Wise tech stack
Wise builds mostly with SQL, Java, Python, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Apache Kafka, Looker, Spring Boot, Spring Framework. SQL is named in 372 of the 879 job postings Wise published in the last 12 months (42%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Wise, updated Nov 10, 2026.
What programming languages does Wise use?
SQL is named in 42% of job postings at Wise, followed by Java (37%), Python (32%), JavaScript (8%).
SQL
372 42%
Java
324 37%
Python
280 32%
JavaScript
66 8%
Kotlin
59 7%
TypeScript
54 6%
Go
14 2%
Swift
10 1%
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What frameworks and libraries does Wise use?
Spring Boot is named in 15% of job postings at Wise, followed by Spring Framework (10%), React.js (5%), Flink (2%).
Spring Boot
128 15%
Spring Framework
88 10%
React.js
42 5%
Flink
19 2%
SwiftUI
10 1%
Hadoop
9 1%
Transformers
9 1%
PyTorch
7 1%
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What databases does Wise use?
Snowflake is named in 6% of job postings at Wise, followed by PostgreSQL (5%), Trino (2%), MySQL (2%).
Snowflake
53 6%
PostgreSQL
48 5%
Trino
19 2%
MySQL
17 2%
Apache Iceberg
14 2%
Cassandra
5 1%
CockroachDB
5 1%
Google BigQuery
5 1%
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What cloud and platforms does Wise use?
Apache Kafka is named in 20% of job postings at Wise, followed by Looker (15%), AWS (8%), Superset (8%).
Apache Kafka
178 20%
AWS
73 8%
Tableau
49 6%
GitHub
49 6%
Power BI
38 4%
Kubernetes
34 4%
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And 1 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Wise use?
dbt is named in 10% of job postings at Wise, followed by Rest API (7%), Git (4%), Terraform (3%).
dbt
86 10%
Rest API
59 7%
Git
37 4%
Terraform
28 3%
Swagger
16 2%
Claude Code
14 2%
Model Context Protocol
13 1%
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What AI and ML technologies does Wise use?
LLM is named in 8% of job postings at Wise, followed by ChatGPT (1%), Gemini (1%), Claude (1%).
Which engineering practices does Wise ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 18% of job postings at Wise, followed by CI/CD (15%), A/B Testing (6%), AI Agents (5%).
CI/CD
132 15%
AI Agents
41 5%
Incident Management
30 3%
Platform Engineering
23 3%
Prompt Engineering
23 3%
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And 10 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Wise use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in <1% of job postings at Wise, followed by Swift Concurrency (<1%).
Kotlin Coroutines
3 <1%
Swift Concurrency
3 <1%
What does each Wise team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
283 postingsAnalytics
127 postingsManagement
64 postingsProduct
55 postingsData Science
52 postingsFinance
52 postingsHow does your stack fit Wise?
How much does Wise pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Wise postings with stated pay: $148k across 708 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL | 294 | $147k | −1% |
| Java | 282 | $149k | 0% |
| Python | 227 | $150k | +1% |
| Apache Kafka | 156 | $149k | 0% |
| Spring Boot | 115 | $149k | 0% |
| Looker | 101 | $113k | −24% |
| Spring Framework | 72 | $148k | 0% |
| AWS | 60 | $132k | −11% |
| JavaScript | 54 | $114k | −24% |
| LLM | 52 | $160k | +8% |
How is the Wise 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 Wise stack?
Wise scores 84 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Wise stack in its industry?
Share of the 194 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Wise apart
Companies with a stack like Wise
Questions about the Wise tech stack
What programming languages does Wise use?
The languages named in Wise job postings are SQL (42%), Java (37%), Python (32%), JavaScript (8%), Kotlin (7%), as a share of the 879 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Wise use Spring Boot?
Yes. Spring Boot is named in 128 of 879 job postings (15%) and required in 90 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Wise use?
The cloud and platforms named in Wise job postings are Apache Kafka (178), Looker (136), AWS (73) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Wise?
Backend postings at Wise most often require Java (211), Apache Kafka (118), Spring Framework (86), Spring Boot (81), out of 283 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Wise tech stack changing?
Yes. C#, Hallucination, Next.js, ClickHouse first appeared in Wise job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Wise tech stack?
Wise scores 84 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Wise tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Wise publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 879 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 10, 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, "Wise tech stack: 181 technologies from 879 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/wise/technologies