Northeastern University tech stack

Northeastern University builds mostly with Python, SQL, MATLAB, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Supervision, Azure, PyTorch, Power BI. Python is named in 20 of the 80 job postings Northeastern University published in the last 12 months (25%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Northeastern University, updated Sep 28, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 28, 2026
Technologies in use
119
Postings analysed
80
Open now
68
Modernity
80 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Northeastern University use?

Python is named in 25% of job postings at Northeastern University, followed by SQL (19%), MATLAB (9%), JavaScript (6%).

Python 20 25% required in 85% · 18 open now · since Mar 2025
SQL 15 19% required in 60% · 13 open now · since Apr 2026
MATLAB 7 9% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Mar 2025
JavaScript 5 6% required in 80% · 4 open now · since Jun 2026
C++ 4 5% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
PHP 4 5% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Java 3 4% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
PowerShell 3 4% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
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1C2
TypeScript1

What frameworks and libraries does Northeastern University use?

Supervision is named in 15% of job postings at Northeastern University, followed by PyTorch (9%), TensorFlow (5%), React.js (5%).

Supervision 12 15% required in 75% · 11 open now · since Mar 2025
PyTorch 7 9% required in 43% · 7 open now · since Jan 2026
TensorFlow 4 5% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Jan 2026
React.js 4 5% required in 25% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Scikit-learn 3 4% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Jan 2026
PostGIS 3 4% optional · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
PyTorch C++ 3 4% optional · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Svelte 3 4% optional · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
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Django1
JAX1
JQuery1
Vue.js1
NumPy1
ROS1

What databases does Northeastern University use?

Snowflake is named in 6% of job postings at Northeastern University, followed by Memgraph (4%), Neo4j (4%), PostgreSQL (4%).

Snowflake 5 6% required in 80% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Memgraph 3 4% optional · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Neo4j 3 4% optional · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
PostgreSQL 3 4% optional · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Azure SQL Database 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Delta Lake 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Northeastern University use?

Azure is named in 10% of job postings at Northeastern University, followed by Power BI (8%), Tableau (8%), AWS (8%).

Azure 8 10% required in 38% · 7 open now · since Apr 2026
Power BI 6 8% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Tableau 6 8% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
AWS 6 8% required in 17% · 6 open now · since Apr 2026
Windows 3 4% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Active Directory 2 3% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Databricks 2 3% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
GitHub 2 3% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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LDAP2
Linux2
GCP2
GitHub Actions2
Agentforce1
Airflow1
Apache Kafka1
DigitalOcean1
Figma1
Google AI Studio1
Microsoft Entra ID1
Netlify1
Unix1
Windows Server1
Azure DevOps1
Cognos1
Hugging Face1
Kubernetes1
Microsoft Defender for Cloud1
Microsoft Fabric1
Microsoft Sentinel1
VMWare1

What developer tools does Northeastern University use?

Copilot is named in 6% of job postings at Northeastern University, followed by WordPress (5%), Adobe After Effects (3%), Adobe Photoshop (3%).

Copilot 5 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
WordPress 4 5% required in 75% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Adobe After Effects 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Adobe Photoshop 2 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
AutoCAD 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Fivetran 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Informatica 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Microsoft Excel 2 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
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SolidWorks2
Git2
Jenkins2
Bicep1
Canva1
DaVinci Resolve1
Nagios1
Rest API1
Terraform1
Zabbix1
Ansible1

What AI and ML technologies does Northeastern University use?

LLM is named in 6% of job postings at Northeastern University, followed by Claude (5%), ChatGPT (1%), ResNet (1%).

LLM 5 6% required in 40% · 5 open now · since Mar 2025
Claude 4 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
ChatGPT 1 1% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
ResNet 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does Northeastern University ask for?

Machine Learning is named in 21% of job postings at Northeastern University, followed by Incident Management (9%), Digital Twin (8%), Computer Vision (8%).

