Shepherd tech stack
Shepherd builds mostly with SQL, TypeScript, Go, JavaScript. Its stack also includes PostgreSQL, Spark, Redis, Next.js. SQL is named in 5 of the 12 job postings Shepherd published in the last 12 months (42%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Shepherd, updated Sep 29, 2026.
What programming languages does Shepherd use?
SQL is named in 42% of job postings at Shepherd, followed by TypeScript (33%), Go (25%), JavaScript (25%).
What frameworks and libraries does Shepherd use?
Next.js is named in 25% of job postings at Shepherd, followed by React.js (25%), Gymnasium (8%), PyTorch (8%).
Gymnasium 
What databases does Shepherd use?
PostgreSQL is named in 33% of job postings at Shepherd, followed by Redis (25%).
PostgreSQL
4 33%
Redis
3 25%
What cloud and platforms does Shepherd use?
Spark is named in 25% of job postings at Shepherd, followed by Metabase (17%), AWS (17%), Apollo (17%).
Spark
3 25%
AWS
2 17%
Apollo
2 17%
Figma
1 8%
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What developer tools does Shepherd use?
Claude Code is named in 25% of job postings at Shepherd, followed by Cursor (25%), OpenAI Codex (25%), GraphQL (25%).
What AI and ML technologies does Shepherd use?
LLM is named in 42% of job postings at Shepherd, followed by LoRA (8%), PEFT (8%).
Which engineering practices does Shepherd ask for?
Agentic Workflows is named in 42% of job postings at Shepherd, followed by AI Agents (17%), Prompt Engineering (17%), Machine Learning (17%).
AI Agents
2 17%
Prompt Engineering
2 17%
NLP
2 17%
Data Augmentation
1 8%
Embeddings
1 8%
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What does each Shepherd team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
3 postingsHow does your stack fit Shepherd?
How much does Shepherd pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Shepherd postings with stated pay: $215k across 12 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL | 5 | $220k | +2% |
| LLM | 5 | $190k | −12% |
How is the Shepherd 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.
How modern is the Shepherd stack?
Shepherd scores 89 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 Shepherd stack in its industry?
Share of the 296 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Shepherd
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Questions about the Shepherd tech stack
What programming languages does Shepherd use?
The languages named in Shepherd job postings are SQL (42%), TypeScript (33%), Go (25%), JavaScript (25%), Python (25%), as a share of the 12 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Shepherd use Spark?
Yes. Spark is named in 3 of 12 job postings (25%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Shepherd use?
The cloud and platforms named in Shepherd job postings are Spark (3), Metabase (2), AWS (2) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Shepherd?
Backend postings at Shepherd most often require Go (2), JavaScript (2), TypeScript (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Shepherd tech stack changing?
Yes. Metabase, Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex first appeared in Shepherd job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Shepherd tech stack?
Shepherd scores 89 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 Shepherd tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Shepherd publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 12 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 29, 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, "Shepherd tech stack: 49 technologies from 12 job postings", as of Sep 29, 2026. https://alion.io/company/shepherd/technologies