First Student
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First Student tech stack

First Student builds mostly with PowerShell, Python, SQL, JavaScript. Its stack also includes AWS, Amazon S3, Snowflake. AWS is named in 3 of the 13 job postings First Student published in the last 12 months (23%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of First Student, updated Nov 14, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 14, 2026
Technologies in use
31
Postings analysed
13
Open now
7
Modernity
71 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does First Student use?

PowerShell is named in 15% of job postings at First Student, followed by Python (15%), SQL (15%), JavaScript (8%).

PowerShell 2 15% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Python 2 15% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
SQL 2 15% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
JavaScript 1 8% optional · since Oct 2026
Node JS 1 8% optional · since Oct 2026

What databases does First Student use?

Snowflake is named in 8% of job postings at First Student.

Snowflake 1 8% required in 100% · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does First Student use?

AWS is named in 23% of job postings at First Student, followed by Amazon S3 (15%), Power BI (15%), AWS Lambda (8%).

AWS 3 23% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Amazon S3 2 15% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Power BI 2 15% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
AWS Lambda 1 8% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Crowdstrike 1 8% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
DLP 1 8% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
OpenAI 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Rive 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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What developer tools does First Student use?

Microsoft Excel is named in 15% of job postings at First Student, followed by Model Context Protocol (15%), Canva (8%), Claude Code (8%).

Microsoft Excel 2 15% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Model Context Protocol 2 15% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Canva 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Claude Code 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Cursor 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
OpenAI Codex 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

Which engineering practices does First Student ask for?

Incident Management is named in 15% of job postings at First Student, followed by RAG (15%), AI Agents (8%), Agentic Workflows (8%).

Incident Management 2 15% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
RAG 2 15% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
AI Agents 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Agentic Workflows 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
IAM 1 8% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
LLM Guardrails 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
CI/CD 1 8% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Context Engineering 1 8% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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How is the First Student 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
SQLOct 2026
Power BISep 2026
Microsoft ExcelSep 2026
Model Context ProtocolSep 2026
RAGSep 2026
Incident ManagementSep 2026
AWSJul 2026
Amazon S3Jul 2026

How modern is the First Student stack?

Modern 71/100

First Student scores 71 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 First Student stack in its industry?

Share of the 561 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

AWS17%
Amazon S34%
Power BI22%
PowerShell11%
Python31%
SQL36%
AWS Lambda3%
Crowdstrike1%
DLP2%
Figma6%

Questions about the First Student tech stack

What programming languages does First Student use?

The languages named in First Student job postings are PowerShell (15%), Python (15%), SQL (15%), JavaScript (8%), Node JS (8%), as a share of the 13 postings of the last 12 months.

Does First Student use AWS?

Yes. AWS is named in 3 of 13 job postings (23%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does First Student use?

The cloud and platforms named in First Student job postings are AWS (3), Amazon S3 (2), Power BI (2) (postings in brackets).

Is the First Student tech stack changing?

Yes. SQL, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Model Context Protocol first appeared in First Student job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the First Student tech stack?

First Student scores 71 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 First Student tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting First Student 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 Nov 14, 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, "First Student tech stack: 31 technologies from 13 job postings", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/firststudentinc-com/technologies

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