Upgrade tech stack
Upgrade builds mostly with SQL, Python, Java, Kotlin. Its stack also includes Grafana, Kubernetes, Playwright, Selenium. SQL is named in 19 of the 21 job postings Upgrade published in the last 12 months (90%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Upgrade, updated Oct 1, 2026.
What programming languages does Upgrade use?
SQL is named in 90% of job postings at Upgrade, followed by Python (33%), Java (29%), Kotlin (14%).
What frameworks and libraries does Upgrade use?
Playwright is named in 29% of job postings at Upgrade, followed by Selenium (29%), TestNG (29%), Rest-Assured (19%).
Playwright
6 29%
Selenium
6 29%
TestNG
6 29%
Rest-Assured
4 19%
OkHttp
3 14%
Scikit-learn
2 10%
NumPy
1 5%
Pandas
1 5%
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What cloud and platforms does Upgrade use?
Grafana is named in 29% of job postings at Upgrade, followed by Kubernetes (29%), Sumo Logic (29%), Tableau (24%).
Grafana
6 29%
Kubernetes
6 29%
Tableau
5 24%
Honeycomb
4 19%
Kibana
4 19%
Power BI
3 14%
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What developer tools does Upgrade use?
ArgoCD is named in 29% of job postings at Upgrade, followed by Docker (29%), Gatling (29%), Git (29%).
ArgoCD
6 29%
Docker
6 29%
Gatling
6 29%
Git
6 29%
Jenkins
6 29%
Maven
6 29%
Claude Code
5 24%
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What AI and ML technologies does Upgrade use?
Claude is named in 14% of job postings at Upgrade, followed by LLM (5%).
Which engineering practices does Upgrade ask for?
A/B Testing is named in 14% of job postings at Upgrade, followed by AI Agents (14%), Platform Engineering (10%), Incident Management (5%).
AI Agents
3 14%
Platform Engineering
2 10%
Incident Management
1 5%
Prompt Engineering
1 5%
What does each Upgrade team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
QA
6 postingsFinance
4 postingsAnalytics
3 postingsHow does your stack fit Upgrade?
How is the Upgrade 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 Upgrade stack?
Upgrade scores 82 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Upgrade stack in its industry?
Share of the 844 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Upgrade apart
Companies with a stack like Upgrade
Questions about the Upgrade tech stack
What programming languages does Upgrade use?
The languages named in Upgrade job postings are SQL (90%), Python (33%), Java (29%), Kotlin (14%), as a share of the 21 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Upgrade use Playwright?
Yes. Playwright is named in 6 of 21 job postings (29%) and required in 6 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Upgrade use?
The cloud and platforms named in Upgrade job postings are Grafana (6), Kubernetes (6), Sumo Logic (6) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a QA job at Upgrade?
QA postings at Upgrade most often require ArgoCD (6), Docker (6), Gatling (6), Git (6), out of 6 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Upgrade tech stack changing?
Yes. Scikit-learn, Microsoft Excel, OkHttp, Kotlin first appeared in Upgrade job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Upgrade tech stack?
Upgrade scores 82 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Upgrade tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Upgrade publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 21 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 1, 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, "Upgrade tech stack: 45 technologies from 21 job postings", as of Oct 1, 2026. https://alion.io/company/upgrade/technologies