SIX tech stack

SIX builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, Julia. Its stack also includes Azure, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Angular. Python is named in 16 of the 44 job postings SIX published in the last 12 months (36%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of SIX, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
93
Postings analysed
44
Open now
44
Modernity
71 /100

What programming languages does SIX use?

Python is named in 36% of job postings at SIX, followed by SQL (27%), Java (20%), Julia (16%).

Python 16 36% required in 94% · 16 open now · since Sep 2026
SQL 12 27% required in 83% · 12 open now · since Sep 2026
Java 9 20% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Sep 2026
Julia 7 16% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Sep 2026
JavaScript 4 9% required in 25% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
TypeScript 3 7% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Bash 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
C++ 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Node JS1
PowerShell1
Scala1
ABAP1
COBOL1

What frameworks and libraries does SIX use?

Spring Boot is named in 14% of job postings at SIX, followed by Angular (5%), OpenTelemetry (5%).

Spring Boot 6 14% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
Angular 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
OpenTelemetry 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026

What databases does SIX use?

MS SQL is named in 2% of job postings at SIX, followed by OpenSearch (2%), PostgreSQL (2%), Snowflake (2%).

MS SQL 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
OpenSearch 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
PostgreSQL 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Snowflake 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What cloud and platforms does SIX use?

Azure is named in 18% of job postings at SIX, followed by Kubernetes (18%), Linux (14%), GitLab (11%).

Azure 8 18% required in 75% · 8 open now · since Sep 2026
Kubernetes 8 18% required in 75% · 8 open now · since Sep 2026
Linux 6 14% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
GitLab 5 11% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
OpenShift 5 11% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
Windows 5 11% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
Databricks 4 9% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
GitLab CI 4 9% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
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Grafana4
Apache Kafka3
Azure DevOps2
Power BI2
Erwin2
Spark2
API Gateway1
Active Directory1
AppDynamics1
Azure AKS1
Cortex XSOAR1
Datadog1
Dynatrace1
GCP1
Microsoft Entra ID1
OpenJDK1
SAP BTP1
SIEM1
Splunk1

What developer tools does SIX use?

Ansible is named in 16% of job postings at SIX, followed by Terraform (11%), ArgoCD (9%), Rest API (9%).

Ansible 7 16% required in 86% · 7 open now · since Sep 2026
Terraform 5 11% required in 80% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
ArgoCD 4 9% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
Rest API 4 9% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
Docker 3 7% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Microsoft Excel 3 7% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Helm 3 7% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Prometheus 3 7% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
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Claude Code2
Git2
pySpark2
Apache Tomcat1
Azure Data Factory1
Copilot1
Cortex1
IBM MQ1
Kong1
Kong AI Gateway1
Logstash1
ModSecurity1
Model Context Protocol1
OpenTofu1
Podman1
Pulumi1
npm1
GraphQL1

What AI and ML technologies does SIX use?

LLM is named in 5% of job postings at SIX.

LLM 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does SIX ask for?

CI/CD is named in 36% of job postings at SIX, followed by AI Agents (11%), Incident Management (11%), Platform Engineering (9%).

CI/CD 16 36% required in 100% · 16 open now · since Sep 2026
AI Agents 5 11% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
Incident Management 5 11% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
Platform Engineering 4 9% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Sep 2026
ETL/ELT 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
GitOps 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
IAM 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
LLM Guardrails 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
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SLI/SLO/SLA2
AIOps1
Anomaly Detection1
DHCP1
DNS1
FinOps1
PKI1
Self-Healing1
TCP/IP1
Tool Use1
VLAN1

What does each SIX team work with?

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

DevOps

7 postings
Kubernetes4
Linux4
ArgoCD3
Azure3
GitLab CI3
Grafana3

Backend

6 postings
Java5
Spring Boot4
Angular2
Ansible2
GitLab2
Python2

Data Science

6 postings
Databricks4
SQL4
Python3
Azure2
pySpark2

Analytics

4 postings
Python2
SQL2

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How modern is the SIX stack?

Modern AI adopter 71/100

SIX scores 71 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 SIX stack in its industry?

Share of the 422 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python64%
SQL68%
Java46%
Azure37%
Kubernetes51%
Julia1%
Linux36%
Spring Boot23%
GitLab18%
OpenShift8%

What sets SIX apart

Julia1%

Questions about the SIX tech stack

What programming languages does SIX use?

The languages named in SIX job postings are Python (36%), SQL (27%), Java (20%), Julia (16%), JavaScript (9%), as a share of the 44 postings of the last 12 months.

Does SIX use Spring Boot?

Yes. Spring Boot is named in 6 of 44 job postings (14%) and required in 6 of them.

What cloud and platforms does SIX use?

The cloud and platforms named in SIX job postings are Azure (8), Kubernetes (8), Linux (6) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a DevOps job at SIX?

DevOps postings at SIX most often require Kubernetes (4), Linux (4), ArgoCD (3), Azure (3), out of 7 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the SIX tech stack changing?

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

How modern is the SIX tech stack?

SIX scores 71 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 SIX tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting SIX publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 44 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 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, "SIX tech stack: 93 technologies from 44 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/six/technologies

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