Zilliz tech stack

Zilliz builds mostly with C++, Rust. Its stack also includes Milvus, Kubernetes, AWS. Milvus is named in 3 of the 5 job postings Zilliz published in the last 12 months (60%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Zilliz, updated Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 16, 2026
Technologies in use
24
Postings analysed
5
Open now
4
Modernity
73 /100
New in 6 months
1

What programming languages does Zilliz use?

C++ is named in 20% of job postings at Zilliz, followed by Rust (20%).

C++ 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
Rust 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025

What databases does Zilliz use?

Milvus is named in 60% of job postings at Zilliz.

Milvus 3 60% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2025

What cloud and platforms does Zilliz use?

Kubernetes is named in 40% of job postings at Zilliz, followed by AWS (20%), Azure (20%), GCP (20%).

Kubernetes 2 40% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
AWS 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
Azure 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
GCP 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
GitHub 1 20% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Grafana 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025

What developer tools does Zilliz use?

ArgoCD is named in 20% of job postings at Zilliz, followed by Docker (20%), Helm (20%), Prometheus (20%).

ArgoCD 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
Docker 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
Helm 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
Prometheus 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
Terraform 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025

Which engineering practices does Zilliz ask for?

Platform Engineering is named in 40% of job postings at Zilliz, followed by CI/CD (20%), Multimodal AI (20%), Quantization (20%).

Platform Engineering 2 40% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
CI/CD 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2025
Multimodal AI 1 20% required in 100% · since May 2025
Quantization 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Reranking 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Rollup 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
SRE 1 20% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Embeddings 1 20% optional · since Jul 2026
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Machine Learning1
RAG1

What does each Zilliz team work with?

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

Backend

3 postings
Kubernetes2
Milvus2

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How is the Zilliz 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
Platform EngineeringJun 2026

How modern is the Zilliz stack?

Modern 73/100

Zilliz scores 73 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Zilliz stack in its industry?

Share of the 111 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Milvus5%
Kubernetes66%
AWS64%
Azure63%
C++48%
GCP59%
GitHub42%
Grafana31%
Rust35%

Questions about the Zilliz tech stack

What programming languages does Zilliz use?

The languages named in Zilliz job postings are C++ (20%), Rust (20%), as a share of the 5 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Zilliz use Kubernetes?

Yes. Kubernetes is named in 2 of 5 job postings (40%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Zilliz use?

The cloud and platforms named in Zilliz job postings are Kubernetes (2), AWS (1), Azure (1) (postings in brackets).

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

Backend postings at Zilliz most often require Kubernetes (2), Milvus (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Zilliz tech stack changing?

Yes. Platform Engineering first appeared in Zilliz job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Zilliz tech stack?

Zilliz scores 73 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Zilliz tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Zilliz publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 5 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 16, 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, "Zilliz tech stack: 24 technologies from 5 job postings", as of Oct 16, 2026. https://alion.io/company/zilliz/technologies

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