Strava tech stack
Strava builds mostly with Python, Go, Scala, SQL. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, AWS, Jackson, MySQL. Python is named in 18 of the 32 job postings Strava published in the last 12 months (56%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Strava, updated Oct 9, 2026.
What programming languages does Strava use?
Python is named in 56% of job postings at Strava, followed by Go (38%), Scala (38%), SQL (31%).
What frameworks and libraries does Strava use?
Jackson is named in 28% of job postings at Strava, followed by Flink (6%), LangChain (6%), Pandas (6%).
Jackson
9 28%
Flink
2 6%
LangChain
2 6%
Pandas
2 6%
FastAPI
1 3%
Feast
1 3%
Hadoop
1 3%
Jetpack Compose
1 3%
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What databases does Strava use?
MySQL is named in 19% of job postings at Strava, followed by Redis (19%), Cassandra (16%), Snowflake (16%).
MySQL
6 19%
Redis
6 19%
Cassandra
5 16%
Snowflake
5 16%
Amazon Redshift
1 3%
BigQuery
1 3%
Delta Lake
1 3%
ElasticSearch
1 3%
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What cloud and platforms does Strava use?
Kubernetes is named in 34% of job postings at Strava, followed by AWS (31%), Apache Kafka (31%), Spark (13%).
Kubernetes
11 34%
AWS
10 31%
Apache Kafka
10 31%
Spark
4 13%
Azure
2 6%
GCP
2 6%
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What developer tools does Strava use?
Docker is named in 25% of job postings at Strava, followed by Rest API (6%), Adobe After Effects (3%), Cinema 4D (3%).
Docker
8 25%
Rest API
2 6%
Adobe After Effects
1 3%
Cinema 4D
1 3%
Claude Code
1 3%
GraphQL
1 3%
Spline
1 3%
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What AI and ML technologies does Strava use?
Claude is named in 13% of job postings at Strava, followed by LLM (6%), Gemini (3%).
Which engineering practices does Strava ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 22% of job postings at Strava, followed by A/B Testing (16%), Platform Engineering (16%), IAM (13%).
Platform Engineering
5 16%
CI/CD
2 6%
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What other technologies does Strava use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in 3% of job postings at Strava.
Kotlin Coroutines
1 3%
What does each Strava team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
DevOps
6 postingsData Science
4 postingsAI/ML
4 postingsBackend
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How much does Strava pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Strava postings with stated pay: $225k across 31 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 18 | $231k | +3% |
| Go | 12 | $228k | +1% |
| Scala | 12 | $228k | +1% |
| Kubernetes | 11 | $235k | +4% |
| Apache Kafka | 10 | $235k | +4% |
| SQL | 10 | $223k | −1% |
| AWS | 10 | $211k | −6% |
| Ruby | 9 | $235k | +4% |
| Jackson | 9 | $222k | −2% |
| Java | 9 | $222k | −2% |
How is the Strava 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 Strava stack?
Strava scores 88 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Strava stack in its industry?
Share of the 221 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Strava apart
Companies with a stack like Strava
Questions about the Strava tech stack
What programming languages does Strava use?
The languages named in Strava job postings are Python (56%), Go (38%), Scala (38%), SQL (31%), Java (28%), as a share of the 32 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Strava use Jackson?
Yes. Jackson is named in 9 of 32 job postings (28%) and required in 7 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Strava use?
The cloud and platforms named in Strava job postings are Kubernetes (11), AWS (10), Apache Kafka (10) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a DevOps job at Strava?
DevOps postings at Strava most often require Go (6), Kubernetes (6), Scala (6), Apache Kafka (5), out of 6 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Strava tech stack changing?
Yes. Azure, GCP, Flink, Rest API first appeared in Strava job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Strava tech stack?
Strava scores 88 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Strava tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Strava publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 32 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 9, 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, "Strava tech stack: 78 technologies from 32 job postings", as of Oct 9, 2026. https://alion.io/company/strava/technologies