Wave tech stack
Wave builds mostly with Python, Kotlin, Swift, TypeScript. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Adjust, Jetpack Compose. Python is named in 9 of the 30 job postings Wave published in the last 12 months (30%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Wave, updated Nov 12, 2026.
What programming languages does Wave use?
Python is named in 30% of job postings at Wave, followed by Kotlin (17%), Swift (17%), TypeScript (17%).
What frameworks and libraries does Wave use?
Jetpack Compose is named in 17% of job postings at Wave, followed by SwiftUI (17%), React.js (10%), OpenTelemetry (3%).
What databases does Wave use?
PostgreSQL is named in 20% of job postings at Wave, followed by CockroachDB (10%), Redis (10%), MS SQL (3%).
What cloud and platforms does Wave use?
Kubernetes is named in 20% of job postings at Wave, followed by Adjust (17%), GCP (17%), Looker (7%).
Kubernetes
6 20%
Adjust
5 17%
GCP
5 17%
Power BI
2 7%
Azure
1 3%
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What developer tools does Wave use?
GraphQL is named in 20% of job postings at Wave, followed by AgentOps (17%), Mypy (17%), Terraform (17%).
GraphQL
6 20%
AgentOps
5 17%
Mypy
5 17%
Terraform
5 17%
Ansible
1 3%
Canva
1 3%
Chef
1 3%
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What AI and ML technologies does Wave use?
Claude is named in 7% of job postings at Wave, followed by ChatGPT (3%), LLM (3%).
Which engineering practices does Wave ask for?
AI Agents is named in 7% of job postings at Wave, followed by VPN (7%), A/B Testing (3%), DHCP (3%).
AI Agents
2 7%
Platform Engineering
1 3%
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How does your stack fit Wave?
How is the Wave 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 Wave stack?
Wave scores 83 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 Wave stack in its industry?
Share of the 915 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Wave apart
Companies with a stack like Wave
Questions about the Wave tech stack
What programming languages does Wave use?
The languages named in Wave job postings are Python (30%), Kotlin (17%), Swift (17%), TypeScript (17%), SQL (13%), as a share of the 30 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Wave use Jetpack Compose?
Yes. Jetpack Compose is named in 5 of 30 job postings (17%) and required in 2 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Wave use?
The cloud and platforms named in Wave job postings are Kubernetes (6), Adjust (5), GCP (5) (postings in brackets).
Is the Wave tech stack changing?
Yes. Claude, SQL, Redis, VPN first appeared in Wave job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Wave tech stack?
Wave scores 83 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 Wave tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Wave publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 30 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 12, 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, "Wave tech stack: 70 technologies from 30 job postings", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/wave/technologies