Second Foundation tech stack
Second Foundation builds mostly with Python, SQL, Kotlin, Java. Its stack also includes Azure, Kubernetes, MS SQL, MySQL. Python is named in 8 of the 17 job postings Second Foundation published in the last 12 months (47%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Second Foundation, updated Nov 13, 2026.
What programming languages does Second Foundation use?
Python is named in 47% of job postings at Second Foundation, followed by SQL (29%), Kotlin (24%), Java (12%).
C# 
What databases does Second Foundation use?
MS SQL is named in 6% of job postings at Second Foundation, followed by MySQL (6%), Oracle (6%), PostgreSQL (6%).
What cloud and platforms does Second Foundation use?
Azure is named in 29% of job postings at Second Foundation, followed by Kubernetes (24%), AWS (12%), Grafana (12%).
Azure
5 29%
Kubernetes
4 24%
AWS
2 12%
Grafana
2 12%
GitLab CI
1 6%
Power BI
1 6%
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What developer tools does Second Foundation use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 24% of job postings at Second Foundation, followed by Terraform (24%), Loki (12%), Ansible (6%).
Terraform
4 24%
Loki
2 12%
Ansible
1 6%
ArgoCD
1 6%
HashiCorp Vault
1 6%
Helm
1 6%
Kustomize
1 6%
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Which engineering practices does Second Foundation ask for?
CI/CD is named in 18% of job postings at Second Foundation, followed by BGP (6%), Configuration Management (6%), DNS (6%).
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What does each Second Foundation team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
DevOps
4 postingsHow does your stack fit Second Foundation?
How is the Second Foundation 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.
How modern is the Second Foundation stack?
Second Foundation scores 68 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: 0; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Second Foundation stack in its industry?
Share of the 404 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Second Foundation apart
Companies with a stack like Second Foundation
Questions about the Second Foundation tech stack
What programming languages does Second Foundation use?
The languages named in Second Foundation job postings are Python (47%), SQL (29%), Kotlin (24%), Java (12%), C# (6%), as a share of the 17 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Second Foundation use Azure?
Yes. Azure is named in 5 of 17 job postings (29%) and required in 4 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Second Foundation use?
The cloud and platforms named in Second Foundation job postings are Azure (5), Kubernetes (4), AWS (2) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a DevOps job at Second Foundation?
DevOps postings at Second Foundation most often require Python (3), Azure (2), Terraform (2), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Second Foundation tech stack changing?
Yes. AWS, Grafana, Linux, Loki first appeared in Second Foundation job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Second Foundation tech stack?
Second Foundation scores 68 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: 0; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Second Foundation tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Second Foundation publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 17 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 13, 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, "Second Foundation tech stack: 47 technologies from 17 job postings", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/second-foundation-2/technologies