# Companies using Apache Thrift

Job posts from 431 companies name Apache Thrift. Counting companies found through employees' public profiles too, the total is 4,997. 381 job posts named it from October 2025 to August 2026. Software Engineer is the role that names it most often.

Data as of November 9, 2026. Source: Sumble.

## Which companies name Apache Thrift in the most job posts?

Among the companies with the most job posts naming Apache Thrift are Global Relay (300), Reddit, Inc. (194) and EPAM Systems (102). Compass is the newest of the five companies in the table, with its first job post naming it in December 2023.

| Company | Job posts | People | Recent job post |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| [Global Relay](https://sumble.com/orgs/global-relay) | 300 | 2 | "Web services technology such as REST, JSON or Thrift" (Co-op Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Winter 2027, Nov 7, 2026) |
| [Reddit, Inc.](https://sumble.com/orgs/reddit) | 194 | 14 | "Demonstrated experience designing, building, and maintaining robust APIs using protocols such as REST, GraphQL, gRPC, HTTP, or Thrift basics." (Senior Software Engineer, Web Platform, Oct 27, 2026) |
| [EPAM Systems](https://sumble.com/orgs/epam-systems) | 102 | 8 | "Develop and evolve RPC-based services using gRPC or Apache Thrift" (Lead Software Engineer – Backend / Distributed Systems, Sep 15, 2026) |
| [Zeta Global](https://sumble.com/orgs/zeta-global) | 76 | 2 | "Build polished frontend experiences in React/TypeScript/Ant Design System that connect seamlessly with backend APIs (REST, Thrift)." (Lead Full Stack Engineer, Vertical Applications, Jun 3, 2026) |
| [Compass](https://sumble.com/orgs/compass-451c8044) | 60 | 10 | "Nice to have: Experience with Kafka and event-driven systems, gRPC, Thrift, and other server-to-server communication protocols" (Staff Software Engineer - Front End, Oct 21, 2026) |

## Is hiring for Apache Thrift growing?

0.26 in every 10,000 job posts named Apache Thrift from June to August 2026, against 0.19 from March to May. These are small numbers of job posts, so a few companies can move them.

| Month | Job posts naming it | All job posts | Per 10,000 job posts |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Oct 2025 | 21 | 1,413,673 | 0.15 |
| Nov 2025 | 37 | 1,822,119 | 0.20 |
| Dec 2025 | 25 | 1,236,103 | 0.20 |
| Jan 2026 | 29 | 1,828,002 | 0.16 |
| Feb 2026 | 22 | 1,856,647 | 0.12 |
| Mar 2026 | 32 | 1,850,711 | 0.17 |
| Apr 2026 | 31 | 1,728,886 | 0.18 |
| May 2026 | 40 | 1,821,509 | 0.22 |
| Jun 2026 | 39 | 1,909,496 | 0.20 |
| Jul 2026 | 54 | 1,815,180 | 0.30 |
| Aug 2026 | 51 | 1,835,698 | 0.28 |

## How many companies named Apache Thrift in a job post for the first time in recent months?

Job posts named Apache Thrift for the first time at 13 companies from June to August 2026, against 9 from March to May. Over the 11 months from October 2025, 32 companies posted their first job naming it.

| Period | Companies naming it in a job post for the first time |
|---|---:|
| March to May 2026 | 9 |
| June to August 2026 | 13 |
| October 2025 to August 2026 | 32 |

Companies whose first job post naming it appeared in that period. Recruiters, staffing firms and job boards are left out.

## How do we know which companies use Apache Thrift?

Of the 4,997 companies here, 4,566 are known from what employees list on their profiles. 431 name it in their own job posts.

| How we know | Companies | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Job posts name Apache Thrift | 431 | 8.6% |
| Employees' profiles list Apache Thrift | 4,566 | 91% |

## What size are the companies that use Apache Thrift?

No size of company stands out for Apache Thrift. Companies with 50 to 999 employees make up the largest group, at 38%. 109 of its companies have more than 5,000 employees. These counts cover the 431 companies whose job posts name it.

| Size | Share | Typical tech page |
|---|---:|---:|
| Under 50 employees | 24% | 26% |
| 50 to 999 | 38% | 37% |
| 1,000 to 5,000 | 13% | 15% |
| Over 5,000 | 25% | 22% |

## Where are Apache Thrift companies based?

61% of Apache Thrift companies are based in the United States. India is second, at 9.2%. These shares cover the 431 companies whose job posts name it.

