), TypeScript (22%), SQL (22%).

Java 12 67% required in 92% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
JavaScript 5 28% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
TypeScript 4 22% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
SQL 4 22% required in 25% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Go 3 17% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Python 3 17% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
PHP 2 11% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Kotlin 1 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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Node JS1
Sass1

What frameworks and libraries does Rakuten use?

Spring Boot is named in 28% of job postings at Rakuten, followed by React.js (28%), Hibernate (17%), Angular (17%).

Spring Boot 5 28% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
React.js 5 28% required in 80% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Hibernate 3 17% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Angular 3 17% required in 67% · since Jul 2026
Django 2 11% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Flask 2 11% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Next.js 2 11% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
TestNG 2 11% required in 50% · since Jul 2026
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Cucumber1
Cypress1
Dagger1
Glide1
Hadoop1
Hilt1
JUnit1
Jest1
OpenTelemetry1
Retrofit1
Selenium1
Redux1
Remix1
Vue.js1

What databases does Rakuten use?

MySQL is named in 11% of job postings at Rakuten, followed by Amazon Aurora (6%), ElasticSearch (6%), MariaDB (6%).

MySQL 2 11% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Amazon Aurora 1 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
ElasticSearch 1 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
MariaDB 1 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Oracle 1 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Redis 1 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does Rakuten use?

AWS is named in 56% of job postings at Rakuten, followed by Kubernetes (56%), Azure (44%), GCP (33%).

AWS 10 56% required in 80% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
Kubernetes 10 56% required in 60% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
Azure 8 44% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
GCP 6 33% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
Grafana 4 22% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
GitLab 3 17% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
GitLab CI 3 17% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Apache Kafka 2 11% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
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Datadog2
New Relic2
Unix2
GitHub2
GitHub Actions2
Amazon EC21
Istio1
Linkerd1
OpenAI1
Postman1
RabbitMQ1
Honeycomb1

What developer tools does Rakuten use?

Docker is named in 44% of job postings at Rakuten, followed by Jenkins (39%), Prometheus (28%), Git (22%).

Docker 8 44% required in 50% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
Jenkins 7 39% required in 57% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Prometheus 5 28% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Git 4 22% required in 75% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Rest API 2 11% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Gradle 2 11% required in 50% · since Jul 2026
Claude Code 2 11% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Cursor 2 11% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
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Maven2
ArgoCD1
Bitrise1
JMeter1
Jaeger1
SoapUI1
Terraform1
Yarn1
gRPC1
Babel1
Storybook1
TestRail1
Webpack1
npm1

What AI and ML technologies does Rakuten use?

Claude is named in 11% of job postings at Rakuten, followed by Gemini (6%), LLM (6%).

Claude 2 11% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Gemini 1 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
LLM 1 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does Rakuten ask for?

CI/CD is named in 72% of job postings at Rakuten, followed by FinOps (11%), Platform Engineering (11%), A/B Testing (6%).

CI/CD 13 72% required in 77% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
FinOps 2 11% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Platform Engineering 2 11% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
A/B Testing 1 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
AIOps 1 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Anomaly Detection 1 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Dependency Injection 1 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Hallucination 1 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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Human-in-the-Loop1
LLM Guardrails1
Machine Learning1
Material Design1
Reactive Programming1
Self-Healing1
Service Mesh1
State Management1
Fine-tuning1

What does each Rakuten team work with?

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

Backend

8 postings
Java7
AWS5
Spring Boot5
Azure4
Docker4
Kubernetes4

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How modern is the Rakuten stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 82/100

Rakuten scores 82 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Rakuten stack in its industry?

Share of the 349 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Java26%
AWS41%
Kubernetes36%
Azure24%
GCP31%
JavaScript48%
React.js33%
Spring Boot9%
Grafana17%
SQL52%

What sets Rakuten apart

Hibernate3%

Questions about the Rakuten tech stack

What programming languages does Rakuten use?

The languages named in Rakuten job postings are Java (67%), JavaScript (28%), TypeScript (22%), SQL (22%), Go (17%), as a share of the 18 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Rakuten use Spring Boot?

Yes. Spring Boot is named in 5 of 18 job postings (28%) and required in 5 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Rakuten use?

The cloud and platforms named in Rakuten job postings are AWS (10), Kubernetes (10), Azure (8) (postings in brackets).

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

Backend postings at Rakuten most often require Java (7), AWS (5), Spring Boot (5), Azure (4), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Rakuten tech stack changing?

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

How modern is the Rakuten tech stack?

Rakuten scores 82 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Rakuten tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Rakuten publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 18 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 28, 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, "Rakuten tech stack: 100 technologies from 18 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/rakuten/technologies

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