Grab tech stack
Grab builds mostly with Python, SQL, Go, Java. Its stack also includes AWS, Kubernetes, MySQL, PostgreSQL. Python is named in 148 of the 354 job postings Grab published in the last 12 months (42%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Grab, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Grab use?
Python is named in 42% of job postings at Grab, followed by SQL (32%), Go (27%), Java (19%).
Python
148 42%
SQL
113 32%
Go
96 27%
Java
68 19%
JavaScript
36 10%
C++
33 9%
Scala
30 8%
Kotlin
16 5%
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What frameworks and libraries does Grab use?
Flink is named in 7% of job postings at Grab, followed by PyTorch (5%), React.js (4%), TensorFlow (4%).
Flink
25 7%
PyTorch
17 5%
React.js
15 4%
TensorFlow
13 4%
LangChain
11 3%
LangGraph
10 3%
Flutter
10 3%
Transformers
9 3%
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And 10 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Grab use?
MySQL is named in 10% of job postings at Grab, followed by PostgreSQL (7%), Redis (3%), Oracle (3%).
MySQL
36 10%
PostgreSQL
25 7%
Redis
12 3%
Oracle
11 3%
DynamoDB
10 3%
Presto
6 2%
Trino
6 2%
Apache Iceberg
5 1%
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What cloud and platforms does Grab use?
AWS is named in 26% of job postings at Grab, followed by Kubernetes (16%), Azure (13%), GCP (12%).
AWS
93 26%
Kubernetes
55 16%
Azure
46 13%
GCP
44 12%
Spark
38 11%
Power BI
35 10%
Tableau
30 8%
GitLab
29 8%
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And 18 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Grab use?
Git is named in 11% of job postings at Grab, followed by Jenkins (8%), Terraform (7%), Cursor (6%).
Git
38 11%
Jenkins
27 8%
Terraform
24 7%
Cursor
21 6%
Docker
18 5%
gRPC
14 4%
Ansible
12 3%
Rest API
10 3%
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And 17 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Grab use?
LLM is named in 13% of job postings at Grab, followed by Claude (3%), LoRA (3%), PEFT (3%).
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Which engineering practices does Grab ask for?
CI/CD is named in 28% of job postings at Grab, followed by Machine Learning (18%), AI Agents (16%), A/B Testing (9%).
CI/CD
100 28%
AI Agents
57 16%
Platform Engineering
24 7%
Clean Architecture
19 5%
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And 42 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Grab use?
Abstract is named in 1% of job postings at Grab, followed by Kotlin Coroutines (1%).
Abstract
2 1%
Kotlin Coroutines
2 1%
What does each Grab team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
95 postingsData Science
36 postingsMobile
24 postingsAI/ML
19 postingsAnalytics
19 postingsDevOps
18 postingsHow does your stack fit Grab?
How is the Grab 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 Grab stack?
Grab scores 79 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: 15; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Grab stack in its industry?
Share of the 2,072 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Grab apart
Companies with a stack like Grab
Questions about the Grab tech stack
What programming languages does Grab use?
The languages named in Grab job postings are Python (42%), SQL (32%), Go (27%), Java (19%), JavaScript (10%), as a share of the 354 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Grab use Flink?
Yes. Flink is named in 25 of 354 job postings (7%) and required in 22 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Grab use?
The cloud and platforms named in Grab job postings are AWS (93), Kubernetes (55), Azure (46) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Grab?
Backend postings at Grab most often require Go (72), AWS (46), Java (36), Python (31), out of 95 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Grab tech stack changing?
Yes. FinOps, UIKit, XCTest, Guardrails AI first appeared in Grab job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Grab tech stack?
Grab scores 79 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: 15; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Grab tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Grab publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 354 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, "Grab tech stack: 310 technologies from 354 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/grab/technologies