Foundational tech stack
Foundational builds mostly with Python, C++, Bash, Go. Its stack also includes Linux, Kubernetes, NumPy, SciPy. Python is named in 7 of the 10 job postings Foundational published in the last 12 months (70%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Foundational, updated Oct 2, 2026.
What programming languages does Foundational use?
Python is named in 70% of job postings at Foundational, followed by C++ (30%), Bash (10%), Go (10%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Foundational use?
NumPy is named in 20% of job postings at Foundational, followed by SciPy (20%), Angular (10%), Astropy (10%).
NumPy
2 20%
SciPy
2 20%
Angular
1 10%
Astropy
1 10%
FastAPI
1 10%
Orekit
1 10%
Pandas
1 10%
React.js
1 10%
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What databases does Foundational use?
MySQL is named in 10% of job postings at Foundational.
MySQL
1 10%
What cloud and platforms does Foundational use?
Linux is named in 30% of job postings at Foundational, followed by Kubernetes (30%), AWS (20%), Azure (20%).
Kubernetes
3 30%
AWS
2 20%
Azure
2 20%
GCP
2 20%
AWS Lambda
1 10%
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What developer tools does Foundational use?
Docker is named in 30% of job postings at Foundational, followed by Terraform (20%), GMAT (10%), KiCad (10%).
Which engineering practices does Foundational ask for?
CI/CD is named in 20% of job postings at Foundational, followed by Time Series Forecasting (20%), Machine Learning (20%), Computer Vision (10%).
CI/CD
2 20%
Time Series Forecasting
2 20%
Computer Vision
1 10%
Anomaly Detection
1 10%
What does each Foundational team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Industrial Engineering
4 postingsHow does your stack fit Foundational?
How is the Foundational 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 Foundational stack?
Foundational scores 73 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 Foundational stack in its industry?
Share of the 48 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Foundational
Questions about the Foundational tech stack
What programming languages does Foundational use?
The languages named in Foundational job postings are Python (70%), C++ (30%), Bash (10%), Go (10%), Java (10%), as a share of the 10 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Foundational use NumPy?
Yes. NumPy is named in 2 of 10 job postings (20%) and required in 2 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Foundational use?
The cloud and platforms named in Foundational job postings are Linux (3), Kubernetes (3), AWS (2) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Industrial Engineering job at Foundational?
Industrial Engineering postings at Foundational most often require Python (3), C++ (2), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Foundational tech stack changing?
Yes. Machine Learning, C++, Time Series Forecasting first appeared in Foundational job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Foundational tech stack?
Foundational scores 73 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 Foundational tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Foundational publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 10 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 2, 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, "Foundational tech stack: 43 technologies from 10 job postings", as of Oct 2, 2026. https://alion.io/company/foundational/technologies