FWD tech stack
FWD builds mostly with Python, SQL, JavaScript, Node JS. Its stack also includes Azure, AWS, Appium, Selenium. Azure is named in 24 of the 68 job postings FWD published in the last 12 months (35%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of FWD, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does FWD use?
Python is named in 22% of job postings at FWD, followed by SQL (16%), JavaScript (16%), Node JS (15%).
Python
15 22%
SQL
11 16%
JavaScript
11 16%
Node JS
10 15%
Java
5 7%
TypeScript
5 7%
PowerShell
2 3%
SAS
2 3%
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What frameworks and libraries does FWD use?
Appium is named in 12% of job postings at FWD, followed by Selenium (12%), React.js (9%), Angular (4%).
Appium
8 12%
Selenium
8 12%
React.js
6 9%
Angular
3 4%
Cypress
2 3%
Ionic
2 3%
Nest.JS
2 3%
Next.js
2 3%
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What databases does FWD use?
MS SQL is named in 9% of job postings at FWD, followed by Db2 (3%), Azure SQL Database (1%), MySQL (1%).
What cloud and platforms does FWD use?
Azure is named in 35% of job postings at FWD, followed by AWS (22%), Kubernetes (12%), GitHub (10%).
Azure
24 35%
AWS
15 22%
Kubernetes
8 12%
GitHub
7 10%
Power BI
6 9%
Azure DevOps
5 7%
GCP
5 7%
Spark
4 6%
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What developer tools does FWD use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 18% of job postings at FWD, followed by Copilot (16%), Rest API (15%), Git (7%).
Copilot
11 16%
Rest API
10 15%
Git
5 7%
JMeter
5 7%
Terraform
4 6%
Adobe Illustrator
2 3%
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What AI and ML technologies does FWD use?
LLM is named in 7% of job postings at FWD, followed by ChatGPT (3%), Claude (1%).
Which engineering practices does FWD ask for?
CI/CD is named in 25% of job postings at FWD, followed by AI Agents (7%), Incident Management (7%), Machine Learning (7%).
CI/CD
17 25%
AI Agents
5 7%
Incident Management
5 7%
Prompt Engineering
5 7%
CNN
3 4%
FinOps
3 4%
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What does each FWD team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Analytics
12 postingsDevOps
7 postingsLeadership
6 postingsQA
5 postingsHow does your stack fit FWD?
How is the FWD 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 FWD stack?
FWD scores 80 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: 0.
How common is the FWD stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,426 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets FWD apart
Companies with a stack like FWD
Questions about the FWD tech stack
What programming languages does FWD use?
The languages named in FWD job postings are Python (22%), SQL (16%), JavaScript (16%), Node JS (15%), Java (7%), as a share of the 68 postings of the last 12 months.
Does FWD use Appium?
Yes. Appium is named in 8 of 68 job postings (12%) and required in 8 of them.
What cloud and platforms does FWD use?
The cloud and platforms named in FWD job postings are Azure (24), AWS (15), Kubernetes (8) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Analytics job at FWD?
Analytics postings at FWD most often require Azure (5), Rest API (5), Copilot (4), AWS (3), out of 12 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the FWD tech stack changing?
Yes. Adobe Illustrator, ChatGPT, Alteryx, ETL/ELT first appeared in FWD job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the FWD tech stack?
FWD scores 80 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: 0.
How does Alion know the FWD tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting FWD publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 68 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 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, "FWD tech stack: 124 technologies from 68 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/fwd/technologies