Northwood Space
Satellite Communications · Ground Systems

Northwood Space tech stack

Northwood Space builds mostly with Python, Rust, C++, Go. Its stack also includes AWS, Linux, MySQL, PostgreSQL. Python is named in 40 of the 83 job postings Northwood Space published in the last 12 months (48%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Northwood Space, updated Nov 14, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 14, 2026
Technologies in use
125
Postings analysed
83
Open now
37
Modernity
65 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Northwood Space use?

Python is named in 48% of job postings at Northwood Space, followed by Rust (34%), C++ (29%), Go (14%).

Python 40 48% required in 68% · 16 open now · since Mar 2026
Rust 28 34% required in 54% · 10 open now · since Jul 2026
C++ 24 29% required in 54% · 7 open now · since May 2026
Go 12 14% required in 58% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
SQL 12 14% required in 8% · 6 open now · since Jun 2026
MATLAB 4 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since May 2026
PowerShell 4 5% required in 75% · since Apr 2026
SystemVerilog 3 4% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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Verilog3
TypeScript3
JavaScript3
Bash2
YARA2
Java2
Haskell2

What frameworks and libraries does Northwood Space use?

React.js is named in 4% of job postings at Northwood Space, followed by Volatility (2%), Angular (2%), Pytest (1%).

React.js 3 4% optional · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Volatility 2 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Angular 2 2% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Pytest 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Vue.js 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What databases does Northwood Space use?

MySQL is named in 4% of job postings at Northwood Space, followed by PostgreSQL (4%), InfluxDB (1%), Redis (1%).

MySQL 3 4% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
PostgreSQL 3 4% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
InfluxDB 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Redis 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
TimescaleDB 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Northwood Space use?

AWS is named in 25% of job postings at Northwood Space, followed by Linux (23%), Kubernetes (14%), SIEM (12%).

AWS 21 25% required in 71% · 9 open now · since Apr 2026
Linux 19 23% required in 79% · 9 open now · since Apr 2026
Kubernetes 12 14% required in 58% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
SIEM 10 12% required in 80% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Azure 10 12% required in 60% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
Okta 10 12% required in 50% · 5 open now · since Apr 2026
Cloudflare 10 12% required in 40% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
GCP 7 8% required in 71% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
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Grafana7
GitLab CI5
Windows4
Amazon EKS4
Crowdstrike4
SentinelOne4
GitHub Actions3
Splunk3
FreeRTOS3
BeyondTrust2
CyberArk2
K3s2
RTOS2
Amazon S31
Buildkite1
DLP1
Figma1
Looker1
Power BI1
Tableau1
Active Directory1
Auth01
Datadog1
IBM QRadar1
Microsoft Sentinel1
RabbitMQ1
Superset1

What developer tools does Northwood Space use?

Terraform is named in 12% of job postings at Northwood Space, followed by ArgoCD (10%), Microsoft Excel (8%), Prometheus (8%).

Terraform 10 12% required in 60% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
ArgoCD 8 10% optional · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
Microsoft Excel 7 8% required in 71% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Prometheus 7 8% optional · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
Siemens NX 5 6% required in 60% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
FortiGate 5 6% required in 40% · since Apr 2026
gRPC 5 6% required in 20% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
VictoriaMetrics 5 6% optional · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Show all (39)
Ansible4
CCSDS4
Rest API4
Mandiant capa3
CloudFormation3
Git3
Docker3
SolidWorks3
ANSYS3
Loki3
WebSockets3
YARA2
HashiCorp Vault2
Helm2
Jenkins2
PetaLinux2
Altium Designer2
Cadence Allegro2
Mentor Xpedition2
AWS CDK1
Ansys HFSS1
Keysight ADS1
LTspice1
Pulumi1
Claude Code1
Cursor1
MQTT1
OpenAI Codex1
Podman1
Puppet1
Sigstore1

Which engineering practices does Northwood Space ask for?

