Shadow tech stack

Shadow builds mostly with Python, C++, Rust, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, AWS, Snowflake, Bootstrap. Python is named in 3 of the 4 job postings Shadow published in the last 12 months (75%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Shadow, updated Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 16, 2026
Technologies in use
38
Postings analysed
4
Open now
4
Modernity
73 /100

What programming languages does Shadow use?

Python is named in 75% of job postings at Shadow, followed by C++ (25%), Rust (25%), JavaScript (25%).

Python 3 75% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
C++ 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Rust 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
JavaScript 1 25% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Shadow use?

Bootstrap is named in 25% of job postings at Shadow, followed by CUDA (25%), Mistral SDK (25%), SGLang (25%).

Bootstrap 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
CUDA 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Mistral SDK 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
SGLang 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
TensorRT-LLM 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Triton 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What databases does Shadow use?

Snowflake is named in 25% of job postings at Shadow.

Snowflake 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What cloud and platforms does Shadow use?

Kubernetes is named in 50% of job postings at Shadow, followed by AWS (25%), Baseten (25%), CUDA Toolkit (25%).

Kubernetes 2 50% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
AWS 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Baseten 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
CUDA Toolkit 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Cloudflare 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
CoreWeave 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Databricks 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Datadog 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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Grafana1
Hugging Face1
Linux1
OVHcloud1
Scaleway1
TGI1
vLLM1

What developer tools does Shadow use?

Ansible is named in 50% of job postings at Shadow, followed by ArgoCD (50%), Terraform (50%), Git (25%).

Ansible 2 50% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
ArgoCD 2 50% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Terraform 2 50% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Git 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
KVM 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Prometheus 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
QEMU 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
TensorRT 1 25% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What AI and ML technologies does Shadow use?

LLM is named in 25% of job postings at Shadow.

LLM 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

Which engineering practices does Shadow ask for?

CI/CD is named in 50% of job postings at Shadow, followed by GitOps (50%), SLI/SLO/SLA (25%).

CI/CD 2 50% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
GitOps 2 50% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
SLI/SLO/SLA 1 25% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

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How modern is the Shadow stack?

Modern AI adopter 73/100

Shadow 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 common is the Shadow stack in its industry?

Share of the 4,845 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python43%
Kubernetes30%
AWS34%
Baseten0%
Bootstrap3%
C++10%
CUDA1%
CUDA Toolkit1%
Cloudflare2%
CoreWeave0%

Questions about the Shadow tech stack

What programming languages does Shadow use?

The languages named in Shadow job postings are Python (75%), C++ (25%), Rust (25%), JavaScript (25%), as a share of the 4 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Shadow use Kubernetes?

Yes. Kubernetes is named in 2 of 4 job postings (50%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Shadow use?

The cloud and platforms named in Shadow job postings are Kubernetes (2), AWS (1), Baseten (1) (postings in brackets).

Is the Shadow tech stack changing?

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

How modern is the Shadow tech stack?

Shadow 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 Shadow tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Shadow publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 4 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 16, 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, "Shadow tech stack: 38 technologies from 4 job postings", as of Oct 16, 2026. https://alion.io/company/shadow/technologies

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