Altera tech stack
Altera builds mostly with Python, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Perl. Its stack also includes UVM, Linux, Azure, Delta Lake. Python is named in 149 of the 254 job postings Altera published in the last 12 months (59%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Altera, updated Sep 28, 2026.
What programming languages does Altera use?
Python is named in 59% of job postings at Altera, followed by Verilog (33%), SystemVerilog (26%), Perl (24%).
Python
149 59%
Verilog
83 33%
SystemVerilog
67 26%
Perl
61 24%
VHDL
53 21%
C++
48 19%
SQL
26 10%
MATLAB
11 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does Altera use?
UVM is named in 13% of job postings at Altera, followed by PyTorch (2%), LangChain (2%), ROS (2%).
UVM
34 13%
PyTorch
6 2%
LangChain
6 2%
ROS
5 2%
TensorFlow
5 2%
OpenCL
4 2%
ROS2
4 2%
Scikit-learn
4 2%
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And 1 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Altera use?
Delta Lake is named in 3% of job postings at Altera, followed by Milvus (1%), Amazon Redshift (1%), Google BigQuery (1%).
Delta Lake
7 3%
Milvus
3 1%
Amazon Redshift
3 1%
Google BigQuery
3 1%
Oracle
2 1%
PostgreSQL
2 1%
BigQuery
2 1%
Snowflake
2 1%
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What cloud and platforms does Altera use?
Linux is named in 12% of job postings at Altera, followed by Azure (10%), AWS (7%), Unix (7%).
Azure
26 10%
AWS
19 7%
Power BI
15 6%
Databricks
11 4%
GCP
10 4%
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And 8 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Altera use?
Git is named in 8% of job postings at Altera, followed by Xilinx Vivado (8%), Formal Verification (7%), Synopsys PrimeTime (5%).
Git
21 8%
Xilinx Vivado
20 8%
Synopsys PrimeTime
12 5%
Cadence Xcelium
10 4%
Rest API
9 4%
Cadence Allegro
7 3%
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And 30 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Altera use?
LLM is named in 5% of job postings at Altera, followed by Claude (<1%), Llama (<1%), Mistral (<1%).
Which engineering practices does Altera ask for?
CI/CD is named in 9% of job postings at Altera, followed by AI Agents (6%), RAG (5%), Machine Learning (4%).
CI/CD
22 9%
AI Agents
15 6%
RAG
13 5%
Quantization
7 3%
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And 17 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each Altera team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Hardware
133 postingsIndustrial Engineering
14 postingsDevOps
13 postingsAI/ML
12 postingsBackend
10 postingsData Science
9 postingsHow does your stack fit Altera?
How much does Altera pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Altera postings with stated pay: $216k across 88 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 53 | $216k | 0% |
| Perl | 20 | $189k | −13% |
| Verilog | 17 | $216k | 0% |
| SystemVerilog | 16 | $216k | 0% |
| C++ | 15 | $216k | 0% |
| Linux | 15 | $216k | 0% |
| VHDL | 12 | $216k | 0% |
| Azure | 9 | $213k | −1% |
| Unix | 8 | $215k | 0% |
| AWS | 8 | $189k | −13% |
How is the Altera 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 Altera stack?
Altera scores 81 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: 5; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Altera stack in its industry?
Share of the 68 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Altera apart
Companies with a stack like Altera
Micron Technology
191 shared technologies
SanDisk
157 shared technologies
NXP Semiconductors
172 shared technologies
Qualcomm
223 shared technologies
Cadence Design Systems
153 shared technologies
KLA Corporation
161 shared technologies
Marvell Technology
137 shared technologies
Intel Corporation
166 shared technologies
Questions about the Altera tech stack
What programming languages does Altera use?
The languages named in Altera job postings are Python (59%), Verilog (33%), SystemVerilog (26%), Perl (24%), VHDL (21%), as a share of the 254 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Altera use UVM?
Yes. UVM is named in 34 of 254 job postings (13%) and required in 27 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Altera use?
The cloud and platforms named in Altera job postings are Linux (30), Azure (26), AWS (19) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Hardware job at Altera?
Hardware postings at Altera most often require Verilog (70), Python (68), SystemVerilog (53), Perl (43), out of 133 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Altera tech stack changing?
Yes. BGP, EtherCAT, Commander.js, Microsoft Defender first appeared in Altera job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Altera tech stack?
Altera scores 81 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: 5; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Altera tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Altera publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 254 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 28, 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, "Altera tech stack: 255 technologies from 254 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/altera/technologies