FWD tech stack

FWD builds mostly with Python, JavaScript, Node JS, SQL. Its stack also includes Azure, AWS, React.js, MS SQL. Azure is named in 20 of the 52 job postings FWD published in the last 12 months (38%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of FWD, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
114
Postings analysed
52
Open now
37
Modernity
82 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does FWD use?

Python is named in 21% of job postings at FWD, followed by JavaScript (21%), Node JS (19%), SQL (19%).

Python 11 21% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Sep 2025
JavaScript 11 21% required in 82% · 9 open now · since Sep 2025
Node JS 10 19% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Sep 2025
SQL 10 19% required in 90% · 6 open now · since Jun 2026
Java 5 10% required in 80% · 3 open now · since Sep 2025
TypeScript 5 10% required in 80% · 4 open now · since Sep 2025
SAS 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
SPSS 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
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Bash1
PHP1
PowerShell1
C#1

What frameworks and libraries does FWD use?

React.js is named in 12% of job postings at FWD, followed by Selenium (10%), Angular (8%), Appium (8%).

React.js 6 12% required in 67% · 5 open now · since Sep 2025
Selenium 5 10% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2025
Angular 4 8% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2025
Appium 4 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
React Native 3 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2025
Spring Boot 3 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2025
Ionic 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Cypress 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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JQuery1
Nest.JS1
Next.js1
OpenTelemetry1
Playwright1
Ray1
Rest-Assured1
Vue.js1
XGBoost1

What databases does FWD use?

MS SQL is named in 10% of job postings at FWD, followed by MySQL (2%), Db2 (2%).

MS SQL 5 10% required in 80% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
MySQL 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Db2 1 2% optional · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does FWD use?

Azure is named in 38% of job postings at FWD, followed by AWS (27%), Kubernetes (17%), GitHub (13%).

Azure 20 38% required in 95% · 13 open now · since Sep 2025
AWS 14 27% required in 100% · 10 open now · since Sep 2025
Kubernetes 9 17% required in 78% · 8 open now · since Sep 2025
GitHub 7 13% required in 86% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
GCP 5 10% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jan 2026
Power BI 4 8% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Spark 4 8% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Azure DevOps 3 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
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Databricks3
API Gateway2
Dynatrace2
Amazon EKS2
Postman2
.NET1
Amazon SageMaker1
Azure AKS1
Datadog1
Figma1
GitLab1
GitLab CI1
Grafana1
InVision1
Linux1
New Relic1
OpenAI1
Unix1
Apache Kafka1

What developer tools does FWD use?

Kong is named in 21% of job postings at FWD, followed by Copilot (17%), Microsoft Excel (15%), Rest API (12%).

Kong 11 21% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Sep 2025
Copilot 9 17% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Aug 2026
Microsoft Excel 8 15% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
Rest API 6 12% required in 83% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
Git 4 8% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Docker 3 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Sep 2025
Terraform 3 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
Ansible 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
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Claude Code2
CloudFormation2
JMeter2
Alteryx1
Bicep1
Gatling1
GraphQL1
Jenkins1
Model Context Protocol1
OpenAI Codex1
Prometheus1
Sketch1
SoapUI1
Strapi1
Webpack1
WordPress1
k61
npm1
pySpark1

What AI and ML technologies does FWD use?

LLM is named in 8% of job postings at FWD, followed by ChatGPT (2%), Claude (2%).

LLM 4 8% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
ChatGPT 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Claude 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does FWD ask for?

CI/CD is named in 29% of job postings at FWD, followed by SLI/SLO/SLA (19%), Machine Learning (12%), Prompt Engineering (10%).

CI/CD 15 29% required in 100% · 12 open now · since Sep 2025
SLI/SLO/SLA 10 19% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Jun 2026
Machine Learning 6 12% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Sep 2025
Prompt Engineering 5 10% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Sep 2025
AI Agents 4 8% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
CNN 3 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
FinOps 3 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
Incident Management 3 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
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AIOps2
Anomaly Detection2
Context Engineering2
Self-Healing2
Chaos Engineering1
Configuration Management1
DNS1
ETL/ELT1
Error Budget1
Fine-tuning1
Human-in-the-Loop1
LLM Guardrails1
MVC1
NLP1
Platform Engineering1
RAG1
SRE1

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 postings
Azure5
Copilot4
SQL4
AWS3
Angular3
Git3

DevOps

6 postings
Azure6
AWS4
Kubernetes3
Terraform3
API Gateway2
Ansible2

Leadership

5 postings
AWS3
JavaScript3
Kong3
Azure2
GCP2
Kubernetes2

Data Science

3 postings
Python3
SQL3
Claude Code2
Copilot2
Databricks2
LLM2

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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.

First appeared
AppiumAug 2026
Power BIAug 2026
JMeterAug 2026
CopilotAug 2026
GitHubAug 2026
Rest APIAug 2026
GitAug 2026
LLMAug 2026

How modern is the FWD stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 82/100

FWD scores 82 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 329 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Azure43%
AWS48%
JavaScript49%
Python60%
Node JS25%
SQL64%
Kubernetes35%
GitHub27%
React.js33%
GCP33%

What sets FWD apart

Appium2%

Questions about the FWD tech stack

What programming languages does FWD use?

The languages named in FWD job postings are Python (21%), JavaScript (21%), Node JS (19%), SQL (19%), Java (10%), as a share of the 52 postings of the last 12 months.

Does FWD use React.js?

Yes. React.js is named in 6 of 52 job postings (12%) and required in 4 of them.

What cloud and platforms does FWD use?

The cloud and platforms named in FWD job postings are Azure (20), AWS (14), Kubernetes (9) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Analytics job at FWD?

Analytics postings at FWD most often require Azure (5), Copilot (4), SQL (4), AWS (3), out of 12 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the FWD tech stack changing?

Yes. Appium, Power BI, JMeter, Copilot first appeared in FWD job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the FWD tech stack?

FWD scores 82 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 52 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 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: 114 technologies from 52 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/fwd/technologies

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