BlackSky tech stack
BlackSky builds mostly with Python, C++, Bash, MATLAB. Its stack also includes AWS, Linux, ElasticSearch, OpenSearch. Python is named in 26 of the 33 job postings BlackSky published in the last 12 months (79%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of BlackSky, updated Nov 14, 2026.
What programming languages does BlackSky use?
Python is named in 79% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by C++ (30%), Bash (9%), MATLAB (9%).
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What frameworks and libraries does BlackSky use?
OpenTelemetry is named in 6% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by GDAL (3%), PyTorch (3%), Dask (3%).
What databases does BlackSky use?
ElasticSearch is named in 6% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by OpenSearch (6%), Amazon Aurora (3%).
What cloud and platforms does BlackSky use?
AWS is named in 27% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by Linux (21%), Kubernetes (21%), Amazon EC2 (9%).
AWS
9 27%
Kubernetes
7 21%
Amazon EC2
3 9%
Amazon EKS
3 9%
Azure
3 9%
GCP
2 6%
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What developer tools does BlackSky use?
Terraform is named in 21% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by Git (15%), IBM DOORS (15%), Helm (9%).
Terraform
7 21%
Git
5 15%
Helm
3 9%
Ansible
3 9%
ArgoCD
2 6%
Kustomize
2 6%
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Which engineering practices does BlackSky ask for?
CI/CD is named in 21% of job postings at BlackSky, followed by GitOps (6%), IAM (6%), PKI (6%).
CI/CD
7 21%
GitOps
2 6%
Service Mesh
2 6%
Computer Vision
1 3%
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What does each BlackSky team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Hardware
5 postingsLeadership
3 postingsBackend
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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: $160k across 29 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 24 | $163k | +2% |
| C++ | 9 | $165k | +3% |
| AWS | 9 | $165k | +3% |
| Kubernetes | 7 | $205k | +28% |
| Linux | 7 | $165k | +3% |
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 149 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
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Questions about the BlackSky tech stack
What programming languages does BlackSky use?
The languages named in BlackSky job postings are Python (79%), C++ (30%), Bash (9%), MATLAB (9%), SQL (6%), as a share of the 33 postings of the last 12 months.
Does BlackSky use AWS?
Yes. AWS is named in 9 of 33 job postings (27%) and required in 9 of them.
What cloud and platforms does BlackSky use?
The cloud and platforms named in BlackSky job postings are AWS (9), Linux (7), Kubernetes (7) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Hardware job at BlackSky?
Hardware postings at BlackSky most often require C++ (2), Linux (2), Python (2), out of 5 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the BlackSky tech stack changing?
Yes. GitLab, QEMU, C, FreeRTOS 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 33 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 14, 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: 97 technologies from 33 job postings", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/blacksky/technologies