SoundCloud tech stack
SoundCloud builds mostly with SQL, Go, Scala, Java. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, BigQuery, Google BigQuery. SQL is named in 5 of the 13 job postings SoundCloud published in the last 12 months (38%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of SoundCloud, updated Sep 28, 2026.
What programming languages does SoundCloud use?
SQL is named in 38% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by Go (38%), Scala (31%), Java (23%).
SQL
5 38%
Go
5 38%
Scala
4 31%
Java
3 23%
JavaScript
3 23%
Objective-C
2 15%
Python
2 15%
Swift
2 15%
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What frameworks and libraries does SoundCloud use?
React.js is named in 23% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by PyTorch (23%), TensorFlow (23%), SwiftUI (15%).
React.js
3 23%
PyTorch
3 23%
TensorFlow
3 23%
SwiftUI
2 15%
AVFoundation
1 8%
D3.js
1 8%
Highcharts
1 8%
Jetpack Compose
1 8%
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What databases does SoundCloud use?
BigQuery is named in 23% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by Google BigQuery (23%), DynamoDB (15%), Google Bigtable (15%).
BigQuery 
What cloud and platforms does SoundCloud use?
AWS is named in 23% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by GCP (23%), Kubernetes (15%), Spark (15%).
What developer tools does SoundCloud use?
Docker is named in 15% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by Terraform (15%), GraphQL (15%), Microsoft Excel (8%).
What AI and ML technologies does SoundCloud use?
LLM is named in 23% of job postings at SoundCloud.
LLM
3 23%
Which engineering practices does SoundCloud ask for?
A/B Testing is named in 38% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by Agentic Workflows (31%), Machine Learning (23%), ETL/ELT (15%).
RAG
2 15%
AI Agents
1 8%
CI/CD
1 8%
Embeddings
1 8%
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What other technologies does SoundCloud use?
Swift Concurrency is named in 8% of job postings at SoundCloud.
Swift Concurrency
1 8%
What does each SoundCloud team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Mobile
3 postingsAI/ML
3 postingsBackend
3 postingsHow does your stack fit SoundCloud?
How is the SoundCloud 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 SoundCloud stack?
SoundCloud 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the SoundCloud stack in its industry?
Share of the 55 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets SoundCloud apart
Companies with a stack like SoundCloud
Questions about the SoundCloud tech stack
What programming languages does SoundCloud use?
The languages named in SoundCloud job postings are SQL (38%), Go (38%), Scala (31%), Java (23%), JavaScript (23%), as a share of the 13 postings of the last 12 months.
Does SoundCloud use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 3 of 13 job postings (23%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does SoundCloud use?
The cloud and platforms named in SoundCloud job postings are AWS (3), GCP (3), Kubernetes (2) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Mobile job at SoundCloud?
Mobile postings at SoundCloud most often require Objective-C (2), Swift (2), SwiftUI (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the SoundCloud tech stack changing?
Yes. React.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go first appeared in SoundCloud job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the SoundCloud tech stack?
SoundCloud 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the SoundCloud tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting SoundCloud publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 13 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, "SoundCloud tech stack: 48 technologies from 13 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/soundcloud/technologies