What3Words tech stack

What3Words builds mostly with JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go. Its stack also includes GitHub Actions, AWS, Appium, React.js. JavaScript is named in 3 of the 6 job postings What3Words published in the last 12 months (50%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of What3Words, updated Sep 30, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 30, 2026
Technologies in use
42
Postings analysed
6
Open now
4
Modernity
70 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does What3Words use?

JavaScript is named in 50% of job postings at What3Words, followed by TypeScript (33%), Python (33%), Go (17%).

JavaScript 3 50% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
TypeScript 2 33% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Python 2 33% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Go 1 17% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Java 1 17% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
C++ 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Scala 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What frameworks and libraries does What3Words use?

Appium is named in 33% of job postings at What3Words, followed by React.js (33%), Next.js (33%), Espresso (17%).

Appium 2 33% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
React.js 2 33% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Next.js 2 33% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Espresso 1 17% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
JUnit 1 17% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Playwright 1 17% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
TestNG 1 17% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
XCUITest 1 17% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
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Angular1
Cucumber1
Vue.js1

What databases does What3Words use?

BigQuery is named in 17% of job postings at What3Words, followed by Google BigQuery (17%), Redis (17%).

BigQuery 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Google BigQuery 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Redis 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does What3Words use?

GitHub Actions is named in 50% of job postings at What3Words, followed by AWS (33%), Kubernetes (33%), Grafana (33%).

GitHub Actions 3 50% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
AWS 2 33% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Kubernetes 2 33% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Grafana 2 33% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
AWS Lambda 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Amazon EKS 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
GCP 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Istio 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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RevenueCat1

What developer tools does What3Words use?

CircleCI is named in 33% of job postings at What3Words, followed by Prometheus (33%), Terraform (17%), Docker (17%).

CircleCI 2 33% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Prometheus 2 33% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Terraform 1 17% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Docker 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Karpenter 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Terragrunt 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does What3Words ask for?

CI/CD is named in 50% of job postings at What3Words, followed by Wi-Fi (50%), AI Agents (33%), GitOps (17%).

CI/CD 3 50% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Wi-Fi 3 50% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
AI Agents 2 33% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
GitOps 1 17% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Shift-Left 1 17% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Platform Engineering 1 17% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What does each What3Words team work with?

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

QA

3 postings
CircleCI2
GitHub Actions2

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How is the What3Words 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
AppiumAug 2026
AWSAug 2026
KubernetesAug 2026
PythonAug 2026
GrafanaAug 2026
PrometheusAug 2026
CI/CDJul 2026
GitHub ActionsJul 2026

How modern is the What3Words stack?

Modern 70/100

What3Words scores 70 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.

Questions about the What3Words tech stack

What programming languages does What3Words use?

The languages named in What3Words job postings are JavaScript (50%), TypeScript (33%), Python (33%), Go (17%), Java (17%), as a share of the 6 postings of the last 12 months.

Does What3Words use Appium?

Yes. Appium is named in 2 of 6 job postings (33%) and required in 1 of them.

What cloud and platforms does What3Words use?

The cloud and platforms named in What3Words job postings are GitHub Actions (3), AWS (2), Kubernetes (2) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a QA job at What3Words?

QA postings at What3Words most often require CircleCI (2), GitHub Actions (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the What3Words tech stack changing?

Yes. Appium, AWS, Kubernetes, Python first appeared in What3Words job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the What3Words tech stack?

What3Words scores 70 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 What3Words tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting What3Words publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 6 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 30, 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, "What3Words tech stack: 42 technologies from 6 job postings", as of Sep 30, 2026. https://alion.io/company/what3words/technologies

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