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Surfshark tech stack

Surfshark builds mostly with Python, TypeScript, SQL, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Linux, AWS, MySQL, Next.js. Python is named in 8 of the 43 job postings Surfshark published in the last 12 months (19%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Surfshark, updated Nov 11, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 11, 2026
Technologies in use
94
Postings analysed
43
Open now
23
Modernity
85 /100
New in 6 months
7

What programming languages does Surfshark use?

Python is named in 19% of job postings at Surfshark, followed by TypeScript (19%), SQL (16%), JavaScript (16%).

Python 8 19% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
TypeScript 8 19% required in 75% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
SQL 7 16% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
JavaScript 7 16% required in 43% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Go 4 9% required in 75% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
PHP 4 9% required in 75% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Bash 3 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Node JS 2 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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C#1
PowerShell1
Swift1
Rust1

What frameworks and libraries does Surfshark use?

Next.js is named in 7% of job postings at Surfshark, followed by React.js (7%), Tailwind CSS (5%), Vitest (5%).

Next.js 3 7% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
React.js 3 7% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Tailwind CSS 2 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Vitest 2 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
WebDriverIO 2 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Appium 1 2% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Playwright 1 2% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
PromiseKit 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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React Native1
SnapKit1
SwiftUI1
Swinject1
Symfony1
UIKit1
Detox1

What databases does Surfshark use?

MySQL is named in 7% of job postings at Surfshark, followed by PostgreSQL (5%), Redis (5%), Realm (2%).

MySQL 3 7% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
PostgreSQL 2 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Redis 2 5% required in 50% · since Aug 2026
Realm 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
ClickHouse 1 2% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
ElasticSearch 1 2% optional · since Aug 2026
Google BigQuery 1 2% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What cloud and platforms does Surfshark use?

Linux is named in 16% of job postings at Surfshark, followed by AWS (16%), Kubernetes (16%), Figma (9%).

Linux 7 16% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
AWS 7 16% required in 71% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Kubernetes 7 16% required in 71% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Figma 4 9% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Looker 4 9% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Tableau 3 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
GCP 3 7% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Grafana 3 7% required in 33% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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DLP2
GitHub2
GitLab2
Postman2
SIEM2
RabbitMQ2
.NET1
Amazon EKS1
AppsFlyer SDK1
Cloudflare1
Debian1
GitLab CI1
Windows1

What developer tools does Surfshark use?

Ansible is named in 9% of job postings at Surfshark, followed by Cursor (9%), Rest API (9%), Git (7%).

Ansible 4 9% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Cursor 4 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Rest API 4 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Git 3 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Prometheus 3 7% required in 33% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Charles Proxy 2 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Claude Code 2 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Copilot 2 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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Docker2
Terraform2
dbt2
HAProxy2
Adobe After Effects1
Adobe Photoshop1
Adobe Premiere Pro1
Alertmanager1
ArgoCD1
Helm1
Loki1
OpenTofu1
DaVinci Resolve1

What AI and ML technologies does Surfshark use?

LLM is named in 7% of job postings at Surfshark, followed by Claude (7%), ChatGPT (2%), Gemini (2%).

LLM 3 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Claude 3 7% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
ChatGPT 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Gemini 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

Which engineering practices does Surfshark ask for?

CI/CD is named in 16% of job postings at Surfshark, followed by VPN (14%), A/B Testing (7%), Machine Learning (7%).

CI/CD 7 16% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
VPN 6 14% required in 83% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
A/B Testing 3 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Machine Learning 3 7% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
NLP 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Time Series 2 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
DNS 2 5% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
AI Agents 1 2% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
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Anomaly Detection1
Embeddings1
GitOps1
Incident Management1
eBPF1
BGP1

What does each Surfshark team work with?

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

Backend

8 postings
Rest API3
Docker2
Go2
Node JS2
PHP2

Security

4 postings
Linux3
Python3
Bash2
DLP2
SIEM2
SQL2

Frontend

3 postings
Cursor3
JavaScript3
Next.js3
React.js3
TypeScript3
Claude Code2

DevOps

3 postings
Linux3
Ansible2
Python2

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How much does Surfshark pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Surfshark postings with stated pay: $89k across 38 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python7$92k+3%
Linux7$85k−5%
TypeScript7$77k−13%
Kubernetes6$101k+14%
SQL6$88k−2%
AWS5$105k+18%
JavaScript5$78k−12%

How is the Surfshark 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
DNSOct 2026
HAProxyOct 2026
Node JSOct 2026
GitLabOct 2026
PostgreSQLOct 2026
AnsibleSep 2026
TerraformSep 2026
Rising
Linux6% → 22%
Ansible0% → 15%
VPN6% → 19%
MySQL0% → 11%
Figma6% → 11%
Looker6% → 11%
Falling
TypeScript38% → 7%
Go19% → 4%
SQL25% → 11%
JavaScript25% → 11%

How modern is the Surfshark stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 85/100

Surfshark scores 85 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Surfshark stack in its industry?

Share of the 38 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python66%
TypeScript53%
AWS55%
JavaScript61%
Kubernetes37%
Linux66%
SQL66%
Figma39%
Go37%
Looker24%

Questions about the Surfshark tech stack

What programming languages does Surfshark use?

The languages named in Surfshark job postings are Python (19%), TypeScript (19%), SQL (16%), JavaScript (16%), Go (9%), as a share of the 43 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Surfshark use Next.js?

Yes. Next.js is named in 3 of 43 job postings (7%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Surfshark use?

The cloud and platforms named in Surfshark job postings are Linux (7), AWS (7), Kubernetes (7) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Surfshark?

Backend postings at Surfshark most often require Rest API (3), Docker (2), Go (2), Node JS (2), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Surfshark tech stack changing?

Yes. DNS, HAProxy, Node JS, GitLab first appeared in Surfshark job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Surfshark tech stack?

Surfshark scores 85 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Surfshark tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Surfshark publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 43 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 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, "Surfshark tech stack: 94 technologies from 43 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/surfshark/technologies

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