Northrop Grumman tech stack
Northrop Grumman builds mostly with Python, C++, MATLAB, Java. Its stack also includes Linux, Windows, Triton, CUDA. Python is named in 1,140 of the 4,006 job postings Northrop Grumman published in the last 12 months (28%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Northrop Grumman, updated Nov 10, 2026.
What programming languages does Northrop Grumman use?
Python is named in 28% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by C++ (20%), MATLAB (19%), Java (9%).
Python
1140 28%
C++
787 20%
MATLAB
761 19%
Java
363 9%
SQL
204 5%
Bash
191 5%
JavaScript
185 5%
C#
176 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does Northrop Grumman use?
Triton is named in 1% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by CUDA (1%), React.js (1%), Angular (1%).
React.js
29 1%
Angular
25 1%
Playwright
22 1%
OpenCL
20 <1%
Spring Boot
18 <1%
PyTorch
18 <1%
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And 48 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Northrop Grumman use?
PostgreSQL is named in 1% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by ElasticSearch (1%), Amazon Aurora (<1%), Oracle (<1%).
PostgreSQL
36 1%
ElasticSearch
27 1%
Amazon Aurora
20 <1%
Oracle
20 <1%
MySQL
19 <1%
MS SQL
17 <1%
DynamoDB
17 <1%
SAP BW
6 <1%
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What cloud and platforms does Northrop Grumman use?
Linux is named in 18% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by Windows (11%), Kubernetes (8%), GitLab (7%).
Kubernetes
321 8%
GitLab
286 7%
Bitbucket
273 7%
AWS
191 5%
VMWare
172 4%
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And 44 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Northrop Grumman use?
Cameo Systems Modeler is named in 11% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by IBM DOORS (10%), Git (9%), Microsoft Excel (7%).
Git
346 9%
Docker
260 6%
Jenkins
236 6%
Ansible
164 4%
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And 132 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Northrop Grumman use?
LLM is named in <1% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by Whisper (<1%), VLM (<1%), ChatGPT (<1%).
LLM
17 <1%
Whisper
6 <1%
VLM
4 <1%
ChatGPT
2 <1%
Claude
2 <1%
Stable Diffusion
2 <1%
Gemini
1 <1%
Llama
1 <1%
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Which engineering practices does Northrop Grumman ask for?
CI/CD is named in 10% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by MBSE (10%), Verification & Validation (8%), GD&T (8%).
CI/CD
414 10%
Configuration Management
98 2%
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And 61 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Northrop Grumman use?
StateFlow is named in <1% of job postings at Northrop Grumman.
StateFlow
9 <1%
What does each Northrop Grumman team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Industrial Engineering
1448 postingsHardware
605 postingsBackend
384 postingsAnalytics
190 postingsDevOps
182 postingsAerospace
137 postingsHow does your stack fit Northrop Grumman?
How much does Northrop Grumman pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Northrop Grumman postings with stated pay: $155k across 3,715 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 1083 | $163k | +5% |
| C++ | 751 | $163k | +5% |
| MATLAB | 724 | $163k | +5% |
| Linux | 689 | $155k | 0% |
| Windows | 422 | $155k | 0% |
| Java | 356 | $163k | +5% |
| Kubernetes | 303 | $171k | +10% |
| GitLab | 281 | $163k | +5% |
| Bitbucket | 253 | $163k | +5% |
| SQL | 196 | $148k | −5% |
How is the Northrop Grumman 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 Northrop Grumman stack?
Northrop Grumman scores 75 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: 12; legacy ones: 1.
How common is the Northrop Grumman stack in its industry?
Share of the 574 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Northrop Grumman apart
Companies with a stack like Northrop Grumman
Questions about the Northrop Grumman tech stack
What programming languages does Northrop Grumman use?
The languages named in Northrop Grumman job postings are Python (28%), C++ (20%), MATLAB (19%), Java (9%), SQL (5%), as a share of the 4,006 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Northrop Grumman use Triton?
Yes. Triton is named in 60 of 4,006 job postings (1%) and required in 54 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Northrop Grumman use?
The cloud and platforms named in Northrop Grumman job postings are Linux (739), Windows (449), Kubernetes (321) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Industrial Engineering job at Northrop Grumman?
Industrial Engineering postings at Northrop Grumman most often require MATLAB (164), IBM DOORS (139), Python (119), Cameo Systems Modeler (112), out of 1,448 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Northrop Grumman tech stack changing?
Yes. Cocotb, Ghidra, IDA Pro, JTAG Debuggers first appeared in Northrop Grumman job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Northrop Grumman tech stack?
Northrop Grumman scores 75 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: 12; legacy ones: 1.
How does Alion know the Northrop Grumman tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Northrop Grumman publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 4,006 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 10, 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, "Northrop Grumman tech stack: 512 technologies from 4,006 job postings", as of Nov 10, 2026. https://alion.io/company/northropgrumman/technologies