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Kpler Tech Stack

Real-time commodity and maritime trade intelligence platform

Technology, Information and Media Brussels 501–1,000 employees Founded 2014 Privately Held

Kpler operates a subscription data platform covering 40+ commodity and shipping markets—liquids, gas, dry bulk, freight, power—with a tech stack built for scale (Kafka, Snowflake, Airflow, Spark, FastAPI). The hiring mix is heavily weighted toward sales (74 roles) and data (27 roles) relative to engineering (6 roles), reflecting a sales-led GTM model where product adoption and customer success are growth levers. Active projects around dry bulk expansion, fertilizer coverage, and maritime team sales penetration signal a push to deepen vertical penetration rather than horizontal platform breadth.

Tech Stack 63 technologies

Core StackSalesforce Python Vue TypeScript JavaScript Jest GraphQL FastAPI Scala Docker Kubernetes Terraform Apache Airflow PostgreSQL Kafka Snowflake Jira Apache Spark R Mocha Jasmine Kong SQL Excel Google Sheets LinkedIn Sales Navigator Outreach Kafka Streams Streamlit Dataiku+31 more

What Kpler Is Building

Challenges

  • Identifying growth opportunities
  • Complex market data
  • Complex markets
  • Streamlining due diligence process
  • Expanding adoption of dry bulk solutions
  • Ensuring consistent revenue growth
  • Expanding product adoption in emea
  • Improving pipeline reliability
  • Scaling data pipelines
  • Forecasting accuracy improvement

Active Projects

  • New product launches
  • Expanding kpler dry bulk adoption in amer
  • Improving customer success process (knowledge base articles, internal tools, support faqs)
  • Expanding fertilizer coverage
  • Insight product content generation
  • Lrc system optimisation
  • Due diligence response process
  • Maritime team sales penetration
  • Maintaining salesforce records for client contacts, documentation, reviews and projects
  • Own and grow defined book of business for kpler’s maritime products within emea

Hiring Activity

Accelerating150 roles · 80 in 30d

Department

Sales
74
Data
27
Finance
11
Support
9
Legal
7
Marketing
7
Engineering
6
Product
5

Seniority

Mid
68
Senior
58
Manager
13
Junior
8
Intern
4
Lead
3

Notable leadership hires: Head of Compliance

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About Kpler

Kpler provides real-time intelligence on global commodity flows and vessel movements to traders, analysts, and shipping professionals. The platform tracks cargo and ship positions across liquids, gas, dry bulk, freight, and power markets, enabling operators to optimize logistics and make informed trading decisions. Founded in 2014, Kpler initially launched cargo tracking for LNG and has since expanded into a multi-market analytics provider; the company also owns MarineTraffic, a ship-tracking service. Based in Brussels with 501–1,000 employees and hiring across 21 countries, Kpler serves mid-market and enterprise trade and energy companies on a subscription basis.

HeadquartersBrussels
Company Size501–1,000 employees
Founded2014
Hiring MarketsSingapore, China, Brazil, Colombia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does Kpler use?

Kpler runs Python, TypeScript, and R for analytics; Kafka and Kafka Streams for data pipelines; Snowflake and PostgreSQL for storage; Apache Airflow and Spark for orchestration; GraphQL and FastAPI for APIs; and Vue/JavaScript for frontend. Salesforce manages CRM and customer data.

Where is Kpler headquartered and how many employees?

Kpler is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with 501–1,000 employees. The company hires in 21 countries including Singapore, Brazil, UK, US, Canada, Germany, France, and others.

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