Prolific tech stack

Prolific builds mostly with Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, GCP, Django, Vue.js. Python is named in 22 of the 31 job postings Prolific published in the last 12 months (71%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Prolific, updated Sep 29, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 29, 2026
Technologies in use
54
Postings analysed
31
Open now
20
Modernity
76 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Prolific use?

Python is named in 71% of job postings at Prolific, followed by JavaScript (45%), TypeScript (42%), SQL (35%).

Python 22 71% required in 86% · 13 open now · since Sep 2024
JavaScript 14 45% required in 79% · 6 open now · since Sep 2024
TypeScript 13 42% required in 77% · 7 open now · since Sep 2024
SQL 11 35% required in 82% · 8 open now · since Jan 2026
Java 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Scala 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Prolific use?

Django is named in 42% of job postings at Prolific, followed by Vue.js (39%), Celery (35%), Django REST Framework (35%).

Django 13 42% required in 46% · 5 open now · since Sep 2024
Vue.js 12 39% required in 75% · 5 open now · since Sep 2024
Celery 11 35% required in 91% · 5 open now · since Sep 2024
Django REST Framework 11 35% required in 73% · 5 open now · since Sep 2024
FastAPI 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What databases does Prolific use?

DynamoDB is named in 35% of job postings at Prolific, followed by PostgreSQL (13%), ElasticSearch (6%).

DynamoDB 11 35% required in 73% · 5 open now · since Sep 2024
PostgreSQL 4 13% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
ElasticSearch 2 6% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Prolific use?

Kubernetes is named in 48% of job postings at Prolific, followed by GCP (48%), Datadog (42%), GitHub Actions (39%).

Kubernetes 15 48% required in 93% · 8 open now · since Sep 2024
GCP 15 48% required in 80% · 7 open now · since Sep 2024
Datadog 13 42% required in 85% · 7 open now · since Sep 2024
GitHub Actions 12 39% required in 92% · 6 open now · since Sep 2024
AWS 12 39% required in 75% · 6 open now · since Sep 2024
Amazon EventBridge 11 35% required in 91% · 5 open now · since Sep 2024
Metabase 4 13% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
GitHub 4 13% required in 75% · since Sep 2024
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Google GKE3
Azure2
Burp Suite2
Figma2
Langfuse1
Looker1
Tableau1
Auth01
Okta1

What developer tools does Prolific use?

CircleCI is named in 35% of job postings at Prolific, followed by Terraform (23%), ArgoCD (10%), Crossplane (6%).

CircleCI 11 35% required in 91% · 5 open now · since Sep 2024
Terraform 7 23% required in 71% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
ArgoCD 3 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Crossplane 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Terragrunt 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
dbt 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Helm 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026

What AI and ML technologies does Prolific use?

LLM is named in 16% of job postings at Prolific.

LLM 5 16% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Apr 2025

Which engineering practices does Prolific ask for?

Edge AI is named in 19% of job postings at Prolific, followed by RLHF (16%), Machine Learning (13%), GitOps (10%).

Edge AI 6 19% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Apr 2025
RLHF 5 16% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jan 2026
Machine Learning 4 13% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jan 2026
GitOps 3 10% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Red Teaming 3 10% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
CI/CD 2 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Computer Vision 2 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Embodied AI 2 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
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Incident Management2
Multimodal AI2
Platform Engineering2
AI Agents1
Fine-tuning1
Reinforcement Learning1
SFT1

What does each Prolific team work with?

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

Product

8 postings
AWS6
Amazon EventBridge6
Celery6
CircleCI6
Datadog6
Django REST Framework6

Data Science

5 postings
Python5
SQL5
LLM3
Java2
Kubernetes2
Scala2

Backend

3 postings
Datadog2
GCP2
GitHub Actions2
JavaScript2
Kubernetes2
Python2

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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
Computer VisionAug 2026
Embodied AIAug 2026
Multimodal AIAug 2026
PostgreSQLJul 2026
CrossplaneJul 2026
Incident ManagementJul 2026
Platform EngineeringJul 2026
TerragruntJul 2026

How modern is the Prolific stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 76/100

Prolific scores 76 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 219 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python62%
GCP32%
Kubernetes35%
JavaScript43%
Datadog11%
Django8%
TypeScript38%
AWS47%
GitHub Actions16%
Vue.js6%

What sets Prolific apart

Amazon EventBridge3%
Celery1%
Django REST Framework1%
Metabase2%

Questions about the Prolific tech stack

What programming languages does Prolific use?

The languages named in Prolific job postings are Python (71%), JavaScript (45%), TypeScript (42%), SQL (35%), Java (6%), as a share of the 31 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Prolific use Django?

Yes. Django is named in 13 of 31 job postings (42%) and required in 6 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Prolific use?

The cloud and platforms named in Prolific job postings are Kubernetes (15), GCP (15), Datadog (13) (postings in brackets).

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

Product postings at Prolific most often require AWS (6), Amazon EventBridge (6), Celery (6), CircleCI (6), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Prolific tech stack changing?

Yes. Computer Vision, Embodied AI, Multimodal AI, PostgreSQL first appeared in Prolific job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Prolific tech stack?

Prolific scores 76 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 31 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 29, 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: 54 technologies from 31 job postings", as of Sep 29, 2026. https://alion.io/company/prolific/technologies

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