Astera Labs tech stack
Astera Labs builds mostly with Python, Perl, SystemVerilog, C++. Its stack also includes UVM, Linux, RTOS, Amazon Redshift. Python is named in 143 of the 259 job postings Astera Labs published in the last 12 months (55%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Astera Labs, updated Nov 10, 2026.
What programming languages does Astera Labs use?
Python is named in 55% of job postings at Astera Labs, followed by Perl (20%), SystemVerilog (19%), C++ (15%).
Python
143 55%
Perl
52 20%
SystemVerilog
48 19%
C++
39 15%
Verilog
32 12%
MATLAB
9 3%
C
5 2%
SQL
4 2%
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What frameworks and libraries does Astera Labs use?
UVM is named in 13% of job postings at Astera Labs, followed by Cosmos SDK (<1%), FastAPI (<1%), Pandas (<1%).
Cosmos SDK 
What databases does Astera Labs use?
Amazon Redshift is named in <1% of job postings at Astera Labs, followed by PostgreSQL (<1%), Snowflake (<1%).
What cloud and platforms does Astera Labs use?
Linux is named in 8% of job postings at Astera Labs, followed by RTOS (3%), GitHub (2%), AWS (2%).
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What developer tools does Astera Labs use?
NVLink is named in 100% of job postings at Astera Labs, followed by Formal Verification (8%), Synopsys Fusion Compiler (8%), Cadence Innovus (7%).
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
20 8%
Cadence Innovus
17 7%
Synopsys PrimeTime
16 6%
Cadence Allegro
16 6%
Git
13 5%
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And 13 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Astera Labs use?
BERT is named in 3% of job postings at Astera Labs, followed by LLM (1%), ChatGPT (<1%).
Which engineering practices does Astera Labs ask for?
CI/CD is named in 7% of job postings at Astera Labs, followed by Machine Learning (4%), AI Agents (3%), Statistical Process Control (2%).
CI/CD
17 7%
AI Agents
7 3%
HPC
4 2%
Prompt Engineering
3 1%
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What other technologies does Astera Labs use?
Cosmos is named in <1% of job postings at Astera Labs.
Cosmos
1 <1%
What does each Astera Labs team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Hardware
96 postingsIndustrial Engineering
66 postingsLeadership
32 postingsProduct
9 postingsBackend
8 postingsOperations
8 postingsHow does your stack fit Astera Labs?
How much does Astera Labs pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Astera Labs postings with stated pay: $240k across 115 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 53 | $240k | 0% |
| C++ | 20 | $240k | 0% |
| UVM | 13 | $230k | −4% |
| SystemVerilog | 11 | $230k | −4% |
| Linux | 10 | $245k | +2% |
| Perl | 9 | $240k | 0% |
| Verilog | 7 | $200k | −17% |
| BERT | 6 | $230k | −4% |
| MATLAB | 5 | $240k | 0% |
How is the Astera Labs 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 Astera Labs stack?
Astera Labs 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Astera Labs stack in its industry?
Share of the 296 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Astera Labs
Marvell Technology
101 shared technologies
Microchip Technology
85 shared technologies
AMD
118 shared technologies
Etched
67 shared technologies
Lattice Semiconductor
61 shared technologies
Renesas Electronics
103 shared technologies
Broadcom
100 shared technologies
Tenstorrent
64 shared technologies
Questions about the Astera Labs tech stack
What programming languages does Astera Labs use?
The languages named in Astera Labs job postings are Python (55%), Perl (20%), SystemVerilog (19%), C++ (15%), Verilog (12%), as a share of the 259 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Astera Labs use UVM?
Yes. UVM is named in 33 of 259 job postings (13%) and required in 28 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Astera Labs use?
The cloud and platforms named in Astera Labs job postings are Linux (22), RTOS (9), GitHub (5) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Hardware job at Astera Labs?
Hardware postings at Astera Labs most often require NVLink (96), SystemVerilog (35), Python (34), Verilog (22), out of 96 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Astera Labs tech stack changing?
Yes. Synopsys VCS, Cadence Tempus, TCL Scripting, Bash first appeared in Astera Labs job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Astera Labs tech stack?
Astera Labs 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Astera Labs tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Astera Labs publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 259 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, "Astera Labs tech stack: 118 technologies from 259 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/astera-labs-2/technologies