Workday tech stack
Workday builds mostly with Python, Java, SQL, TypeScript. Its stack also includes AWS, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, LangChain. Python is named in 238 of the 540 job postings Workday published in the last 12 months (44%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Workday, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Workday use?
Python is named in 44% of job postings at Workday, followed by Java (21%), SQL (12%), TypeScript (12%).
Python
238 44%
Java
114 21%
SQL
67 12%
TypeScript
63 12%
JavaScript
49 9%
Scala
47 9%
Go
46 9%
Ruby
40 7%
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What frameworks and libraries does Workday use?
LangChain is named in 7% of job postings at Workday, followed by React.js (5%), TensorFlow (5%), PyTorch (5%).
LangChain
36 7%
React.js
28 5%
TensorFlow
28 5%
PyTorch
28 5%
Django
21 4%
FastAPI
19 4%
OpenTelemetry
18 3%
LlamaIndex
17 3%
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And 10 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Workday use?
PostgreSQL is named in 11% of job postings at Workday, followed by ElasticSearch (6%), Redis (6%), MySQL (5%).
PostgreSQL
58 11%
ElasticSearch
34 6%
Redis
32 6%
MySQL
27 5%
Apache Iceberg
20 4%
ClickHouse
14 3%
Snowflake
14 3%
Trino
9 2%
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What cloud and platforms does Workday use?
AWS is named in 43% of job postings at Workday, followed by Kubernetes (31%), GCP (29%), Azure (13%).
AWS
234 43%
Kubernetes
167 31%
GCP
158 29%
Azure
68 13%
Grafana
63 12%
Spark
47 9%
Apache Kafka
43 8%
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And 58 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Workday use?
Docker is named in 19% of job postings at Workday, followed by Terraform (18%), Rest API (15%), ArgoCD (9%).
Docker
104 19%
Terraform
99 18%
Rest API
80 15%
ArgoCD
49 9%
Model Context Protocol
49 9%
Prometheus
48 9%
Jenkins
44 8%
Cursor
37 7%
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And 41 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Workday use?
LLM is named in 21% of job postings at Workday, followed by Claude (4%), PEFT (1%), LoRA (1%).
Which engineering practices does Workday ask for?
AI Agents is named in 48% of job postings at Workday, followed by CI/CD (32%), Machine Learning (19%), RAG (12%).
AI Agents
260 48%
CI/CD
175 32%
RAG
66 12%
Platform Engineering
51 9%
Function Calling
28 5%
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And 30 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Workday use?
Abstract is named in <1% of job postings at Workday.
Abstract
2 <1%
What does each Workday team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
128 postingsAI/ML
73 postingsSales
57 postingsProduct
48 postingsDevOps
46 postingsSolutions
40 postingsHow does your stack fit Workday?
How much does Workday pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Workday postings with stated pay: $222k across 358 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 164 | $225k | +1% |
| AWS | 157 | $234k | +5% |
| Kubernetes | 129 | $227k | +2% |
| GCP | 101 | $234k | +5% |
| Java | 96 | $231k | +4% |
| LLM | 73 | $252k | +14% |
| Scala | 43 | $222k | 0% |
| Azure | 43 | $205k | −7% |
| Spark | 42 | $239k | +8% |
| Grafana | 42 | $227k | +2% |
How is the Workday 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 Workday stack?
Workday scores 78 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: 7; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Workday stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,636 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Workday apart
Companies with a stack like Workday
Fractal
224 shared technologies
UnitedHealth Group
291 shared technologies
State Street
271 shared technologies
EPAM Systems
273 shared technologies
F5
231 shared technologies
CrowdStrike
253 shared technologies
Thomson Reuters
244 shared technologies
London Stock Exchange Group
236 shared technologies
Questions about the Workday tech stack
What programming languages does Workday use?
The languages named in Workday job postings are Python (44%), Java (21%), SQL (12%), TypeScript (12%), JavaScript (9%), as a share of the 540 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Workday use LangChain?
Yes. LangChain is named in 36 of 540 job postings (7%) and required in 24 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Workday use?
The cloud and platforms named in Workday job postings are AWS (234), Kubernetes (167), GCP (158) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Workday?
Backend postings at Workday most often require Kubernetes (86), Python (85), AWS (82), Java (73), out of 128 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Workday tech stack changing?
Yes. Kustomize, Structured Outputs, Abstract, Matter first appeared in Workday job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Workday tech stack?
Workday scores 78 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: 7; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Workday tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Workday publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 540 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, "Workday tech stack: 360 technologies from 540 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/workday/technologies