NPR tech stack
NPR builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, Kotlin. Its stack also includes AWS, GCP, Snowflake, BigQuery. AWS is named in 7 of the 18 job postings NPR published in the last 12 months (39%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of NPR, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does NPR use?
Python is named in 33% of job postings at NPR, followed by SQL (22%), Java (11%), Kotlin (11%).
Python
6 33%
SQL
4 22%
Java
2 11%
Kotlin
2 11%
Objective-C
2 11%
Swift
2 11%
TypeScript
2 11%
Bash
1 6%
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What frameworks and libraries does NPR use?
AVFoundation is named in 6% of job postings at NPR, followed by AVKit (6%), Combine (6%), Exoplayer (6%).
AVFoundation
1 6%
AVKit
1 6%
Combine
1 6%
Exoplayer
1 6%
Jetpack Compose
1 6%
Media3
1 6%
SwiftUI
1 6%
What databases does NPR use?
Snowflake is named in 17% of job postings at NPR, followed by BigQuery (11%), Google BigQuery (11%), DynamoDB (11%).
BigQuery 
What cloud and platforms does NPR use?
AWS is named in 39% of job postings at NPR, followed by GCP (33%), Figma (11%), Spark (11%).
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What developer tools does NPR use?
Git is named in 33% of job postings at NPR, followed by Adobe Premiere Pro (11%), Terraform (11%), Adobe After Effects (11%).
Git
6 33%
Adobe Premiere Pro
2 11%
Terraform
2 11%
Adobe After Effects
2 11%
Canva
1 6%
GraphQL
1 6%
npm
1 6%
Adobe Photoshop
1 6%
Which engineering practices does NPR ask for?
CI/CD is named in 33% of job postings at NPR, followed by Machine Learning (17%), BGP (6%), Fine-tuning (6%).
CI/CD
6 33%
Fine-tuning
1 6%
Incident Management
1 6%
NLP
1 6%
Platform Engineering
1 6%
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What other technologies does NPR use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in 6% of job postings at NPR.
Kotlin Coroutines
1 6%
What does each NPR team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
3 postingsHow does your stack fit NPR?
How much does NPR pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all NPR postings with stated pay: $170k across 16 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 7 | $201k | +18% |
| GCP | 6 | $203k | +20% |
| Python | 6 | $195k | +14% |
How is the NPR 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 NPR stack?
NPR scores 73 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 NPR stack in its industry?
Share of the 642 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like NPR
Questions about the NPR tech stack
What programming languages does NPR use?
The languages named in NPR job postings are Python (33%), SQL (22%), Java (11%), Kotlin (11%), Objective-C (11%), as a share of the 18 postings of the last 12 months.
Does NPR use AWS?
Yes. AWS is named in 7 of 18 job postings (39%) and required in 7 of them.
What cloud and platforms does NPR use?
The cloud and platforms named in NPR job postings are AWS (7), GCP (6), Figma (2) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at NPR?
Backend postings at NPR most often require AWS (3), GCP (3), Git (3), Python (2), out of 3 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the NPR tech stack changing?
Yes. Adobe Premiere Pro, Figma, Adobe After Effects, LLM first appeared in NPR job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the NPR tech stack?
NPR scores 73 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 NPR tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting NPR publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 18 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 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, "NPR tech stack: 60 technologies from 18 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/npr/technologies