Playlist tech stack

Playlist builds mostly with C#, SQL, TypeScript, Kotlin. Its stack also includes AWS, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Realm. C# is named in 4 of the 15 job postings Playlist published in the last 12 months (27%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Playlist, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
94
Postings analysed
15
Open now
12
Modernity
71 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Playlist use?

C# is named in 27% of job postings at Playlist, followed by SQL (27%), TypeScript (27%), Kotlin (20%).

C# 4 27% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Dec 2025
SQL 4 27% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
TypeScript 4 27% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Kotlin 3 20% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Java 3 20% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Python 2 13% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
JavaScript 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Objective-C 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Ruby1
Swift1

What frameworks and libraries does Playlist use?

Apollo Client is named in 7% of job postings at Playlist, followed by CodePush (7%), Detox (7%), Jest (7%).

Apollo Client 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
CodePush 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Detox 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Jest 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Jotai 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
React Native 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Redux Toolkit 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
XCTest 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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XCUITest1
Zustand1
styled-components1
JUnit1
Mockito1
React.js1
Redux1
Testcontainers1

What databases does Playlist use?

PostgreSQL is named in 13% of job postings at Playlist, followed by Realm (7%), SQLite (7%), Snowflake (7%).

PostgreSQL 2 13% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Realm 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
SQLite 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Snowflake 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Amazon Aurora 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
DynamoDB 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Redis 1 7% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Playlist use?

AWS is named in 27% of job postings at Playlist, followed by Kubernetes (20%), New Relic (20%), Kali Linux (13%).

AWS 4 27% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Dec 2025
Kubernetes 3 20% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
New Relic 3 20% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Kali Linux 2 13% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Linux 2 13% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Snyk 2 13% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Wiz 2 13% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Amazon EventBridge 2 13% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
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Amazon S32
Azure2
Kibana2
Amazon EC21
Amazon ECS1
Amazon EKS1
Apache Kafka1
Azure DevOps1
Burp Suite1
Checkmarx1
Crashlytics1
Expo1
GitHub Actions1
Looker1
Sentry1
Tableau1
Windows1
Windows Server1
AWS Lambda1
AWS Step Functions1
Datadog1
Grafana1

What developer tools does Playlist use?

Microsoft Excel is named in 13% of job postings at Playlist, followed by Semgrep (13%), Claude Code (13%), Cursor (13%).

Microsoft Excel 2 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Semgrep 2 13% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Claude Code 2 13% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Cursor 2 13% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
OpenAI Codex 2 13% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Rest API 2 13% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
CocoaPods 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Copilot 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Docker1
Fastlane1
Gradle1
GraphQL1
Maestro1
TestFlight1
Turborepo1
dbt1

What AI and ML technologies does Playlist use?

LLM is named in 20% of job postings at Playlist.

LLM 3 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026

Which engineering practices does Playlist ask for?

CI/CD is named in 33% of job postings at Playlist, followed by AI Agents (27%), Agentic Workflows (13%), RAG (13%).

CI/CD 5 33% required in 80% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
AI Agents 4 27% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Agentic Workflows 2 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
RAG 2 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Incident Management 2 13% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Function Calling 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Hallucination 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
IAM 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
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LLM Guardrails1
MVC1
MVVM1
Multi-Agent Systems1
Offline-First1
State Management1

What does each Playlist team work with?

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

Backend

3 postings
C#3
Java2
Kotlin2

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How is the Playlist 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.

First appeared
Amazon EventBridgeSep 2026
Amazon S3Sep 2026
AzureSep 2026
Agentic WorkflowsAug 2026
SQLAug 2026
Microsoft ExcelAug 2026
KotlinJul 2026
JavaJul 2026

How modern is the Playlist stack?

Modern AI adopter 71/100

Playlist scores 71 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

Questions about the Playlist tech stack

What programming languages does Playlist use?

The languages named in Playlist job postings are C# (27%), SQL (27%), TypeScript (27%), Kotlin (20%), Java (20%), as a share of the 15 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Playlist use AWS?

Yes. AWS is named in 4 of 15 job postings (27%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Playlist use?

The cloud and platforms named in Playlist job postings are AWS (4), Kubernetes (3), New Relic (3) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Playlist?

Backend postings at Playlist most often require C# (3), Java (2), Kotlin (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Playlist tech stack changing?

Yes. Amazon EventBridge, Amazon S3, Azure, Agentic Workflows first appeared in Playlist job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Playlist tech stack?

Playlist scores 71 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Playlist tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Playlist publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 15 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 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, "Playlist tech stack: 94 technologies from 15 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/playlist-4/technologies

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