Thinking Machines Lab tech stack

Thinking Machines Lab builds mostly with Python, Rust, JavaScript, TypeScript. Its stack also includes PyTorch, JAX, Kubernetes, Linux. Python is named in 38 of the 56 job postings Thinking Machines Lab published in the last 12 months (68%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Thinking Machines Lab, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
102
Postings analysed
56
Open now
41
Modernity
79 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Thinking Machines Lab use?

Python is named in 68% of job postings at Thinking Machines Lab, followed by Rust (36%), JavaScript (9%), TypeScript (7%).

Python 38 68% required in 87% · 27 open now · since Feb 2026
Rust 20 36% required in 90% · 10 open now · since Feb 2026
JavaScript 5 9% required in 40% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
TypeScript 4 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
C++ 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Clarity 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Go 1 2% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Node JS 1 2% optional · since Aug 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Thinking Machines Lab use?

PyTorch is named in 45% of job postings at Thinking Machines Lab, followed by JAX (39%), TensorFlow (29%), NCCL (9%).

PyTorch 25 45% required in 76% · 21 open now · since Feb 2026
JAX 22 39% required in 82% · 19 open now · since Feb 2026
TensorFlow 16 29% required in 81% · 15 open now · since Aug 2026
NCCL 5 9% required in 40% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
SGLang 5 9% required in 20% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
React.js 4 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
CUDA 4 7% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Ray 4 7% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
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DeepSpeed4
XLA4
Megatron-LM3
Triton2
Apache TVM1
Bootstrap1
FSDP1
OpenTelemetry1
PyTorch C++1

What databases does Thinking Machines Lab use?

ClickHouse is named in 2% of job postings at Thinking Machines Lab, followed by Delta Lake (2%), Redis (2%), DynamoDB (2%).

ClickHouse 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Delta Lake 1 2% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Redis 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
DynamoDB 1 2% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does Thinking Machines Lab use?

Kubernetes is named in 29% of job postings at Thinking Machines Lab, followed by Linux (16%), vLLM (9%), CUDA Toolkit (7%).

Kubernetes 16 29% required in 44% · 10 open now · since Jun 2026
Linux 9 16% required in 56% · 5 open now · since Jun 2026
vLLM 5 9% required in 20% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
CUDA Toolkit 4 7% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Spark 3 5% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
Buildkite 2 4% optional · since Aug 2026
GitHub 2 4% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
GitHub Actions 2 4% optional · since Aug 2026
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TGI2
Apache Kafka1
Okta1
API Gateway1
AWS1
AWS Lambda1
Airflow1
Grafana1

What developer tools does Thinking Machines Lab use?

SLURM is named in 13% of job postings at Thinking Machines Lab, followed by Terraform (7%), Claude Code (4%), Cursor (4%).

SLURM 7 13% required in 71% · 6 open now · since Jun 2026
Terraform 4 7% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Claude Code 2 4% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Cursor 2 4% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Git 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
OpenAI Codex 2 4% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
NVLink 2 4% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Docker 2 4% optional · since Aug 2026
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TPU2
Jupyter Notebook1
InfiniBand1
Prometheus1
dbt1
osquery1

What AI and ML technologies does Thinking Machines Lab use?

LLM is named in 14% of job postings at Thinking Machines Lab, followed by LoRA (9%), PEFT (9%), ChatGPT (2%).

LLM 8 14% required in 38% · 7 open now · since Aug 2026
LoRA 5 9% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
PEFT 5 9% required in 40% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
ChatGPT 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Claude 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does Thinking Machines Lab ask for?

Machine Learning is named in 43% of job postings at Thinking Machines Lab, followed by Post-training (27%), Fine-tuning (21%), AI Agents (16%).

Machine Learning 24 43% required in 92% · 20 open now · since Feb 2026
Post-training 15 27% required in 100% · 12 open now · since Aug 2026
Fine-tuning 12 21% required in 92% · 7 open now · since Apr 2026
AI Agents 9 16% required in 56% · 8 open now · since Aug 2026
CI/CD 7 13% required in 71% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
Multimodal AI 6 11% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Feb 2026
Reinforcement Learning 6 11% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
RLHF 6 11% required in 17% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
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Pre-training5
Synthetic Data5
SRE4
DPO3
Quantization3
PPO3
RLAIF3
EU AI Act2
Function Calling2
SFT2
Tool Use2
GitOps2
Edge AI1
Human-in-the-Loop1
IAM1
KV Cache1
Knowledge Distillation1
Mixture of Experts1
Platform Engineering1
Reinforcement Learning1
Speculative Decoding1
GRPO1
HPC1
Progressive Delivery1
Recommender Systems1
Reward Modeling1
SLI/SLO/SLA1
Self-Supervised Learning1
Speech Recognition1
Text-to-Speech1

What does each Thinking Machines Lab team work with?

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

Backend

17 postings
Python15
Rust14
React.js4
TypeScript4
Claude Code2
Cursor2

AI/ML

17 postings
JAX15
PyTorch15
Python11
TensorFlow11
CUDA2
CUDA Toolkit2

DevOps

7 postings
Python4
LoRA3
Rust3
Kubernetes2
PEFT2

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How is the Thinking Machines Lab 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
Function CallingAug 2026
Tool UseAug 2026
C++Aug 2026
SFTAug 2026
Synthetic DataAug 2026
ClarityAug 2026
AI AgentsAug 2026
EU AI ActAug 2026

How modern is the Thinking Machines Lab stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 79/100

Thinking Machines Lab 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: 5; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Thinking Machines Lab stack in its industry?

Share of the 268 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python78%
PyTorch48%
JAX21%
Rust32%
Kubernetes62%
TensorFlow23%
Linux33%
LLM59%
JavaScript57%
LoRA5%

Questions about the Thinking Machines Lab tech stack

What programming languages does Thinking Machines Lab use?

The languages named in Thinking Machines Lab job postings are Python (68%), Rust (36%), JavaScript (9%), TypeScript (7%), C++ (4%), as a share of the 56 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Thinking Machines Lab use PyTorch?

Yes. PyTorch is named in 25 of 56 job postings (45%) and required in 19 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Thinking Machines Lab use?

The cloud and platforms named in Thinking Machines Lab job postings are Kubernetes (16), Linux (9), vLLM (5) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Thinking Machines Lab?

Backend postings at Thinking Machines Lab most often require Python (15), Rust (14), React.js (4), TypeScript (4), out of 17 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Thinking Machines Lab tech stack changing?

Yes. Function Calling, Tool Use, C++, SFT first appeared in Thinking Machines Lab job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Thinking Machines Lab tech stack?

Thinking Machines Lab 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: 5; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Thinking Machines Lab tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Thinking Machines Lab publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 56 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, "Thinking Machines Lab tech stack: 102 technologies from 56 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/thinking-machines-lab/technologies

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