Formation Bio tech stack

Formation Bio builds mostly with Python, SQL. Its stack also includes Spark, Snowflake, GCP, Dagster. Python is named in 8 of the 13 job postings Formation Bio published in the last 12 months (62%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Formation Bio, updated Oct 12, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 12, 2026
Technologies in use
36
Postings analysed
13
Open now
11
Modernity
76 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Formation Bio use?

Python is named in 62% of job postings at Formation Bio, followed by SQL (23%).

Python 8 62% required in 75% · 7 open now · since Feb 2025
SQL 3 23% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Formation Bio use?

Dagster is named in 23% of job postings at Formation Bio, followed by PyTorch (8%), Ray (8%), TensorFlow (8%).

Dagster 3 23% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
PyTorch 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
Ray 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
TensorFlow 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
Transformers 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025

What databases does Formation Bio use?

Snowflake is named in 38% of job postings at Formation Bio.

Snowflake 5 38% required in 80% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026

What cloud and platforms does Formation Bio use?

Spark is named in 62% of job postings at Formation Bio, followed by GCP (31%), GitHub (31%), AWS (23%).

Spark 8 62% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Feb 2025
GCP 4 31% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
GitHub 4 31% required in 50% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
AWS 3 23% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Azure 3 23% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Vercel 2 15% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Kubernetes 2 15% optional · 2 open now · since Aug 2026

What developer tools does Formation Bio use?

Docker is named in 31% of job postings at Formation Bio, followed by OpenTofu (31%), Terraform (31%), dbt (23%).

Docker 4 31% required in 50% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
OpenTofu 4 31% required in 50% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
Terraform 4 31% required in 50% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
dbt 3 23% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
CAPA 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Claude Code 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Terragrunt 1 8% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

What AI and ML technologies does Formation Bio use?

LLM is named in 31% of job postings at Formation Bio.

LLM 4 31% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025

Which engineering practices does Formation Bio ask for?

AI Agents is named in 69% of job postings at Formation Bio, followed by Agentic Workflows (31%), Machine Learning (23%), Multimodal AI (23%).

AI Agents 9 69% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Feb 2025
Agentic Workflows 4 31% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
Machine Learning 3 23% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
Multimodal AI 3 23% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Feb 2025
CI/CD 2 15% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Edge AI 2 15% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2025
LLM Guardrails 2 15% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Computer Vision 1 8% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2025
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Embeddings1
Function Calling1
Human-in-the-Loop1
Tool Use1
Federated Learning1

What does each Formation Bio team work with?

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

Leadership

5 postings
Spark3
Python2

Data Science

4 postings
Python4
Spark4
Dagster2
SQL2
Snowflake2
dbt2

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How is the Formation Bio 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
AWSAug 2026
AzureAug 2026
CI/CDAug 2026
LLM GuardrailsAug 2026
VercelAug 2026
KubernetesAug 2026
DockerAug 2026
GitHubAug 2026

How modern is the Formation Bio stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 76/100

Formation Bio scores 76 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Formation Bio stack in its industry?

Share of the 218 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python48%
Spark3%
Snowflake4%
GCP37%
GitHub9%
LLM21%
AWS27%
Azure14%
Dagster4%
SQL14%

What sets Formation Bio apart

Spark3%
Snowflake4%
Dagster4%

Questions about the Formation Bio tech stack

What programming languages does Formation Bio use?

The languages named in Formation Bio job postings are Python (62%), SQL (23%), as a share of the 13 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Formation Bio use Dagster?

Yes. Dagster is named in 3 of 13 job postings (23%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Formation Bio use?

The cloud and platforms named in Formation Bio job postings are Spark (8), GCP (4), GitHub (4) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Leadership job at Formation Bio?

Leadership postings at Formation Bio most often require Spark (3), Python (2), out of 5 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Formation Bio tech stack changing?

Yes. AWS, Azure, CI/CD, LLM Guardrails first appeared in Formation Bio job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Formation Bio tech stack?

Formation Bio scores 76 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Formation Bio tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Formation Bio publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 13 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 12, 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, "Formation Bio tech stack: 36 technologies from 13 job postings", as of Oct 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/formationb/technologies

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