Motive tech stack
Motive builds mostly with SQL, Python, Kotlin, Ruby. Its stack also includes AWS, Tableau, Snowflake, Ruby on Rails. SQL is named in 41 of the 145 job postings Motive published in the last 12 months (28%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Motive, updated Nov 14, 2026.
What programming languages does Motive use?
SQL is named in 28% of job postings at Motive, followed by Python (26%), Kotlin (12%), Ruby (11%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Motive use?
Ruby on Rails is named in 6% of job postings at Motive, followed by PyTorch (3%), TensorFlow (3%), Flink (2%).
Ruby on Rails
9 6%
PyTorch
5 3%
TensorFlow
5 3%
Flink
3 2%
Next.js
2 1%
Ray
2 1%
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What databases does Motive use?
Snowflake is named in 12% of job postings at Motive, followed by Google BigQuery (3%), DynamoDB (3%), Cassandra (2%).
Snowflake
18 12%
Google BigQuery
4 3%
DynamoDB
4 3%
Cassandra
3 2%
PostgreSQL
3 2%
Redis
3 2%
Amazon Redshift
1 1%
What cloud and platforms does Motive use?
AWS is named in 14% of job postings at Motive, followed by Tableau (13%), Kubernetes (10%), GitHub Actions (5%).
AWS
21 14%
Tableau
19 13%
Kubernetes
14 10%
GitHub Actions
7 5%
GCP
7 5%
Datadog
5 3%
Figma
5 3%
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What developer tools does Motive use?
Terraform is named in 8% of job postings at Motive, followed by Microsoft Excel (7%), Ansible (5%), ArgoCD (5%).
Terraform
12 8%
Ansible
7 5%
ArgoCD
7 5%
CircleCI
7 5%
Cursor
7 5%
Helm
7 5%
Jenkins
7 5%
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What AI and ML technologies does Motive use?
LLM is named in 6% of job postings at Motive, followed by Claude (6%), ChatGPT (2%), Gemini (1%).
Which engineering practices does Motive ask for?
AI Agents is named in 17% of job postings at Motive, followed by CI/CD (14%), IAM (6%), Configuration Management (6%).
AI Agents
25 17%
CI/CD
20 14%
Gitflow
7 5%
Self-Healing
7 5%
SLI/SLO/SLA
6 4%
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What does each Motive team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Operations
17 postingsAnalytics
16 postingsMarketing
15 postingsSecurity
12 postingsDevOps
12 postingsManagement
8 postingsHow does your stack fit Motive?
How much does Motive pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Motive postings with stated pay: $190k across 19 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 10 | $205k | +8% |
| Kotlin | 9 | $225k | +18% |
| Ruby | 7 | $220k | +16% |
| AWS | 6 | $213k | +12% |
| Go | 6 | $213k | +12% |
| Kubernetes | 6 | $213k | +12% |
| Ruby on Rails | 6 | $213k | +12% |
| GitHub Actions | 6 | $213k | +12% |
How is the Motive 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 Motive stack?
Motive scores 83 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: 5; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Motive stack in its industry?
Share of the 905 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Motive apart
Companies with a stack like Motive
Questions about the Motive tech stack
What programming languages does Motive use?
The languages named in Motive job postings are SQL (28%), Python (26%), Kotlin (12%), Ruby (11%), C++ (10%), as a share of the 145 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Motive use Ruby on Rails?
Yes. Ruby on Rails is named in 9 of 145 job postings (6%) and required in 9 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Motive use?
The cloud and platforms named in Motive job postings are AWS (21), Tableau (19), Kubernetes (14) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Operations job at Motive?
Operations postings at Motive most often require Microsoft Excel (4), SQL (4), Claude (3), Snowflake (2), out of 17 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Motive tech stack changing?
Yes. EU AI Act, Google BigQuery, AWS Lambda, Docker first appeared in Motive job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Motive tech stack?
Motive scores 83 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: 5; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Motive tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Motive publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 145 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 14, 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, "Motive tech stack: 122 technologies from 145 job postings", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/motive/technologies