Lightyear tech stack
Lightyear builds mostly with TypeScript, C#, JavaScript, SQL. Its stack also includes Azure, AWS, React.js, React Native. Azure is named in 26 of the 51 job postings Lightyear published in the last 12 months (51%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Lightyear, updated Oct 1, 2026.
What programming languages does Lightyear use?
TypeScript is named in 33% of job postings at Lightyear, followed by C# (31%), JavaScript (31%), SQL (25%).
TypeScript
17 33%
C#
16 31%
JavaScript
16 31%
SQL
13 25%
Java
12 24%
PowerShell
6 12%
Python
4 8%
Apex
2 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does Lightyear use?
React.js is named in 27% of job postings at Lightyear, followed by React Native (12%), Angular (8%), JQuery (4%).
React.js
14 27%
React Native
6 12%
Angular
4 8%
JQuery
2 4%
Selenium
2 4%
Dapper
1 2%
Playwright
1 2%
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What databases does Lightyear use?
MS SQL is named in 6% of job postings at Lightyear, followed by CouchDB (4%), ElasticSearch (4%), Snowflake (2%).
What cloud and platforms does Lightyear use?
Azure is named in 51% of job postings at Lightyear, followed by AWS (43%), .NET (24%), Kubernetes (22%).
Azure
26 51%
AWS
22 43%
.NET
12 24%
Kubernetes
11 22%
GCP
5 10%
VMWare
4 8%
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What developer tools does Lightyear use?
Copilot is named in 16% of job postings at Lightyear, followed by Docker (14%), Claude Code (12%), Cursor (12%).
Copilot
8 16%
Docker
7 14%
Claude Code
6 12%
Cursor
6 12%
Terraform
4 8%
Rest API
3 6%
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What AI and ML technologies does Lightyear use?
LLM is named in 8% of job postings at Lightyear, followed by Claude (2%), Gemini (2%).
Which engineering practices does Lightyear ask for?
CI/CD is named in 37% of job postings at Lightyear, followed by SLI/SLO/SLA (14%), AI Agents (12%), Edge AI (10%).
CI/CD
19 37%
SLI/SLO/SLA
7 14%
AI Agents
6 12%
Incident Management
3 6%
Prompt Engineering
3 6%
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What does each Lightyear team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
15 postingsDevOps
5 postingsHow does your stack fit Lightyear?
How is the Lightyear 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 Lightyear stack?
Lightyear scores 84 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 Lightyear stack in its industry?
Share of the 2,668 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Lightyear
Questions about the Lightyear tech stack
What programming languages does Lightyear use?
The languages named in Lightyear job postings are TypeScript (33%), C# (31%), JavaScript (31%), SQL (25%), Java (24%), as a share of the 51 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Lightyear use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 14 of 51 job postings (27%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Lightyear use?
The cloud and platforms named in Lightyear job postings are Azure (26), AWS (22), .NET (12) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Lightyear?
Backend postings at Lightyear most often require Azure (7), C# (7), .NET (5), AWS (5), out of 15 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Lightyear tech stack changing?
Yes. CouchDB, ETL/ELT, ElasticSearch, LLM first appeared in Lightyear job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Lightyear tech stack?
Lightyear scores 84 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 Lightyear tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Lightyear publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 51 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 1, 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, "Lightyear tech stack: 90 technologies from 51 job postings", as of Oct 1, 2026. https://alion.io/company/lightyear-cloud/technologies