CI/CD is named in 22% of job postings at Northwood Space, followed by CMMC (11%), GitOps (10%), IAM (8%).

CI/CD 18 22% required in 61% · 6 open now · since Apr 2026
CMMC 9 11% required in 33% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
GitOps 8 10% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
IAM 7 8% required in 71% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
AS9100 4 5% required in 25% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
DNS 4 5% required in 25% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Human-in-the-Loop 3 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Platform Engineering 3 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Show all (26)
GD&T3
PKI3
Anomaly Detection2
VPN2
Statistical Process Control2
TCP/IP2
BGP2
MIL-STD-8102
CAPA1
ETL/ELT1
VLAN1
DHCP1
FMEA1
Machine Learning1
Quantization1
SLI/SLO/SLA1
Time Series1
Wi-Fi1

What does each Northwood Space team work with?

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

Hardware

23 postings
Python11
C++4
MATLAB4
Linux3
Rust3
SystemVerilog3

Backend

12 postings
AWS6
Azure5
GCP5
Rust5
C++4
Go2

Security

7 postings
SIEM5
AWS4
Linux4
Python4
Windows3
Cloudflare2

DevOps

6 postings
Linux6
Python6
Kubernetes5
AWS3
Terraform3
Amazon EKS2

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How much does Northwood Space pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Northwood Space postings with stated pay: $175k across 74 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python36$173k−1%
Rust28$201k+15%
C++23$190k+9%
AWS17$190k+9%
Linux14$184k+5%
SQL11$150k−14%
Go10$224k+28%
Kubernetes10$209k+19%
Azure10$206k+18%
GCP7$224k+28%

How is the Northwood Space 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
Platform EngineeringOct 2026
GitHub ActionsOct 2026
JavaOct 2026
DockerAug 2026
PetaLinuxAug 2026
RTOSAug 2026
AS9100Aug 2026
Statistical Process ControlAug 2026
Rising
Microsoft Excel5% → 14%
GitOps3% → 11%
ArgoCD3% → 11%
Grafana3% → 11%
GitLab CI3% → 11%
Platform Engineering0% → 8%
GitHub Actions0% → 8%
Docker0% → 8%
Falling
SIEM18% → 0%
AWS31% → 16%
Azure18% → 8%
Crowdstrike10% → 0%
SentinelOne10% → 0%
Cloudflare13% → 5%
FortiGate8% → 0%
Windows8% → 0%
Not named for 6 months
BGPApr 2026
K3sApr 2026

How modern is the Northwood Space stack?

Modern 65/100

Northwood Space scores 65 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 Northwood Space stack in its industry?

Share of the 113 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python65%
Rust22%
C++52%
AWS44%
Linux61%
Go16%
Kubernetes39%
SQL34%
Azure40%
Cloudflare4%

What sets Northwood Space apart

Cloudflare4%
Okta4%
Crowdstrike4%
SentinelOne3%

Questions about the Northwood Space tech stack

What programming languages does Northwood Space use?

The languages named in Northwood Space job postings are Python (48%), Rust (34%), C++ (29%), Go (14%), SQL (14%), as a share of the 83 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Northwood Space use Volatility?

Yes. Volatility is named in 2 of 83 job postings (2%) and required in 2 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Northwood Space use?

The cloud and platforms named in Northwood Space job postings are AWS (21), Linux (19), Kubernetes (12) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Hardware job at Northwood Space?

Hardware postings at Northwood Space most often require Python (11), C++ (4), MATLAB (4), Linux (3), out of 23 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Northwood Space tech stack changing?

Yes. Platform Engineering, GitHub Actions, Java, Docker first appeared in Northwood Space job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Northwood Space tech stack?

Northwood Space scores 65 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 Northwood Space tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Northwood Space publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 83 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 14, 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, "Northwood Space tech stack: 125 technologies from 83 job postings", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/northwoodspace/technologies

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