Grab tech stack
Grab builds mostly with Python, SQL, Go, Java. Its stack also includes AWS, Kubernetes, MySQL, PostgreSQL. Python is named in 229 of the 500 job postings Grab published in the last 12 months (46%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Grab, updated Nov 10, 2026.
What programming languages does Grab use?
Python is named in 46% of job postings at Grab, followed by SQL (35%), Go (26%), Java (18%).
Python
229 46%
SQL
174 35%
Go
132 26%
Java
89 18%
JavaScript
54 11%
C++
51 10%
Scala
42 8%
Kotlin
24 5%
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What frameworks and libraries does Grab use?
Flink is named in 7% of job postings at Grab, followed by React.js (5%), PyTorch (4%), TensorFlow (3%).
Flink
34 7%
React.js
24 5%
PyTorch
22 4%
TensorFlow
17 3%
LangChain
13 3%
Transformers
13 3%
LangGraph
12 2%
ROS
12 2%
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And 18 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%), DynamoDB (3%).
MySQL
52 10%
PostgreSQL
36 7%
Redis
16 3%
DynamoDB
16 3%
Presto
14 3%
Oracle
11 2%
Trino
10 2%
StarRocks
7 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 (14%), Azure (12%), GCP (12%).
AWS
128 26%
Kubernetes
71 14%
Azure
60 12%
GCP
59 12%
Spark
53 11%
Power BI
52 10%
Tableau
43 9%
GitLab
41 8%
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And 23 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Grab use?
Git is named in 10% of job postings at Grab, followed by Terraform (7%), Jenkins (7%), Docker (6%).
Git
52 10%
Terraform
37 7%
Jenkins
34 7%
Docker
29 6%
Rest API
24 5%
Cursor
24 5%
gRPC
17 3%
Ansible
16 3%
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And 25 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 LoRA (3%), PEFT (3%), Claude (2%).
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Which engineering practices does Grab ask for?
CI/CD is named in 29% of job postings at Grab, followed by Machine Learning (17%), AI Agents (16%), A/B Testing (10%).
CI/CD
144 29%
AI Agents
79 16%
Platform Engineering
28 6%
Clean Architecture
23 5%
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And 48 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Grab use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in <1% of job postings at Grab, followed by Abstract (<1%).
Kotlin Coroutines
2 <1%
Abstract
1 <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
127 postingsData Science
61 postingsMobile
35 postingsDevOps
25 postingsAI/ML
25 postingsProduct
22 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 645 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Grab apart
Companies with a stack like Grab
Capital One
227 shared technologies
Coupang
220 shared technologies
Deutsche Telekom Digital Labs
194 shared technologies
Campbell Global
277 shared technologies
CrowdStrike
231 shared technologies
Intuit
198 shared technologies
NCS
233 shared technologies
Royal Bank of Canada
226 shared technologies
Questions about the Grab tech stack
What programming languages does Grab use?
The languages named in Grab job postings are Python (46%), SQL (35%), Go (26%), Java (18%), JavaScript (11%), as a share of the 500 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Grab use Flink?
Yes. Flink is named in 34 of 500 job postings (7%) and required in 31 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Grab use?
The cloud and platforms named in Grab job postings are AWS (128), Kubernetes (71), Azure (60) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Grab?
Backend postings at Grab most often require Go (97), AWS (63), Python (45), Java (44), out of 127 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Grab tech stack changing?
Yes. Time Series, Configuration Management, GitHub Actions, Harbor 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 500 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 10, 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: 341 technologies from 500 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/grab/technologies