NASA tech stack
NASA builds mostly with Python, MATLAB, C++, Java. Its stack also includes Power BI, Tableau, Ray, PostgreSQL. Python is named in 33 of the 78 job postings NASA published in the last 12 months (42%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of NASA, updated Nov 6, 2026.
What programming languages does NASA use?
Python is named in 42% of job postings at NASA, followed by MATLAB (19%), C++ (17%), Java (8%).
Python
33 42%
MATLAB
15 19%
C++
13 17%
Java
6 8%
JavaScript
3 4%
Rust
2 3%
Visual Basic
2 3%
Fortran
2 3%
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What frameworks and libraries does NASA use?
Ray is named in 5% of job postings at NASA, followed by NumPy (1%), PyTorch (1%), SciPy (1%).
What databases does NASA use?
PostgreSQL is named in 3% of job postings at NASA, followed by Oracle (1%), TimescaleDB (1%).
What cloud and platforms does NASA use?
Power BI is named in 12% of job postings at NASA, followed by Tableau (6%), Unix (4%), GitHub (3%).
Power BI
9 12%
Tableau
5 6%
GitHub
2 3%
Splunk
2 3%
AWS
1 1%
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What developer tools does NASA use?
LTspice is named in 9% of job postings at NASA, followed by SolidWorks (9%), Microsoft Excel (6%), Altium Designer (4%).
LTspice
7 9%
SolidWorks
7 9%
Altium Designer
3 4%
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What AI and ML technologies does NASA use?
LLM is named in 3% of job postings at NASA, followed by LoRA (1%), VLM (1%), YOLO (1%).
Which engineering practices does NASA ask for?
Verification & Validation is named in 18% of job postings at NASA, followed by Machine Learning (10%), Computer Vision (6%), SLI/SLO/SLA (5%).
Computer Vision
5 6%
SLI/SLO/SLA
4 5%
HPC
2 3%
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What does each NASA team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Industrial Engineering
16 postingsHardware
13 postingsSemiconductors
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How much does NASA pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all NASA postings with stated pay: $140k across 68 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 26 | $129k | −8% |
| MATLAB | 15 | $143k | +2% |
| C++ | 10 | $170k | +21% |
| Power BI | 6 | $121k | −14% |
| Java | 5 | $138k | −2% |
How is the NASA 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 NASA stack?
NASA 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: 5; legacy ones: 1.
How common is the NASA stack in its industry?
Share of the 315 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like NASA
Questions about the NASA tech stack
What programming languages does NASA use?
The languages named in NASA job postings are Python (42%), MATLAB (19%), C++ (17%), Java (8%), JavaScript (4%), as a share of the 78 postings of the last 12 months.
Does NASA use Ray?
Yes. Ray is named in 4 of 78 job postings (5%) and required in 2 of them.
What cloud and platforms does NASA use?
The cloud and platforms named in NASA job postings are Power BI (9), Tableau (5), Unix (3) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Industrial Engineering job at NASA?
Industrial Engineering postings at NASA most often require Python (3), MATLAB (2), out of 16 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the NASA tech stack changing?
Yes. KiCad, Visual Basic, PostgreSQL, SQL first appeared in NASA job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the NASA tech stack?
NASA 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: 5; legacy ones: 1.
How does Alion know the NASA tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting NASA publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 78 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 6, 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, "NASA tech stack: 102 technologies from 78 job postings", as of Nov 6, 2026. https://alion.io/company/nasa/technologies