Chess tech stack
Chess builds mostly with Python, TypeScript, Java, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Figma, Kubernetes, BigQuery, Google BigQuery. Python is named in 4 of the 13 job postings Chess published in the last 12 months (31%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Chess, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Chess use?
Python is named in 31% of job postings at Chess, followed by TypeScript (15%), Java (15%), JavaScript (15%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Chess use?
React.js is named in 8% of job postings at Chess, followed by Vue.js (8%), Lottie (8%), PyTorch (8%).
What databases does Chess use?
BigQuery is named in 15% of job postings at Chess, followed by Google BigQuery (15%), ElasticSearch (8%), OpenSearch (8%).
BigQuery 
What cloud and platforms does Chess use?
Figma is named in 23% of job postings at Chess, followed by Kubernetes (15%), Grafana (15%), Linux (15%).
Figma
3 23%
Kubernetes
2 15%
Grafana
2 15%
Burp Suite
1 8%
Kibana
1 8%
AWS
1 8%
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What developer tools does Chess use?
Cursor is named in 15% of job postings at Chess, followed by Git (15%), Prometheus (15%), Canva (8%).
Cursor
2 15%
Git
2 15%
Prometheus
2 15%
Canva
1 8%
Claude Code
1 8%
Adobe Illustrator
1 8%
Ansible
1 8%
ArgoCD
1 8%
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What AI and ML technologies does Chess use?
Claude is named in 23% of job postings at Chess, followed by LLM (15%).
Which engineering practices does Chess ask for?
AI Agents is named in 38% of job postings at Chess, followed by CI/CD (8%), Configuration Management (8%), GitOps (8%).
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How does your stack fit Chess?
How is the Chess 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 Chess stack?
Chess scores 82 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Chess stack in its industry?
Share of the 25 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
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Questions about the Chess tech stack
What programming languages does Chess use?
The languages named in Chess job postings are Python (31%), TypeScript (15%), Java (15%), JavaScript (15%), PHP (15%), as a share of the 13 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Chess use Kubernetes?
Yes. Kubernetes is named in 2 of 13 job postings (15%) and required in 1 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Chess use?
The cloud and platforms named in Chess job postings are Figma (3), Kubernetes (2), Grafana (2) (postings in brackets).
Is the Chess tech stack changing?
Yes. PHP, AI Agents, Claude, Cursor first appeared in Chess job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Chess tech stack?
Chess scores 82 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Chess tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Chess publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 13 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 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, "Chess tech stack: 64 technologies from 13 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/chess-5/technologies