Temporal tech stack
Temporal builds mostly with Go, Java, Python, TypeScript. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL. Go is named in 43 of the 60 job postings Temporal published in the last 12 months (72%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Temporal, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does Temporal use?
Go is named in 72% of job postings at Temporal, followed by Java (55%), Python (53%), TypeScript (48%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Temporal use?
OpenAI Agents SDK is named in 3% of job postings at Temporal, followed by Pydantic (3%), Pydantic AI (3%), OpenTelemetry (3%).
What databases does Temporal use?
ClickHouse is named in 12% of job postings at Temporal, followed by PostgreSQL (8%), Amazon Redshift (3%), Redis (3%).
ClickHouse
7 12%
PostgreSQL
5 8%
Amazon Redshift
2 3%
Redis
2 3%
ElasticSearch
1 2%
MySQL
1 2%
OpenSearch
1 2%
What cloud and platforms does Temporal use?
AWS is named in 30% of job postings at Temporal, followed by GCP (30%), Kubernetes (25%), Azure (23%).
AWS
18 30%
GCP
18 30%
Kubernetes
15 25%
Azure
14 23%
GitHub
6 10%
Grafana
4 7%
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What developer tools does Temporal use?
Cursor is named in 10% of job postings at Temporal, followed by Lovable (10%), Claude Code (8%), OpenAI Codex (8%).
Cursor
6 10%
Claude Code
5 8%
Prometheus
4 7%
Terraform
3 5%
Google ADK
2 3%
Loki
2 3%
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What AI and ML technologies does Temporal use?
Claude is named in 8% of job postings at Temporal, followed by LLM (5%).
Which engineering practices does Temporal ask for?
AI Agents is named in 27% of job postings at Temporal, followed by CI/CD (12%), SLI/SLO/SLA (7%), Machine Learning (7%).
AI Agents
16 27%
CI/CD
7 12%
SLI/SLO/SLA
4 7%
DeFi
2 3%
Function Calling
2 3%
Chaos Engineering
2 3%
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What other technologies does Temporal use?
Solana is named in 3% of job postings at Temporal.
Solana
2 3%
What does each Temporal team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
18 postingsProduct
14 postingsSolutions
12 postingsSecurity
3 postingsHow does your stack fit Temporal?
How much does Temporal pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Temporal postings with stated pay: $260k across 49 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | 37 | $250k | −4% |
| Java | 28 | $250k | −4% |
| Python | 28 | $250k | −4% |
| TypeScript | 25 | $250k | −4% |
| AWS | 17 | $275k | +6% |
| GCP | 16 | $260k | 0% |
| Kubernetes | 14 | $238k | −9% |
| Azure | 12 | $260k | 0% |
| PHP | 12 | $254k | −2% |
| C# | 12 | $250k | −4% |
How is the Temporal 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 Temporal stack?
Temporal scores 79 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 Temporal stack in its industry?
Share of the 133 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Temporal apart
Temporal products in its job postings
Postings at Temporal name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
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Questions about the Temporal tech stack
What programming languages does Temporal use?
The languages named in Temporal job postings are Go (72%), Java (55%), Python (53%), TypeScript (48%), C# (27%), as a share of the 60 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Temporal use OpenAI Agents SDK?
Yes. OpenAI Agents SDK is named in 2 of 60 job postings (3%) and required in 2 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Temporal use?
The cloud and platforms named in Temporal job postings are AWS (18), GCP (18), Kubernetes (15) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Temporal?
Backend postings at Temporal most often require Go (16), Java (11), AWS (7), GCP (7), out of 18 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Temporal tech stack changing?
Yes. Chaos Engineering, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon Redshift, Amazon S3 first appeared in Temporal job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Temporal tech stack?
Temporal scores 79 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 Temporal tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Temporal publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 60 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, "Temporal tech stack: 79 technologies from 60 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/temporal/technologies