Machine Learning 17 21% required in 94% · 16 open now · since Mar 2025
Incident Management 7 9% required in 71% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
Digital Twin 6 8% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Mar 2025
Computer Vision 6 8% required in 83% · 6 open now · since Jan 2026
Prompt Engineering 5 6% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jan 2026
CI/CD 5 6% required in 40% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
AI Agents 4 5% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
Embodied AI 4 5% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
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Physical AI4
ETL/ELT4
NLP4
RAG4
Multimodal AI3
Fine-tuning3
Recommender Systems2
Reinforcement Learning2
SOAP2
IAM2
VPN2
HPC2
Synthetic Data2
Agentic Workflows1
Embeddings1
Explainable AI1
Feature Store1
FinOps1
GNN1
Human-in-the-Loop1
Master Data Management1
Transfer Learning1
Wi-Fi1
Configuration Management1
DHCP1
DNS1
SLI/SLO/SLA1
TCP/IP1

What does each Northeastern University team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Analytics

8 postings
SQL3
Copilot2
Power BI2
Snowflake2
Tableau2

Education

7 postings
Python4
PyTorch2
Scikit-learn2
TensorFlow2

Administrative

7 postings
Supervision4
MATLAB2

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How much does Northeastern University pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Northeastern University postings with stated pay: $114k across 54 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python15$108k−6%
SQL14$124k+8%
Azure8$165k+44%
AWS6$165k+44%
Supervision6$154k+35%
PyTorch5$124k+8%
Power BI5$108k−6%
Tableau5$108k−6%
JavaScript5$108k−6%
MATLAB5$85k−25%

How is the Northeastern 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
Physical AISep 2026
WindowsSep 2026
Microsoft ExcelSep 2026
AutoCADAug 2026
VPNAug 2026
Adobe After EffectsJul 2026
Adobe PhotoshopJul 2026
Multimodal AIJul 2026
Rising
Supervision0% → 18%
Incident Management0% → 12%
Digital Twin0% → 10%
Power BI0% → 10%
Tableau0% → 10%
Copilot0% → 8%
Snowflake0% → 8%
CI/CD0% → 7%
Falling
Python60% → 15%
PyTorch40% → 2%
Machine Learning50% → 13%
AWS40% → 3%
Azure40% → 7%
C++30% → 0%
Java30% → 0%
Memgraph30% → 0%
Not named for 6 months
Recommender SystemsJan 2026
Reinforcement LearningJan 2026

How modern is the Northeastern University stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 80/100

Northeastern University 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Northeastern University stack in its industry?

Share of the 925 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python41%
SQL34%
Supervision6%
Azure19%
MATLAB7%
PyTorch8%
AWS24%
Power BI17%
Tableau11%
JavaScript32%

What sets Northeastern University apart

Memgraph0%
Neo4j1%
PostGIS1%
PyTorch C++2%
Scikit-learn4%
Svelte0%

Questions about the Northeastern University tech stack

What programming languages does Northeastern University use?

The languages named in Northeastern University job postings are Python (25%), SQL (19%), MATLAB (9%), JavaScript (6%), C++ (5%), as a share of the 80 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Northeastern University use Supervision?

Yes. Supervision is named in 12 of 80 job postings (15%) and required in 9 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Northeastern University use?

The cloud and platforms named in Northeastern University job postings are Azure (8), Power BI (6), Tableau (6) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Analytics job at Northeastern University?

Analytics postings at Northeastern University most often require SQL (3), Copilot (2), Power BI (2), Snowflake (2), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Northeastern University tech stack changing?

Yes. Physical AI, Windows, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD first appeared in Northeastern University job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Northeastern University tech stack?

Northeastern University 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: 4; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Northeastern University tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Northeastern University publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 80 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, "Northeastern University tech stack: 119 technologies from 80 job postings", as of Sep 28, 2026. https://alion.io/company/northeastern/technologies

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