BlackSky tech stack
BlackSky builds mostly with Python, C++, SQL, Bash. Its stack also includes Kubernetes, AWS, Amazon Aurora, ElasticSearch. Python is named in 12 of the 14 job postings BlackSky published in the last 12 months (86%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of BlackSky, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does BlackSky use?
Python is named in 86% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by C++ (36%), SQL (14%), Bash (7%).
What frameworks and libraries does BlackSky use?
Dask is named in 7% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by OpenTelemetry (7%).
Dask
1 7%
OpenTelemetry
1 7%
What databases does BlackSky use?
Amazon Aurora is named in 7% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by ElasticSearch (7%), OpenSearch (7%).
What cloud and platforms does BlackSky use?
Kubernetes is named in 43% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by AWS (36%), Azure (21%), Amazon EC2 (14%).
Kubernetes
6 43%
AWS
5 36%
Azure
3 21%
Amazon EC2
2 14%
Amazon EKS
2 14%
GCP
2 14%
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What developer tools does BlackSky use?
Terraform is named in 36% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by Ansible (21%), Git (14%), Helm (14%).
Terraform
5 36%
Ansible
3 21%
Git
2 14%
Helm
2 14%
ArgoCD
1 7%
Kustomize
1 7%
Prometheus
1 7%
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Which engineering practices does BlackSky ask for?
CI/CD is named in 29% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by GitOps (7%), IAM (7%), ETL/ELT (7%).
What does each BlackSky team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Leadership
3 postingsHow does your stack fit BlackSky?
How much does BlackSky pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all BlackSky postings with stated pay: $173k across 14 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 12 | $173k | 0% |
| Kubernetes | 6 | $205k | +19% |
| AWS | 5 | $205k | +19% |
| C++ | 5 | $165k | −4% |
How is the BlackSky 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 BlackSky stack?
BlackSky scores 64 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the BlackSky stack in its industry?
Share of the 169 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like BlackSky
North Point Technology
38 shared technologies
Zeta
34 shared technologies
Var Group
32 shared technologies
Silicon Labs
33 shared technologies
Kaspersky
37 shared technologies
Northwood Space
32 shared technologies
Intralot
32 shared technologies
Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation
34 shared technologies
Questions about the BlackSky tech stack
What programming languages does BlackSky use?
The languages named in BlackSky job postings are Python (86%), C++ (36%), SQL (14%), Bash (7%), Go (7%), as a share of the 14 postings of the last 12 months.
Does BlackSky use Kubernetes?
Yes. Kubernetes is named in 6 of 14 job postings (43%) and required in 5 of them.
What cloud and platforms does BlackSky use?
The cloud and platforms named in BlackSky job postings are Kubernetes (6), AWS (5), Azure (3) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Leadership job at BlackSky?
Leadership postings at BlackSky most often require AWS (3), Azure (2), C++ (2), GCP (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the BlackSky tech stack changing?
Yes. SQL, GCP, Amazon EC2, Amazon EKS first appeared in BlackSky job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the BlackSky tech stack?
BlackSky scores 64 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the BlackSky tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting BlackSky publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 14 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 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, "BlackSky tech stack: 50 technologies from 14 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/blacksky/technologies