NLR tech stack
NLR builds mostly with Python, MATLAB, C++, SQL. Its stack also includes GitHub, PyTorch, Linux, TensorFlow. Python is named in 30 of the 37 job postings NLR published in the last 12 months (81%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of NLR, updated Sep 28, 2026.
What programming languages does NLR use?
Python is named in 81% of job postings at NLR, followed by MATLAB (27%), C++ (14%), SQL (8%).
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What frameworks and libraries does NLR use?
PyTorch is named in 11% of job postings at NLR, followed by TensorFlow (5%), Matplotlib (3%), NumPy (3%).
PyTorch
4 11%
TensorFlow
2 5%
Matplotlib
1 3%
NumPy
1 3%
PyTorch C++
1 3%
Ray
1 3%
SciPy
1 3%
Seaborn
1 3%
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What cloud and platforms does NLR use?
GitHub is named in 16% of job postings at NLR, followed by Linux (8%), Power BI (3%), Tableau (3%).
What developer tools does NLR use?
Git is named in 11% of job postings at NLR, followed by Simulink (8%), SolidWorks (5%), MQTT (5%).
Git
4 11%
SolidWorks
2 5%
MQTT
2 5%
OPC UA
2 5%
AutoCAD
1 3%
QGIS
1 3%
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Which engineering practices does NLR ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 27% of job postings at NLR, followed by HPC (14%), Digital Twin (8%), Computer Vision (8%).
HPC
5 14%
Computer Vision
3 8%
AI Agents
1 3%
Hallucination
1 3%
Incident Management
1 3%
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What does each NLR team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Early Careers
14 postingsAI/ML
13 postingsHow does your stack fit NLR?
How is the NLR 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 NLR stack?
NLR scores 71 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the NLR stack in its industry?
Share of the 998 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like NLR
Brookhaven National Laboratory
30 shared technologies
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
30 shared technologies
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
41 shared technologies
ExxonMobil
43 shared technologies
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
38 shared technologies
Texas A&M University System
39 shared technologies
Riverside Research
30 shared technologies
Lumentum
33 shared technologies
Questions about the NLR tech stack
What programming languages does NLR use?
The languages named in NLR job postings are Python (81%), MATLAB (27%), C++ (14%), SQL (8%), JavaScript (5%), as a share of the 37 postings of the last 12 months.
Does NLR use PyTorch?
Yes. PyTorch is named in 4 of 37 job postings (11%) and required in 2 of them.
What cloud and platforms does NLR use?
The cloud and platforms named in NLR job postings are GitHub (6), Linux (3), Power BI (1) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Early Careers job at NLR?
Early Careers postings at NLR most often require Python (13), MATLAB (5), GitHub (2), LLM (2), out of 14 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the NLR tech stack changing?
Yes. MQTT, OPC UA, TensorFlow, Computer Vision first appeared in NLR job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the NLR tech stack?
NLR scores 71 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the NLR tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting NLR publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 37 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 28, 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, "NLR tech stack: 60 technologies from 37 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/nlr-gov/technologies