---
title: "What Tech Stack Does Jira Use? | UniqueSide"
description: "Jira stack: React, TypeScript frontend, Java, Kotlin backend, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis."
url: "https://www.uniqueside.io/tech-stack/jira"
canonical: "https://www.uniqueside.io/tech-stack/jira"
type: "tech-stack"
date: "2026-05-11"
lastmod: "2026-05-20"
---

# What Tech Stack Does Jira Use?

Issue and project tracking for software teams. Below is the stack powering Jira, based on widely reported engineering information.

## Jira Tech Stack

- **Frontend:** React, TypeScript
- **Backend:** Java, Kotlin
- **Database:** PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis
- **Hosting / Cloud:** AWS
- **Notable Tools:** Kafka, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Apache Spark

## How to Build a Product Like Jira

You do not need Jira's full stack to launch. A lean, modern stack (Next.js, Node.js, a managed database) covers the core capabilities; adopt heavier infrastructure only as you scale. UniqueSide builds production-ready MVPs on stacks like this in 15 days, from $8,000.

[MVP development service](https://www.uniqueside.io/services/mvp-development) · [Technologies we use](https://www.uniqueside.io/technologies) · [Start a project](https://tally.so/r/wdaQ1N)