Coherent
Semiconductor Manufacturing · Optical Communications

Coherent tech stack

Coherent builds mostly with Python, SQL, MATLAB, C++. Its stack also includes Power BI, Linux, MS SQL, MySQL. Python is named in 39 of the 114 job postings Coherent published in the last 12 months (34%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Coherent, updated Nov 10, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 10, 2026
Technologies in use
86
Postings analysed
114
Open now
89
Modernity
79 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Coherent use?

Python is named in 34% of job postings at Coherent, followed by SQL (17%), MATLAB (9%), C++ (9%).

Python 39 34% required in 95% · 26 open now · since Mar 2026
SQL 19 17% required in 100% · 12 open now · since Mar 2026
MATLAB 10 9% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
C++ 10 9% required in 80% · 7 open now · since Jul 2026
C# 4 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Perl 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Visual Basic 1 1% required in 100% · since Aug 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Coherent use?

Matplotlib is named in 1% of job postings at Coherent, followed by NumPy (1%), PyTorch (1%), PyTorch C++ (1%).

Matplotlib 1 1% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
NumPy 1 1% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
PyTorch 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
PyTorch C++ 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
SciPy 1 1% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
TensorFlow 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
TensorFlow C++ 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
CUDA 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Hadoop1
ONNX Runtime1

What databases does Coherent use?

MS SQL is named in 1% of job postings at Coherent, followed by MySQL (1%), Snowflake (1%).

MS SQL 1 1% required in 100% · since Oct 2026
MySQL 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Snowflake 1 1% required in 100% · since Oct 2026

What cloud and platforms does Coherent use?

Power BI is named in 11% of job postings at Coherent, followed by Linux (5%), Azure (5%), AWS (4%).

Power BI 12 11% required in 83% · 7 open now · since May 2026
Linux 6 5% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
Azure 6 5% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
AWS 5 4% required in 60% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
GCP 5 4% required in 60% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Databricks 3 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Tableau 2 2% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Spark 2 2% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Windows2
GitLab1
Microsoft Sentinel1
SIEM1
Superset1
Active Directory1

What developer tools does Coherent use?

JMP is named in 16% of job postings at Coherent, followed by Microsoft Excel (16%), SolidWorks (11%), Minitab (4%).

JMP 18 16% required in 100% · 16 open now · since Mar 2026
Microsoft Excel 18 16% required in 78% · 17 open now · since Jul 2026
SolidWorks 12 11% required in 75% · 9 open now · since Apr 2026
Minitab 4 4% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
Git 3 3% required in 67% · since Sep 2026
Mandiant capa 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
AutoCAD 2 2% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
ANSYS 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
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Adobe Photoshop1
Cadence Virtuoso1
Jenkins1
KLayout1
TCAD1
gRPC1
Adobe Illustrator1
Rest API1

What AI and ML technologies does Coherent use?

ChatGPT is named in 1% of job postings at Coherent, followed by LLM (1%), Llama (1%).

ChatGPT 1 1% optional · since Sep 2026
LLM 1 1% optional · since Oct 2026
Llama 1 1% optional · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does Coherent ask for?

Statistical Process Control is named in 22% of job postings at Coherent, followed by CAPA (10%), FMEA (8%), Design of Experiments (8%).

Statistical Process Control 25 22% required in 88% · 23 open now · since Mar 2026
CAPA 11 10% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Jul 2026
FMEA 9 8% required in 100% · 9 open now · since May 2026
Design of Experiments 9 8% required in 89% · 8 open now · since Mar 2026
CVD 8 7% required in 88% · 7 open now · since Jan 2026
Photolithography 7 6% required in 86% · 7 open now · since Mar 2026
PVD 6 5% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jan 2026
CI/CD 5 4% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Oct 2026
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BGP4
Machine Learning4
OSPF4
Plasma Etch4
GD&T4
Anomaly Detection3
Ellipsometry3
HPC3
AI Agents2
Time Series2
Computer Use1
ETL/ELT1
Edge AI1
Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)1
Incident Management1
Ion Implantation1
Reinforcement Learning1
TCP/IP1
Wi-Fi1
DHCP1
DNS1
OCR1
Prompt Engineering1
RAG1
VPN1

What does each Coherent team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Industrial Engineering

40 postings
JMP9
SolidWorks9
Python8
SQL6
MATLAB2
Microsoft Excel2

Semiconductors

14 postings
Python6
JMP4
MATLAB3
Microsoft Excel2
Minitab2

Hardware

12 postings
Python10
C++6
Linux5
JMP3
SQL3

Operations

9 postings
Microsoft Excel3
Power BI3

Backend

5 postings
Python3
C#2
Git2

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How is the Coherent 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.

First appeared
CI/CDOct 2026
BGPOct 2026
OSPFOct 2026
AutoCADSep 2026
GD&TSep 2026
EllipsometrySep 2026
AWSSep 2026
GCPSep 2026
Rising
Python21% → 36%
JMP5% → 17%
Linux0% → 7%
Azure0% → 7%
SQL11% → 17%
Power BI5% → 11%
CI/CD0% → 6%
AWS0% → 6%
Falling
Microsoft Excel26% → 15%
MATLAB16% → 7%
PVD11% → 3%
CAPA16% → 9%

How modern is the Coherent stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 79/100

Coherent scores 79 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: 1.

How common is the Coherent stack in its industry?

Share of the 370 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python53%
SQL30%
Power BI18%
C++42%
MATLAB25%
Azure18%
Linux29%
AWS15%
GCP10%
C#26%

Questions about the Coherent tech stack

What programming languages does Coherent use?

The languages named in Coherent job postings are Python (34%), SQL (17%), MATLAB (9%), C++ (9%), C# (4%), as a share of the 114 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Coherent use Power BI?

Yes. Power BI is named in 12 of 114 job postings (11%) and required in 10 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Coherent use?

The cloud and platforms named in Coherent job postings are Power BI (12), Linux (6), Azure (6) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Industrial Engineering job at Coherent?

Industrial Engineering postings at Coherent most often require JMP (9), SolidWorks (9), Python (8), SQL (6), out of 40 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Coherent tech stack changing?

Yes. CI/CD, BGP, OSPF, AutoCAD first appeared in Coherent job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Coherent tech stack?

Coherent scores 79 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: 1.

How does Alion know the Coherent tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Coherent publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 114 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, "Coherent tech stack: 86 technologies from 114 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/coherent-com/technologies

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