Newsela tech stack

Newsela builds mostly with Python, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript. Its stack also includes AWS, Tableau, Jest, Mocha. Python is named in 6 of the 10 job postings Newsela published in the last 12 months (60%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Newsela, updated Oct 12, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 12, 2026
Technologies in use
40
Postings analysed
10
Open now
6
Modernity
80 /100

What programming languages does Newsela use?

Python is named in 60% of job postings at Newsela, followed by SQL (40%), JavaScript (20%), TypeScript (20%).

Python 6 60% required in 83% · 4 open now · since May 2026
SQL 4 40% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
JavaScript 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
TypeScript 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
PHP 1 10% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Newsela use?

Jest is named in 20% of job postings at Newsela, followed by Mocha (20%), Playwright (20%), Selenium (20%).

Jest 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Mocha 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Playwright 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Selenium 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Vitest 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
WebDriverIO 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Dagster 2 20% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026
Laravel 1 10% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

What databases does Newsela use?

MySQL is named in 10% of job postings at Newsela.

MySQL 1 10% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Newsela use?

AWS is named in 50% of job postings at Newsela, followed by Tableau (30%), GCP (30%), Datadog (20%).

AWS 5 50% required in 40% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Tableau 3 30% required in 33% · 2 open now · since May 2026
GCP 3 30% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026
Datadog 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
GitHub Actions 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
New Relic 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Sentry 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What developer tools does Newsela use?

Claude Code is named in 30% of job postings at Newsela, followed by Copilot (20%), Git (20%), JMeter (20%).

Claude Code 3 30% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Copilot 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Git 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
JMeter 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Locust 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
TestRail 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
dbt 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
k6 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Terraform2
WordPress1
CircleCI1
Rest API1

What AI and ML technologies does Newsela use?

LLM is named in 30% of job postings at Newsela, followed by Claude (10%).

LLM 3 30% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Claude 1 10% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

Which engineering practices does Newsela ask for?

CI/CD is named in 30% of job postings at Newsela, followed by ETL/ELT (20%), Edge AI (20%), AI Agents (10%).

CI/CD 3 30% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
ETL/ELT 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Edge AI 2 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
AI Agents 1 10% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Agentic Workflows 1 10% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

What does each Newsela team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Analytics

3 postings
SQL3
Python2
dbt2

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How modern is the Newsela stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 80/100

Newsela scores 80 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 Newsela stack in its industry?

Share of the 814 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python36%
AWS25%
SQL33%
GCP14%
LLM18%
Tableau8%
Dagster2%
Datadog6%
GitHub Actions9%
JavaScript34%

Questions about the Newsela tech stack

What programming languages does Newsela use?

The languages named in Newsela job postings are Python (60%), SQL (40%), JavaScript (20%), TypeScript (20%), PHP (10%), as a share of the 10 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Newsela use Jest?

Yes. Jest is named in 2 of 10 job postings (20%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Newsela use?

The cloud and platforms named in Newsela job postings are AWS (5), Tableau (3), GCP (3) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Analytics job at Newsela?

Analytics postings at Newsela most often require SQL (3), Python (2), dbt (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Newsela tech stack changing?

No new technology has appeared in Newsela job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Newsela tech stack?

Newsela scores 80 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 Newsela tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Newsela publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 10 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 12, 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, "Newsela tech stack: 40 technologies from 10 job postings", as of Oct 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/newsela/technologies

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