McGill University tech stack

McGill University builds mostly with Python, MATLAB, SQL, JavaScript. Its stack also includes GCP, Linux, MySQL, PostgreSQL. Python is named in 14 of the 34 job postings McGill University published in the last 12 months (41%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of McGill University, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
56
Postings analysed
34
Open now
12
Modernity
77 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does McGill University use?

Python is named in 41% of job postings at McGill University, followed by MATLAB (15%), SQL (9%), JavaScript (6%).

Python 14 41% required in 93% · 6 open now · since Mar 2026
MATLAB 5 15% required in 80% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
SQL 3 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
JavaScript 2 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Kotlin 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Node JS 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
R 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Ruby 1 3% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
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SPSS1
TypeScript1
PHP1

What frameworks and libraries does McGill University use?

Django is named in 3% of job postings at McGill University, followed by FastAPI (3%), Flask (3%), React.js (3%).

Django 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
FastAPI 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Flask 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
React.js 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Ruby on Rails 1 3% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Vue.js 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
LangChain 1 3% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
LlamaIndex 1 3% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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spaCy1

What databases does McGill University use?

MySQL is named in 3% of job postings at McGill University, followed by PostgreSQL (3%).

MySQL 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
PostgreSQL 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does McGill University use?

GCP is named in 9% of job postings at McGill University, followed by Linux (9%), GitHub (6%), Power BI (6%).

GCP 3 9% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
Linux 3 9% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
GitHub 2 6% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Power BI 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Unix 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
AWS 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Amazon S3 1 3% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
GitHub Actions 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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Kubernetes1
Tableau1
Windows1
Hugging Face1

What developer tools does McGill University use?

Canva is named in 12% of job postings at McGill University, followed by Adobe Photoshop (9%), Microsoft Excel (9%), Docker (6%).

Canva 4 12% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Adobe Photoshop 3 9% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Microsoft Excel 3 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Docker 2 6% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Adobe Premiere Pro 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Drupal 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Git 1 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Podman 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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SLURM1
WordPress1

What AI and ML technologies does McGill University use?

LLM is named in 3% of job postings at McGill University.

LLM 1 3% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

Which engineering practices does McGill University ask for?

Machine Learning is named in 15% of job postings at McGill University, followed by HPC (6%), VPN (6%), CI/CD (3%).

Machine Learning 5 15% required in 80% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
HPC 2 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
VPN 2 6% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
CI/CD 1 3% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Computer Vision 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Incident Management 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Time Series Forecasting 1 3% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
AI Agents 1 3% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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NLP1
Prompt Engineering1
RAG1

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How is the McGill University 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
Microsoft ExcelSep 2026
VPNSep 2026
CanvaAug 2026
Adobe PhotoshopAug 2026
Power BIAug 2026
SQLAug 2026
GitHubAug 2026
DockerJul 2026

How modern is the McGill University stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 77/100

McGill University scores 77 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 McGill University stack in its industry?

Share of the 1,006 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python40%
MATLAB7%
GCP13%
Linux16%
SQL34%
GitHub13%
JavaScript32%
Power BI16%
Unix5%
AWS24%

Questions about the McGill University tech stack

What programming languages does McGill University use?

The languages named in McGill University job postings are Python (41%), MATLAB (15%), SQL (9%), JavaScript (6%), Kotlin (3%), as a share of the 34 postings of the last 12 months.

Does McGill University use GCP?

Yes. GCP is named in 3 of 34 job postings (9%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does McGill University use?

The cloud and platforms named in McGill University job postings are GCP (3), Linux (3), GitHub (2) (postings in brackets).

Is the McGill University tech stack changing?

Yes. Microsoft Excel, VPN, Canva, Adobe Photoshop first appeared in McGill University job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the McGill University tech stack?

McGill University scores 77 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 McGill University tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting McGill University publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 34 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, "McGill University tech stack: 56 technologies from 34 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/mcgill/technologies

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