Linear tech stack
Linear builds mostly with JavaScript, SQL, TypeScript, Python. Its stack also includes OpenAI, GitHub, React.js, PostgreSQL. OpenAI is named in 28 of the 28 job postings Linear published in the last 12 months (100%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Linear, updated Oct 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Linear use?
JavaScript is named in 29% of job postings at Linear, followed by SQL (21%), TypeScript (14%), Python (7%).
What frameworks and libraries does Linear use?
React.js is named in 14% of job postings at Linear, followed by styled-components (4%).
React.js
4 14%
styled-components
1 4%
What databases does Linear use?
PostgreSQL is named in 7% of job postings at Linear, followed by Redis (7%), Snowflake (4%).
What cloud and platforms does Linear use?
OpenAI is named in 100% of job postings at Linear, followed by GitHub (25%), Figma (18%), GCP (7%).
What developer tools does Linear use?
GraphQL is named in 14% of job postings at Linear, followed by WebSockets (7%), Fivetran (4%), dbt (4%).
Which engineering practices does Linear ask for?
AI Agents is named in 14% of job postings at Linear, followed by Agentic Workflows (4%), ETL/ELT (4%).
What does each Linear team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Design
4 postingsSolutions
3 postingsHow does your stack fit Linear?
How is the Linear 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 Linear stack?
Linear scores 74 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 Linear stack in its industry?
Share of the 250 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Linear
Questions about the Linear tech stack
What programming languages does Linear use?
The languages named in Linear job postings are JavaScript (29%), SQL (21%), TypeScript (14%), Python (7%), as a share of the 28 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Linear use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 4 of 28 job postings (14%) and required in 4 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Linear use?
The cloud and platforms named in Linear job postings are OpenAI (28), GitHub (7), Figma (5) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Design job at Linear?
Design postings at Linear most often require OpenAI (4), Figma (3), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Linear tech stack changing?
Yes. Windows, Figma first appeared in Linear job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Linear tech stack?
Linear scores 74 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 Linear tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Linear publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 28 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 11, 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, "Linear tech stack: 23 technologies from 28 job postings", as of Oct 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/linear/technologies