Naughty Dog tech stack
Naughty Dog builds mostly with C#, Lua, C++, Python. Its stack also includes Crowdstrike, Linux, MySQL, Redis. C# is named in 5 of the 11 job postings Naughty Dog published in the last 12 months (45%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Naughty Dog, updated Sep 30, 2026.
What programming languages does Naughty Dog use?
C# is named in 45% of job postings at Naughty Dog, followed by Lua (45%), C++ (45%), Python (45%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Naughty Dog use?
Tailwind CSS is named in 9% of job postings at Naughty Dog, followed by Unity (9%), Unreal Engine (9%), Vue.js (9%).
What databases does Naughty Dog use?
MySQL is named in 9% of job postings at Naughty Dog, followed by Redis (9%).
What cloud and platforms does Naughty Dog use?
Crowdstrike is named in 9% of job postings at Naughty Dog, followed by Linux (9%), Looker (9%), Okta (9%).
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What developer tools does Naughty Dog use?
Maya is named in 18% of job postings at Naughty Dog, followed by Ansible (18%), Rest API (9%), Terraform (9%).
Which engineering practices does Naughty Dog ask for?
CI/CD is named in 9% of job postings at Naughty Dog.
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1 9%
What does each Naughty Dog team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Games
6 postingsHow does your stack fit Naughty Dog?
How much does Naughty Dog pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Naughty Dog postings with stated pay: $167k across 11 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| C++ | 5 | $138k | −17% |
| Python | 5 | $138k | −17% |
| C# | 5 | $130k | −22% |
| Lua | 5 | $130k | −22% |
How is the Naughty Dog 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 Naughty Dog stack?
Naughty Dog scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Naughty Dog stack in its industry?
Share of the 859 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Naughty Dog apart
Companies with a stack like Naughty Dog
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Questions about the Naughty Dog tech stack
What programming languages does Naughty Dog use?
The languages named in Naughty Dog job postings are C# (45%), Lua (45%), C++ (45%), Python (45%), JavaScript (18%), as a share of the 11 postings of the last 12 months.
What cloud and platforms does Naughty Dog use?
The cloud and platforms named in Naughty Dog job postings are Crowdstrike (1), Linux (1), Looker (1) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Games job at Naughty Dog?
Games postings at Naughty Dog most often require C# (4), Lua (4), C++ (2), Maya (2), out of 6 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Naughty Dog tech stack changing?
Yes. Lua first appeared in Naughty Dog job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Naughty Dog tech stack?
Naughty Dog scores 74 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Naughty Dog tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Naughty Dog publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 11 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 30, 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, "Naughty Dog tech stack: 32 technologies from 11 job postings", as of Sep 30, 2026. https://alion.io/company/naughty-dog/technologies