PLAID tech stack
PLAID builds mostly with JavaScript, SQL, Node JS, Java. Its stack also includes BigQuery, Google BigQuery, GCP, AWS. BigQuery is named in 8 of the 13 job postings PLAID published in the last 12 months (62%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of PLAID, updated Oct 14, 2026.
What programming languages does PLAID use?
JavaScript is named in 46% of job postings at PLAID, followed by SQL (38%), Node JS (31%), Java (15%).
What frameworks and libraries does PLAID use?
React.js is named in 23% of job postings at PLAID, followed by Vue.js (23%), LangChain (8%).
What databases does PLAID use?
BigQuery is named in 62% of job postings at PLAID, followed by Google BigQuery (62%), Google Bigtable (23%), Redis (23%).
BigQuery
8 62%
Google BigQuery
8 62%
Google Bigtable
3 23%
Redis
3 23%
Google Cloud Spanner
2 15%
MongoDB
1 8%
What cloud and platforms does PLAID use?
GCP is named in 38% of job postings at PLAID, followed by AWS (38%), GitHub (31%), Looker (31%).
GCP
5 38%
AWS
5 38%
GitHub
4 31%
Datadog
3 23%
Kubernetes
3 23%
Databricks
2 15%
Google GKE
2 15%
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What developer tools does PLAID use?
dbt is named in 15% of job postings at PLAID, followed by ArgoCD (8%), CircleCI (8%), Claude Code (8%).
What AI and ML technologies does PLAID use?
Claude is named in 15% of job postings at PLAID, followed by LLM (15%).
Which engineering practices does PLAID ask for?
AI Agents is named in 15% of job postings at PLAID, followed by ETL/ELT (8%).
What does each PLAID 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 PLAID?
How modern is the PLAID stack?
PLAID scores 84 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 PLAID stack in its industry?
Share of the 536 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets PLAID apart
Companies with a stack like PLAID
Questions about the PLAID tech stack
What programming languages does PLAID use?
The languages named in PLAID job postings are JavaScript (46%), SQL (38%), Node JS (31%), Java (15%), Python (15%), as a share of the 13 postings of the last 12 months.
Does PLAID use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 3 of 13 job postings (23%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does PLAID use?
The cloud and platforms named in PLAID job postings are GCP (5), AWS (5), GitHub (4) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at PLAID?
Backend postings at PLAID most often require BigQuery (3), GCP (3), GitHub (3), Google BigQuery (3), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the PLAID tech stack changing?
No new technology has appeared in PLAID job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the PLAID tech stack?
PLAID scores 84 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 PLAID tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting PLAID publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 13 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 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, "PLAID tech stack: 40 technologies from 13 job postings", as of Oct 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/plaid-co/technologies