| Country | Companies | Share | Typical tech page |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| United States | 243 | 61% | 48% |
| India | 37 | 9.2% | 7.5% |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 3.7% | 6.3% |
| France | 13 | 3.2% | 5% |
| Germany | 10 | 2.5% | 4.4% |
| Canada | 9 | 2.2% | 3.8% |

## Which teams work with Apache Thrift?

Data is the team named most often in Apache Thrift job posts, at 6 companies.

| Team | Companies |
|---|---:|
| Data | 6 |
| Engineering | 5 |
| Cloud engineering | 4 |
| Platform | 4 |
| R&D | 4 |
| Security | 4 |

## Which roles mention Apache Thrift most?

Apache Thrift is mostly a Software Engineer skill: 59% of the job posts naming it are for that role. Software Development Engineer in Test is second, at 7.9%.

| Role | Share | Oct 2025 to Aug 2026 | Mar to May 2026 | Jun to Aug 2026 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Software Engineer | 59% | 225 | 61 | 87 |
| Software Development Engineer in Test | 7.9% | 30 | 10 | 2 |
| Engineer | 2.4% | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Platform Engineer | 2.4% | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Automation Engineer | 2.1% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sales Engineer | 2.1% | 8 | 2 | 6 |

## Which companies started naming Apache Thrift in job posts recently?

From April to August 2026, 17 companies with 50 or more employees posted their first job naming Apache Thrift: 7 commercial, 3 mid-market and 7 enterprise. Stripe leads the new enterprise companies, with 3 job posts from April to August.

| Group | Company | Job posts, April to August 2026 |
|---|---|---:|
| Commercial | [Fireworks AI](https://sumble.com/orgs/fireworks-ai) | 3 |
| Commercial | [Tenarai - LATAM](https://sumble.com/orgs/infogain-uruguay) | 3 |
| Commercial | [Arkhya Tech Inc.](https://sumble.com/orgs/arkhya-tech) | 2 |
| Commercial | [IXPERTA](https://sumble.com/orgs/ixperta) | 1 |
| Commercial | [Intone Networks Inc](https://sumble.com/orgs/intone-networks) | 1 |
| Mid-market | [Brillio](https://sumble.com/orgs/brillio) | 2 |
| Mid-market | [ConnectWise](https://sumble.com/orgs/connectwise) | 2 |
| Mid-market | [Rubrik](https://sumble.com/orgs/rubrik) | 1 |
| Enterprise | [Stripe](https://sumble.com/orgs/stripe) | 3 |
| Enterprise | [ID Analytics](https://sumble.com/orgs/id-analytics) | 2 |
| Enterprise | [Maxar Technologies](https://sumble.com/orgs/maxar-technologies) | 2 |
| Enterprise | [HCLTech](https://sumble.com/orgs/hcltech) | 1 |
| Enterprise | [Siemens Healthineers](https://sumble.com/orgs/siemens-healthineers) | 1 |

Companies that named Apache Thrift in a job post for the first time between April and August 2026, ranked by their job posts in those months. AI-native companies get a group of their own, whatever their size. Recruiters and job boards are left out.

## What else do Apache Thrift companies use?

Compared with companies of the same size, Apache Thrift companies stand out for using RocksDB and StarRocks. Protobuf is 50 times as common as usual, at 43%.

| Tool | Companies | Also name it | Typical | Times as common |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| RocksDB | 12 | 5.3% | 0.07% | 71 times |
| StarRocks | 12 | 5.3% | 0.1% | 51 times |
| Protobuf | 97 | 43% | 0.84% | 50 times |
| Bazel | 33 | 14% | 0.34% | 43 times |
| Apache Avro | 62 | 27% | 0.7% | 39 times |
| SGLang | 12 | 5.3% | 0.14% | 37 times |
| Apache Druid | 27 | 12% | 0.33% | 35 times |
| Semgrep | 13 | 5.7% | 0.18% | 32 times |

Shares are out of the 228 companies whose job posts name Apache Thrift, not counting firms whose job posts name almost every technology.

## Which project themes come up in Apache Thrift job posts?

Teams most often pair Apache Thrift with Microservices Migration (205 job posts), then broad digital transformation, then Data Infrastructure Migration and Cloud Cost Optimization.

| Project theme | Job posts |
|---|---:|
| Microservices Migration | 205 |
| Digital Transformation | 176 |
| Data Infrastructure Migration | 87 |
| Cloud Cost Optimization | 24 |

## About this data

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