SoundCloud
Music Industry · Streaming & OTT Platforms

SoundCloud tech stack

SoundCloud builds mostly with SQL, Python, Scala, Go. Its stack also includes GCP, Google BigQuery, AWS, PyTorch. SQL is named in 7 of the 20 job postings SoundCloud published in the last 12 months (35%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of SoundCloud, updated Nov 15, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 15, 2026
Technologies in use
67
Postings analysed
20
Open now
13
Modernity
84 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does SoundCloud use?

SQL is named in 35% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by Python (30%), Scala (30%), Go (30%).

SQL 7 35% required in 71% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Python 6 30% required in 67% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
Scala 6 30% required in 33% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Go 6 30% required in 17% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Java 3 15% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
JavaScript 3 15% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Objective-C 2 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Swift 2 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
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TypeScript2
Kotlin1
Ruby1

What frameworks and libraries does SoundCloud use?

PyTorch is named in 20% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by React.js (15%), TensorFlow (15%), SwiftUI (10%).

PyTorch 4 20% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
React.js 3 15% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
TensorFlow 3 15% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
SwiftUI 2 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
AVFoundation 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
D3.js 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Highcharts 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Jetpack Compose 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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Next.js1

What databases does SoundCloud use?

Google BigQuery is named in 30% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by DynamoDB (10%), Google Bigtable (10%).

Google BigQuery 6 30% required in 67% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
DynamoDB 2 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
Google Bigtable 2 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026

What cloud and platforms does SoundCloud use?

GCP is named in 30% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by AWS (25%), Kubernetes (15%), Spark (15%).

GCP 6 30% required in 83% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
AWS 5 25% required in 80% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Kubernetes 3 15% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Spark 3 15% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Looker 2 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Braze 1 5% required in 100% · since Oct 2026
DLP 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Figma 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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GitHub1
GitHub Actions1
Google SecOps1
Linux1
OpenAI1
Power BI1
SIEM1
SentinelOne1
Tableau1
Webflow1
Windows1

What developer tools does SoundCloud use?

Terraform is named in 20% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by GraphQL (15%), Docker (10%), gRPC (10%).

Terraform 4 20% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
GraphQL 3 15% required in 33% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Docker 2 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
gRPC 2 10% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Cursor 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Microsoft Excel 1 5% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Vite 1 5% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
bandit 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What AI and ML technologies does SoundCloud use?

LLM is named in 20% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by Claude (5%).

LLM 4 20% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Claude 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

Which engineering practices does SoundCloud ask for?

A/B Testing is named in 30% of job postings at SoundCloud, followed by Machine Learning (25%), AI Agents (20%), Agentic Workflows (20%).

A/B Testing 6 30% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Machine Learning 5 25% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
AI Agents 4 20% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Agentic Workflows 4 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
CI/CD 3 15% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
ETL/ELT 3 15% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Embeddings 2 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
RAG 2 10% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
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Feature Store2
IAM1
Multimodal AI1
Recommender Systems1
Fine-tuning1
Reinforcement Learning1

What other technologies does SoundCloud use?

Swift Concurrency is named in 5% of job postings at SoundCloud.

Swift Concurrency 1 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026

What does each SoundCloud team work with?

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

AI/ML

4 postings
GCP3
Google BigQuery3
LLM3
PyTorch3
Python3
Spark3

Backend

4 postings
React.js2
Terraform2
TypeScript2

Mobile

3 postings
Objective-C2
Swift2
SwiftUI2

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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.

First appeared
LookerOct 2026
React.jsJul 2026
JavaScriptJul 2026
TypeScriptJul 2026
GoJul 2026
TerraformJul 2026
CI/CDJul 2026
GraphQLJul 2026

How modern is the SoundCloud stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 84/100

SoundCloud scores 84 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the SoundCloud stack in its industry?

Share of the 403 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

SQL43%
GCP27%
Go19%
Google BigQuery14%
Python49%
Scala9%
AWS41%
LLM24%
PyTorch14%
Java25%

Questions about the SoundCloud tech stack

What programming languages does SoundCloud use?

The languages named in SoundCloud job postings are SQL (35%), Python (30%), Scala (30%), Go (30%), Java (15%), as a share of the 20 postings of the last 12 months.

Does SoundCloud use PyTorch?

Yes. PyTorch is named in 4 of 20 job postings (20%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does SoundCloud use?

The cloud and platforms named in SoundCloud job postings are GCP (6), AWS (5), Kubernetes (3) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a AI/ML job at SoundCloud?

AI/ML postings at SoundCloud most often require GCP (3), Google BigQuery (3), LLM (3), PyTorch (3), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the SoundCloud tech stack changing?

Yes. Looker, React.js, JavaScript, TypeScript first appeared in SoundCloud job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the SoundCloud tech stack?

SoundCloud scores 84 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: 2; 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 20 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 15, 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: 67 technologies from 20 job postings", as of Nov 15, 2026. https://alion.io/company/soundcloud/technologies

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