8am tech stack

8am builds mostly with Python, SQL, JavaScript, Node JS. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, MySQL, PostgreSQL. LLM is named in 15 of the 25 job postings 8am published in the last 12 months (60%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of 8am, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
75
Postings analysed
25
Open now
24
Modernity
89 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does 8am use?

Python is named in 36% of job postings at 8am, followed by SQL (36%), JavaScript (20%), Node JS (12%).

Python 9 36% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Feb 2026
SQL 9 36% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Mar 2026
JavaScript 5 20% required in 20% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
Node JS 3 12% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Ruby 3 12% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Bash 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Java 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Scala 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
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PowerShell1
TypeScript1

What frameworks and libraries does 8am use?

React.js is named in 16% of job postings at 8am, followed by Playwright (8%), Pytest (8%), Next.js (8%).

React.js 4 16% required in 50% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Playwright 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Pytest 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Next.js 2 8% optional · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Ruby on Rails 2 8% optional · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Dagster 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Django 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026

What databases does 8am use?

MySQL is named in 16% of job postings at 8am, followed by PostgreSQL (16%), Amazon Redshift (8%), Snowflake (8%).

MySQL 4 16% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
PostgreSQL 4 16% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Amazon Redshift 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Snowflake 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
BigQuery 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Google BigQuery 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
ElasticSearch 1 4% optional · 1 open now · since Apr 2026

What cloud and platforms does 8am use?

AWS is named in 40% of job postings at 8am, followed by GCP (20%), Kubernetes (16%), Apache Kafka (12%).

AWS 10 40% required in 70% · 10 open now · since Feb 2026
GCP 5 20% required in 60% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
Kubernetes 4 16% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Apache Kafka 3 12% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
Linux 3 12% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Azure 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
SIEM 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Tableau 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
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Azure DevOps1
DLP1
GitHub Actions1
GitLab1
Okta1
Prefect1
Spark1
Zscaler1
Datadog1
Grafana1

What developer tools does 8am use?

Microsoft Excel is named in 28% of job postings at 8am, followed by Terraform (12%), CircleCI (8%), CloudFormation (8%).

Microsoft Excel 7 28% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
Terraform 3 12% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
CircleCI 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
CloudFormation 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Docker 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
TestRail 2 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Model Context Protocol 2 8% required in 50% · 2 open now · since May 2026
ArgoCD 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
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Claude Code1
Copilot1
Cursor1
Jenkins1
Rest API1
pySpark1

What AI and ML technologies does 8am use?

LLM is named in 60% of job postings at 8am, followed by Claude (20%), ChatGPT (16%), Gemini (12%).

LLM 15 60% required in 53% · 15 open now · since Feb 2026
Claude 5 20% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
ChatGPT 4 16% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
Gemini 3 12% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does 8am ask for?

RAG is named in 60% of job postings at 8am, followed by AI Agents (16%), CI/CD (12%), Machine Learning (8%).

RAG 15 60% required in 33% · 15 open now · since Feb 2026
AI Agents 4 16% required in 50% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
CI/CD 3 12% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
Machine Learning 2 8% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Fine-tuning 2 8% optional · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
NLP 2 8% optional · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
Configuration Management 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
DNS 1 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
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ETL/ELT1
Edge AI1
IAM1
NIST AI RMF1
Platform Engineering1
SLI/SLO/SLA1
TCP/IP1

What does each 8am team work with?

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

Finance

8 postings
Microsoft Excel7
Claude4
ChatGPT3
Gemini3

Backend

4 postings
SQL3
LLM2
MySQL2
Node JS2
PostgreSQL2
Python2

Security

3 postings
AWS2
LLM2
SIEM2

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How is the 8am 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
TableauSep 2026
Amazon RedshiftAug 2026
SnowflakeAug 2026
SIEMAug 2026
ClaudeAug 2026
ChatGPTAug 2026
GeminiAug 2026
Microsoft ExcelAug 2026

How modern is the 8am stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 89/100

8am scores 89 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the 8am stack in its industry?

Share of the 337 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

LLM37%
AWS55%
Python58%
SQL68%
Claude34%
GCP36%
JavaScript60%
ChatGPT19%
Kubernetes49%
MySQL30%

Questions about the 8am tech stack

What programming languages does 8am use?

The languages named in 8am job postings are Python (36%), SQL (36%), JavaScript (20%), Node JS (12%), Ruby (12%), as a share of the 25 postings of the last 12 months.

Does 8am use React.js?

Yes. React.js is named in 4 of 25 job postings (16%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does 8am use?

The cloud and platforms named in 8am job postings are AWS (10), GCP (5), Kubernetes (4) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Finance job at 8am?

Finance postings at 8am most often require Microsoft Excel (7), Claude (4), ChatGPT (3), Gemini (3), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the 8am tech stack changing?

Yes. Tableau, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, SIEM first appeared in 8am job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the 8am tech stack?

8am scores 89 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the 8am tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting 8am publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 25 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, "8am tech stack: 75 technologies from 25 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/8am-4/technologies

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