Instead tech stack
Instead builds mostly with Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL. Its stack also includes AWS, AWS Fargate, PostgreSQL, Tailwind CSS. Go is named in 3 of the 8 job postings Instead published in the last 12 months (38%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Instead, updated Oct 15, 2026.
What programming languages does Instead use?
Go is named in 38% of job postings at Instead, followed by TypeScript (38%), JavaScript (25%), SQL (13%).
What frameworks and libraries does Instead use?
Tailwind CSS is named in 38% of job postings at Instead, followed by Vue.js (25%), LangChain (13%).
What databases does Instead use?
PostgreSQL is named in 38% of job postings at Instead.
PostgreSQL
3 38%
What cloud and platforms does Instead use?
AWS is named in 38% of job postings at Instead, followed by AWS Fargate (38%), Amazon ECS (38%), OpenAI (38%).
AWS
3 38%
AWS Fargate
3 38%
GitHub
1 13%
Okta
1 13%
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What developer tools does Instead use?
Copilot is named in 38% of job postings at Instead, followed by Cursor (38%), Docker (38%), Helicone (38%).
What AI and ML technologies does Instead use?
ChatGPT is named in 13% of job postings at Instead, followed by Claude (13%).
Which engineering practices does Instead ask for?
AI Agents is named in 88% of job postings at Instead, followed by Prompt Engineering (38%), ETL/ELT (13%).
What does each Instead team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
3 postingsHow does your stack fit Instead?
How is the Instead 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 Instead stack?
Instead scores 88 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 Instead stack in its industry?
Share of the 602 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Instead apart
Companies with a stack like Instead
Questions about the Instead tech stack
What programming languages does Instead use?
The languages named in Instead job postings are Go (38%), TypeScript (38%), JavaScript (25%), SQL (13%), as a share of the 8 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Instead use Tailwind CSS?
Yes. Tailwind CSS is named in 3 of 8 job postings (38%) and required in 1 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Instead use?
The cloud and platforms named in Instead job postings are AWS (3), AWS Fargate (3), Amazon ECS (3) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Instead?
Backend postings at Instead most often require Copilot (3), Cursor (3), Claude Code (2), Go (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Instead tech stack changing?
Yes. Copilot, Cursor, Prompt Engineering, Go first appeared in Instead job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Instead tech stack?
Instead scores 88 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 Instead tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Instead publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 8 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 15, 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, "Instead tech stack: 29 technologies from 8 job postings", as of Oct 15, 2026. https://alion.io/company/instead-2/technologies