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Taboola tech stack

Taboola builds mostly with SQL, Python, Java, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Google BigQuery, QlikSense, Kubernetes, MySQL. SQL is named in 34 of the 82 job postings Taboola published in the last 12 months (41%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Taboola, updated Nov 12, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 12, 2026
Technologies in use
108
Postings analysed
82
Open now
51
Modernity
84 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Taboola use?

SQL is named in 41% of job postings at Taboola, followed by Python (24%), Java (22%), JavaScript (13%).

SQL 34 41% required in 79% · 19 open now · since Mar 2026
Python 20 24% required in 60% · 13 open now · since Mar 2026
Java 18 22% required in 89% · 13 open now · since May 2026
JavaScript 11 13% required in 45% · 6 open now · since Jun 2026
Apex 5 6% optional · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
TypeScript 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Rust 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
C# 1 1% optional · since Sep 2026
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C++1
Kotlin1
Node JS1
Scala1

What frameworks and libraries does Taboola use?

Hadoop is named in 9% of job postings at Taboola, followed by React.js (5%), TensorFlow (5%), PyTorch (4%).

Hadoop 7 9% required in 29% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
React.js 4 5% required in 75% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
TensorFlow 4 5% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
PyTorch 3 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Jest 3 4% required in 33% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Playwright 3 4% required in 33% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
MLlib 1 1% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Spring Framework 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Flink1
RAPIDS1
React Native1

What databases does Taboola use?

Google BigQuery is named in 17% of job postings at Taboola, followed by MySQL (12%), Vertica (12%), Cassandra (9%).

Google BigQuery 14 17% required in 50% · 9 open now · since Jul 2026
MySQL 10 12% required in 40% · 6 open now · since Sep 2026
Vertica 10 12% required in 40% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
Cassandra 7 9% required in 29% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
Redis 3 4% optional · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
ElasticSearch 2 2% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
StarRocks 2 2% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Apache Hudi 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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Apache Iceberg1
Apache Solr1
ClickHouse1
Delta Lake1
Druid1
Trino1
Vespa1

What cloud and platforms does Taboola use?

QlikSense is named in 16% of job postings at Taboola, followed by Kubernetes (16%), Apache Kafka (16%), Grafana (13%).

QlikSense 13 16% required in 85% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Kubernetes 13 16% required in 54% · 10 open now · since Jun 2026
Apache Kafka 13 16% required in 46% · 9 open now · since Jun 2026
Grafana 11 13% required in 9% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
Tableau 10 12% required in 60% · 5 open now · since Jun 2026
Linux 7 9% required in 100% · 5 open now · since May 2026
Spark 7 9% required in 57% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
Akamai 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
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Cloudflare2
Fastly2
Looker2
Kibana2
Langfuse2
Figma1
Istio1
OpenAI1
Airflow1
GCP1
GitHub1
PagerDuty1

What developer tools does Taboola use?

Cursor is named in 13% of job postings at Taboola, followed by Docker (13%), Microsoft Excel (12%), Claude Code (10%).

Cursor 11 13% required in 73% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
Docker 11 13% required in 36% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
Microsoft Excel 10 12% required in 100% · 7 open now · since May 2026
Claude Code 8 10% required in 63% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
Prometheus 6 7% optional · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
Copilot 3 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
OpenAI Codex 3 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Jenkins 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
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Model Context Protocol2
Rest API2
Ansible2
Puppet2
Salesforce Flow2
dbt2
ArgoCD1
Canva1
Envoy1
Git1
HAProxy1
Nginx1
Tcpdump1
Terraform1
gRPC1
Lighthouse1
Maven1

What AI and ML technologies does Taboola use?

Claude is named in 12% of job postings at Taboola, followed by ChatGPT (6%), LLM (6%), Gemini (4%).

Claude 10 12% required in 70% · 5 open now · since Jun 2026
ChatGPT 5 6% required in 60% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
LLM 5 6% required in 60% · 4 open now · since Jun 2026
Gemini 3 4% required in 33% · since Jun 2026

Which engineering practices does Taboola ask for?

A/B Testing is named in 23% of job postings at Taboola, followed by AI Agents (21%), Machine Learning (18%), Recommender Systems (13%).

A/B Testing 19 23% required in 42% · 14 open now · since Mar 2026
AI Agents 17 21% required in 53% · 13 open now · since Jun 2026
Machine Learning 15 18% required in 67% · 11 open now · since May 2026
Recommender Systems 11 13% required in 55% · 7 open now · since May 2026
Prompt Engineering 5 6% required in 60% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
RAG 4 5% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
DNS 3 4% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
LLM Evaluation 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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NLP2
TCP/IP2
CI/CD2
BGP1
EU AI Act1
Fine-tuning1
LLM Guardrails1
RLHF1
Service Mesh1
ETL/ELT1
Function Calling1
NER1
Web Components1

What does each Taboola team work with?

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

Marketing

17 postings
QlikSense7
Tableau3
Microsoft Excel2

Backend

9 postings
Java7
SQL5
Apache Kafka4
Kubernetes4
Cursor3
Docker3

Analytics

8 postings
SQL7
Python3
Google BigQuery2
Tableau2
Vertica2

Industrial Engineering

5 postings
Java4
Python4
Claude Code2
Cursor2

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How much does Taboola pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Taboola postings with stated pay: $130k across 15 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
SQL8$143k+10%
Python7$156k+20%
Google BigQuery5$156k+20%

How is the Taboola 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
NLPOct 2026
ElasticSearchSep 2026
Model Context ProtocolSep 2026
LangfuseSep 2026
RedisSep 2026
KibanaSep 2026
Rest APISep 2026
MySQLSep 2026
Rising
Google BigQuery3% → 30%
MySQL0% → 23%
Kubernetes6% → 26%
Apache Kafka6% → 26%
Docker3% → 23%
Grafana3% → 23%
Vertica3% → 21%
Cassandra0% → 16%
Falling
QlikSense24% → 9%
Microsoft Excel18% → 7%
Tableau18% → 9%
ChatGPT9% → 5%
Prompt Engineering9% → 5%
Apex9% → 5%

How modern is the Taboola stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 84/100

Taboola 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Taboola stack in its industry?

Share of the 1,303 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

SQL33%
Python33%
Java13%
Google BigQuery12%
Apache Kafka11%
Kubernetes16%
QlikSense0%
Grafana10%
JavaScript29%
Claude19%

What sets Taboola apart

QlikSense0%
Vertica1%
Cassandra2%
Hadoop4%
Apex2%
Jest2%

Questions about the Taboola tech stack

What programming languages does Taboola use?

The languages named in Taboola job postings are SQL (41%), Python (24%), Java (22%), JavaScript (13%), Apex (6%), as a share of the 82 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Taboola use Hadoop?

Yes. Hadoop is named in 7 of 82 job postings (9%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Taboola use?

The cloud and platforms named in Taboola job postings are QlikSense (13), Kubernetes (13), Apache Kafka (13) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Marketing job at Taboola?

Marketing postings at Taboola most often require QlikSense (7), Tableau (3), Microsoft Excel (2), out of 17 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Taboola tech stack changing?

Yes. NLP, ElasticSearch, Model Context Protocol, Langfuse first appeared in Taboola job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Taboola tech stack?

Taboola 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Taboola tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Taboola publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 82 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 12, 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, "Taboola tech stack: 108 technologies from 82 job postings", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/taboola/technologies

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