Firstup tech stack

Firstup builds mostly with JavaScript, Node JS, Ruby, TypeScript. Its stack also includes AWS, React.js, Kubernetes, Ruby on Rails. JavaScript is named in 7 of the 11 job postings Firstup published in the last 12 months (64%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Firstup, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
53
Postings analysed
11
Open now
3
Modernity
86 /100
New in 6 months
2

What programming languages does Firstup use?

JavaScript is named in 64% of job postings at Firstup, followed by Node JS (55%), Ruby (55%), TypeScript (45%).

JavaScript 7 64% required in 43% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Node JS 6 55% required in 83% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Ruby 6 55% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
TypeScript 5 45% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Python 2 18% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
SQL 2 18% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
PowerShell 1 9% required in 100% · since Jun 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Firstup use?

React.js is named in 45% of job postings at Firstup, followed by Ruby on Rails (36%), Commander.js (9%), Cypress (9%).

React.js 5 45% required in 60% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Ruby on Rails 4 36% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Commander.js 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Cypress 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Jest 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Playwright 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026

What databases does Firstup use?

Amazon Redshift is named in 9% of job postings at Firstup, followed by Snowflake (9%), StarRocks (9%), Trino (9%).

Amazon Redshift 1 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Snowflake 1 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
StarRocks 1 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Trino 1 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What cloud and platforms does Firstup use?

AWS is named in 55% of job postings at Firstup, followed by Kubernetes (36%), Datadog (27%), GCP (18%).

AWS 6 55% required in 33% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Kubernetes 4 36% required in 25% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Datadog 3 27% required in 33% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
GCP 2 18% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Amazon EKS 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Apache Kafka 1 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
BeyondTrust 1 9% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Databricks 1 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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GitHub1
Okta1
Spark1
Windows1
Azure1
Metabase1
Zscaler1

What developer tools does Firstup use?

Copilot is named in 27% of job postings at Firstup, followed by Docker (27%), Helm (18%), CircleCI (9%).

Copilot 3 27% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Docker 3 27% optional · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Helm 2 18% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026
CircleCI 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Microsoft Excel 1 9% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Rest API 1 9% required in 100% · since May 2026
Terraform 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Vite 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
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Webpack1

What AI and ML technologies does Firstup use?

Claude is named in 36% of job postings at Firstup, followed by LLM (9%), ChatGPT (9%), Gemini (9%).

Claude 4 36% required in 75% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
LLM 1 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
ChatGPT 1 9% optional · since Jun 2026
Gemini 1 9% optional · since Jun 2026

Which engineering practices does Firstup ask for?

AI Agents is named in 18% of job postings at Firstup, followed by SLI/SLO/SLA (18%), Shift-Left (18%), Agentic Workflows (9%).

AI Agents 2 18% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
SLI/SLO/SLA 2 18% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Shift-Left 2 18% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Agentic Workflows 1 9% required in 100% · since May 2026
Anomaly Detection 1 9% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
CI/CD 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
Incident Management 1 9% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
SOAP 1 9% required in 100% · since May 2026

What does each Firstup team work with?

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

Backend

4 postings
Node JS4
Ruby4
TypeScript4
Claude2
Copilot2
React.js2

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How is the Firstup 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
SQLAug 2026
Shift-LeftJul 2026

How modern is the Firstup stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 86/100

Firstup scores 86 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 Firstup stack in its industry?

Share of the 31 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

JavaScript65%
AWS42%
Node JS29%
Ruby3%
React.js35%
TypeScript52%
Claude35%
Kubernetes45%
Ruby on Rails3%
Datadog16%

What sets Firstup apart

Ruby3%
Ruby on Rails3%

Questions about the Firstup tech stack

What programming languages does Firstup use?

The languages named in Firstup job postings are JavaScript (64%), Node JS (55%), Ruby (55%), TypeScript (45%), Python (18%), as a share of the 11 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Firstup use React.js?

Yes. React.js is named in 5 of 11 job postings (45%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Firstup use?

The cloud and platforms named in Firstup job postings are AWS (6), Kubernetes (4), Datadog (3) (postings in brackets).

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

Backend postings at Firstup most often require Node JS (4), Ruby (4), TypeScript (4), Claude (2), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Firstup tech stack changing?

Yes. SQL, Shift-Left first appeared in Firstup job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Firstup tech stack?

Firstup scores 86 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 Firstup tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Firstup publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 11 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, "Firstup tech stack: 53 technologies from 11 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/firstup/technologies

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