River AI
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River AI tech stack

River AI builds mostly with C++, Python, Rust, SystemVerilog. Its stack also includes CUDA, PyTorch, Cadence Protium, Synopsys HAPS. C++ is named in 9 of the 25 job postings River AI published in the last 12 months (36%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of River AI, updated Nov 13, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 13, 2026
Technologies in use
67
Postings analysed
25
Open now
23
Modernity
80 /100
New in 6 months
4

What programming languages does River AI use?

C++ is named in 36% of job postings at River AI, followed by Python (32%), Rust (16%), SystemVerilog (12%).

C++ 9 36% required in 78% · 9 open now · since May 2026
Python 8 32% required in 75% · 8 open now · since May 2026
Rust 4 16% required in 75% · 4 open now · since May 2026
SystemVerilog 3 12% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
Assembly 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Perl 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
SystemC 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
TypeScript 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
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C1
JavaScript1

What frameworks and libraries does River AI use?

CUDA is named in 24% of job postings at River AI, followed by PyTorch (24%), Triton (16%), JAX (16%).

CUDA 6 24% required in 67% · 6 open now · since May 2026
PyTorch 6 24% required in 67% · 6 open now · since May 2026
Triton 4 16% required in 100% · 4 open now · since May 2026
JAX 4 16% required in 75% · 4 open now · since May 2026
CUTLASS 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
XLA 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Transformers 2 8% required in 50% · 2 open now · since May 2026
UVM 2 8% required in 50% · 2 open now · since May 2026
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SGLang2
Accelerate1
MLIR1
React Native1
NCCL1
React.js1
TensorRT-LLM1

What cloud and platforms does River AI use?

Cadence Protium is named in 8% of job postings at River AI, followed by Synopsys HAPS (8%), vLLM (8%), Linux (4%).

Cadence Protium 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Synopsys HAPS 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
vLLM 2 8% optional · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Linux 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
Kubernetes 1 4% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026

What developer tools does River AI use?

Cadence Palladium is named in 8% of job postings at River AI, followed by LLVM (8%), Synopsys Fusion Compiler (8%), Synopsys PrimeTime (8%).

Cadence Palladium 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
LLVM 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Synopsys Fusion Compiler 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Synopsys PrimeTime 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Synopsys ZeBu 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Ansys RedHawk 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Formal Verification 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
GCC 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
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InfiniBand1
Synopsys Verdi1
QEMU1
Synopsys VC Formal1
TensorRT1
Terraform1

What AI and ML technologies does River AI use?

PEFT is named in 12% of job postings at River AI, followed by LLM (8%), LoRA (4%).

PEFT 3 12% required in 67% · 3 open now · since May 2026
LLM 2 8% required in 50% · 2 open now · since May 2026
LoRA 1 4% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does River AI ask for?

Pre-training is named in 64% of job postings at River AI, followed by Post-training (40%), Reinforcement Learning (28%), Fine-tuning (24%).

Pre-training 16 64% required in 13% · 16 open now · since May 2026
Post-training 10 40% required in 40% · 8 open now · since Jun 2026
Reinforcement Learning 7 28% required in 43% · 6 open now · since May 2026
Fine-tuning 6 24% required in 67% · 5 open now · since May 2026
Machine Learning 6 24% required in 33% · 5 open now · since May 2026
Mixture of Experts 3 12% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
CI/CD 3 12% required in 33% · 3 open now · since May 2026
AI Agents 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
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Multimodal AI2
Function Calling2
SFT2
Agentic Workflows1
Diffusion Models1
IAM1
KV Cache1
RLHF1
Structured Outputs1
Edge AI1
Speculative Decoding1
Synthetic Data1

What does each River AI team work with?

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

Hardware

4 postings
C++2
CUDA2
SystemVerilog2
Triton2

Backend

4 postings
Python3
Rust3
C++2

AI/ML

3 postings
JAX2
PEFT2
PyTorch2

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How is the River AI 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
AI AgentsSep 2026
Mixture of ExpertsSep 2026
SGLangSep 2026
vLLMSep 2026
Not named for 6 months
LLVMMay 2026
XLAMay 2026
Synopsys Fusion CompilerMay 2026
Synopsys PrimeTimeMay 2026

How modern is the River AI stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 80/100

River AI 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the River AI stack in its industry?

Share of the 381 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

C++51%
Python81%
CUDA35%
PyTorch54%
JAX26%
Rust35%
Triton28%
PEFT9%
SystemVerilog20%
Assembly4%

Questions about the River AI tech stack

What programming languages does River AI use?

The languages named in River AI job postings are C++ (36%), Python (32%), Rust (16%), SystemVerilog (12%), Assembly (8%), as a share of the 25 postings of the last 12 months.

Does River AI use CUDA?

Yes. CUDA is named in 6 of 25 job postings (24%) and required in 4 of them.

What cloud and platforms does River AI use?

The cloud and platforms named in River AI job postings are Cadence Protium (2), Synopsys HAPS (2), vLLM (2) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Hardware job at River AI?

Hardware postings at River AI most often require C++ (2), CUDA (2), SystemVerilog (2), Triton (2), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the River AI tech stack changing?

Yes. AI Agents, Mixture of Experts, SGLang, vLLM first appeared in River AI job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the River AI tech stack?

River AI 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the River AI tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting River AI publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 25 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 13, 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, "River AI tech stack: 67 technologies from 25 job postings", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/river-ai/technologies

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