Prolific
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Prolific tech stack

Prolific builds mostly with Python, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, GCP, Django, Vue.js. Python is named in 27 of the 40 job postings Prolific published in the last 12 months (68%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Prolific, updated Nov 14, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 14, 2026
Technologies in use
57
Postings analysed
40
Open now
14
Modernity
75 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Prolific use?

Python is named in 68% of job postings at Prolific, followed by SQL (43%), JavaScript (38%), TypeScript (38%).

Python 27 68% required in 89% · 8 open now · since Sep 2024
SQL 17 43% required in 88% · 7 open now · since Apr 2025
JavaScript 15 38% required in 80% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
TypeScript 15 38% required in 80% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
Java 2 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Scala 2 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Prolific use?

Django is named in 35% of job postings at Prolific, followed by Vue.js (33%), Celery (30%), Django REST Framework (30%).

Django 14 35% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
Vue.js 13 33% required in 77% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
Celery 12 30% required in 92% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
Django REST Framework 12 30% required in 75% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
FastAPI 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026

What databases does Prolific use?

DynamoDB is named in 30% of job postings at Prolific, followed by PostgreSQL (10%), ElasticSearch (5%).

DynamoDB 12 30% required in 75% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
PostgreSQL 4 10% required in 50% · since Jul 2026
ElasticSearch 2 5% optional · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Prolific use?

Kubernetes is named in 43% of job postings at Prolific, followed by GCP (43%), Datadog (38%), AWS (35%).

Kubernetes 17 43% required in 94% · 3 open now · since Sep 2024
GCP 17 43% required in 82% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
Datadog 15 38% required in 80% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
AWS 14 35% required in 79% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
GitHub Actions 13 33% required in 92% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
Amazon EventBridge 12 30% required in 92% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
GitHub 5 13% required in 80% · since Sep 2024
Braze 4 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
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Google GKE4
Azure2
Burp Suite2
Figma2
Metabase2
Langfuse1
Looker1
Tableau1
Auth01
Okta1

What developer tools does Prolific use?

CircleCI is named in 30% of job postings at Prolific, followed by Terraform (20%), ArgoCD (10%), Crossplane (5%).

CircleCI 12 30% required in 92% · 2 open now · since Sep 2024
Terraform 8 20% required in 75% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
ArgoCD 4 10% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Crossplane 2 5% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Helm 2 5% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Terragrunt 2 5% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
dbt 2 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2025

What AI and ML technologies does Prolific use?

LLM is named in 13% of job postings at Prolific.

LLM 5 13% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2025

Which engineering practices does Prolific ask for?

RLHF is named in 15% of job postings at Prolific, followed by Machine Learning (13%), GitOps (10%), Red Teaming (8%).

RLHF 6 15% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jan 2026
Machine Learning 5 13% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Oct 2025
GitOps 4 10% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
Red Teaming 3 8% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
A/B Testing 2 5% required in 100% · since Oct 2026
CI/CD 2 5% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Computer Vision 2 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Embodied AI 2 5% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
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Incident Management2
Multimodal AI2
Platform Engineering2
SFT2
AI Agents1
Fine-tuning1
Post-training1
Recommender Systems1
Reinforcement Learning1

What does each Prolific team work with?

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

Backend

8 postings
Datadog7
GCP7
GitHub Actions7
JavaScript7
Kubernetes7
Python7

Data Science

5 postings
Python5
SQL5
LLM3
Java2
Kubernetes2
Scala2

Marketing

5 postings
Braze4
SQL4

Analytics

4 postings
Python4
SQL4

Product

4 postings
AWS2
Amazon EventBridge2
Celery2
CircleCI2
Datadog2
Django2

DevOps

3 postings
ArgoCD3
GCP3
Google GKE3
Kubernetes3
Terraform3
AWS2

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How is the Prolific 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
A/B TestingOct 2026
Computer VisionAug 2026
Embodied AIAug 2026
Multimodal AIAug 2026
PostgreSQLJul 2026
CrossplaneJul 2026
Incident ManagementJul 2026
Platform EngineeringJul 2026
Falling
Python87% → 56%
Terraform40% → 13%
Not named for 6 months
FigmaApr 2026

How modern is the Prolific stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 75/100

Prolific scores 75 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Prolific stack in its industry?

Share of the 613 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python61%
GCP27%
Kubernetes27%
SQL45%
Datadog7%
JavaScript42%
TypeScript36%
AWS41%
Django8%
GitHub Actions13%

What sets Prolific apart

Amazon EventBridge2%
Celery2%
Django REST Framework1%
Braze1%
Google GKE4%

Questions about the Prolific tech stack

What programming languages does Prolific use?

The languages named in Prolific job postings are Python (68%), SQL (43%), JavaScript (38%), TypeScript (38%), Java (5%), as a share of the 40 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Prolific use Django?

Yes. Django is named in 14 of 40 job postings (35%) and required in 7 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Prolific use?

The cloud and platforms named in Prolific job postings are Kubernetes (17), GCP (17), Datadog (15) (postings in brackets).

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

Backend postings at Prolific most often require Datadog (7), GCP (7), GitHub Actions (7), JavaScript (7), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Prolific tech stack changing?

Yes. A/B Testing, Computer Vision, Embodied AI, Multimodal AI first appeared in Prolific job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Prolific tech stack?

Prolific scores 75 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Prolific tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Prolific publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 40 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, "Prolific tech stack: 57 technologies from 40 job postings", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/prolific/technologies

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