Orbital tech stack

Orbital builds mostly with TypeScript, Python, JavaScript. Its stack also includes OpenAI, Datadog, Next.js, React.js. TypeScript is named in 5 of the 15 job postings Orbital published in the last 12 months (33%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Orbital, updated Oct 13, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 13, 2026
Technologies in use
45
Postings analysed
15
Open now
7
Modernity
88 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Orbital use?

TypeScript is named in 33% of job postings at Orbital, followed by Python (27%), JavaScript (20%).

TypeScript 5 33% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Python 4 27% required in 75% · 1 open now · since Nov 2025
JavaScript 3 20% optional · 2 open now · since Jun 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Orbital use?

Next.js is named in 20% of job postings at Orbital, followed by React.js (20%), Django (7%), FastAPI (7%).

Next.js 3 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
React.js 3 20% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Django 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
FastAPI 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
Flask 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025

What databases does Orbital use?

PostgreSQL is named in 13% of job postings at Orbital.

PostgreSQL 2 13% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Orbital use?

OpenAI is named in 20% of job postings at Orbital, followed by Datadog (20%), Anthropic (13%), Azure (7%).

OpenAI 3 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Datadog 3 20% required in 33% · since Nov 2025
Anthropic 2 13% required in 100% · since May 2026
Azure 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
GitHub 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
GitHub Actions 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
GitLab 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
GitLab CI 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
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Grafana1
Kubernetes1

What developer tools does Orbital use?

Copilot is named in 47% of job postings at Orbital, followed by Prometheus (20%), GraphQL (13%), WebSockets (13%).

Copilot 7 47% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Nov 2025
Prometheus 3 20% required in 33% · since Nov 2025
GraphQL 2 13% optional · since May 2026
WebSockets 2 13% optional · since May 2026
CircleCI 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
Claude Code 1 7% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Docker 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
FluxCD 1 7% required in 100% · since Nov 2025
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Jenkins1
OpenAI Codex1
Terraform1

What AI and ML technologies does Orbital use?

Claude is named in 20% of job postings at Orbital, followed by GPT-5 (20%), Gemini (13%), LLM (13%).

Claude 3 20% required in 33% · since May 2026
GPT-5 3 20% required in 33% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Gemini 2 13% required in 50% · since May 2026
LLM 2 13% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026

Which engineering practices does Orbital ask for?

AI Agents is named in 47% of job postings at Orbital, followed by CI/CD (27%), Twelve-Factor App (20%), Machine Learning (13%).

AI Agents 7 47% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
CI/CD 4 27% required in 25% · 1 open now · since Nov 2025
Twelve-Factor App 3 20% optional · 1 open now · since May 2026
Machine Learning 2 13% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
RAG 2 13% required in 100% · since May 2026
A/B Testing 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
EU AI Act 1 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Edge AI 1 7% required in 100% · since May 2026
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ISO 420011
Incident Management1
LLM Evaluation1

What does each Orbital team work with?

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

Product

5 postings
TypeScript4
Next.js2
PostgreSQL2
Python2
React.js2

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How is the Orbital 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
Machine LearningJul 2026
PostgreSQLJul 2026
TypeScriptJun 2026
Next.jsJun 2026
React.jsJun 2026
JavaScriptJun 2026
LLMJun 2026
AI AgentsMay 2026

How modern is the Orbital stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 88/100

Orbital scores 88 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 Orbital stack in its industry?

Share of the 298 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

TypeScript50%
Python64%
Claude36%
Datadog13%
GPT-51%
JavaScript56%
Next.js14%
OpenAI17%
React.js43%
Anthropic12%

What sets Orbital apart

GPT-51%

Questions about the Orbital tech stack

What programming languages does Orbital use?

The languages named in Orbital job postings are TypeScript (33%), Python (27%), JavaScript (20%), as a share of the 15 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Orbital use Next.js?

Yes. Next.js is named in 3 of 15 job postings (20%) and required in 3 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Orbital use?

The cloud and platforms named in Orbital job postings are OpenAI (3), Datadog (3), Anthropic (2) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Product job at Orbital?

Product postings at Orbital most often require TypeScript (4), Next.js (2), PostgreSQL (2), Python (2), out of 5 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Orbital tech stack changing?

Yes. Machine Learning, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, Next.js first appeared in Orbital job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Orbital tech stack?

Orbital scores 88 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 Orbital tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Orbital publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 15 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 13, 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, "Orbital tech stack: 45 technologies from 15 job postings", as of Oct 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/orbital/technologies

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