Northrop Grumman tech stack
Northrop Grumman builds mostly with Python, C++, MATLAB, Java. Its stack also includes Linux, Windows, Commander.js, Triton. Python is named in 679 of the 1,693 job postings Northrop Grumman published in the last 12 months (40%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Northrop Grumman, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does Northrop Grumman use?
Python is named in 40% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by C++ (29%), MATLAB (24%), Java (15%).
Python
679 40%
C++
493 29%
MATLAB
414 24%
Java
248 15%
JavaScript
143 8%
Bash
123 7%
SQL
110 6%
C#
107 6%
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What frameworks and libraries does Northrop Grumman use?
Commander.js is named in 3% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by Triton (2%), CUDA (2%), React.js (1%).
Commander.js
58 3%
React.js
23 1%
Angular
16 1%
OpenCL
13 1%
PyTorch
11 1%
Spring Boot
10 1%
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And 36 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Northrop Grumman use?
ElasticSearch is named in 1% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by PostgreSQL (1%), MySQL (1%), Oracle (1%).
ElasticSearch
20 1%
PostgreSQL
19 1%
MySQL
13 1%
Oracle
12 1%
MS SQL
10 1%
Amazon Aurora
8 <1%
DynamoDB
8 <1%
Neo4j
4 <1%
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What cloud and platforms does Northrop Grumman use?
Linux is named in 28% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by Windows (16%), Kubernetes (11%), GitLab (11%).
Kubernetes
189 11%
GitLab
186 11%
Bitbucket
171 10%
AWS
126 7%
GitHub
114 7%
Azure
105 6%
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And 38 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Northrop Grumman use?
Git is named in 13% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by Docker (10%), Jenkins (9%), Microsoft Excel (9%).
Git
221 13%
Docker
162 10%
Jenkins
153 9%
Ansible
105 6%
SolidWorks
68 4%
AutoCAD
58 3%
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And 88 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
12 1%
Whisper
4 <1%
VLM
3 <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 15% of job postings at Northrop Grumman, followed by TCP/IP (4%), IAM (3%), Configuration Management (3%).
CI/CD
255 15%
Configuration Management
44 3%
HPC
19 1%
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And 18 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
5 <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
428 postingsHardware
332 postingsBackend
245 postingsDevOps
109 postingsAnalytics
88 postingsSecurity
63 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 1,545 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 651 | $163k | +5% |
| C++ | 474 | $163k | +5% |
| Linux | 441 | $155k | 0% |
| MATLAB | 399 | $163k | +5% |
| Windows | 264 | $155k | 0% |
| Java | 242 | $163k | +5% |
| GitLab | 181 | $163k | +5% |
| Kubernetes | 180 | $163k | +5% |
| Bitbucket | 158 | $163k | +5% |
| AWS | 119 | $155k | 0% |
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 77 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: 9; legacy ones: 1.
How common is the Northrop Grumman stack in its industry?
Share of the 263 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 (40%), C++ (29%), MATLAB (24%), Java (15%), JavaScript (8%), as a share of the 1,693 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Northrop Grumman use Commander.js?
Yes. Commander.js is named in 58 of 1,693 job postings (3%) and required in 56 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Northrop Grumman use?
The cloud and platforms named in Northrop Grumman job postings are Linux (471), Windows (278), Kubernetes (189) (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 (92), Python (59), C++ (51), Simulink (30), out of 428 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Northrop Grumman tech stack changing?
Yes. Microsoft Defender, Transformers, EtherCAT, SAP BusinessObjects first appeared in Northrop Grumman job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Northrop Grumman tech stack?
Northrop Grumman scores 77 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: 9; 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 1,693 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 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: 397 technologies from 1,693 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/northropgrumman/technologies