Shield AI tech stack
Shield AI builds mostly with Python, C++, MATLAB, Go. Its stack also includes Linux, Kubernetes, ROS, ArduPilot. Python is named in 266 of the 609 job postings Shield AI published in the last 12 months (44%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Shield AI, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Shield AI use?
Python is named in 44% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by C++ (34%), MATLAB (8%), Go (4%).
Python
266 44%
C++
209 34%
MATLAB
49 8%
Go
25 4%
JavaScript
23 4%
TypeScript
22 4%
Bash
22 4%
PowerShell
21 3%
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What frameworks and libraries does Shield AI use?
ROS is named in 6% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by ArduPilot (4%), PyTorch (4%), TensorFlow (2%).
ROS
34 6%
ArduPilot
25 4%
PyTorch
22 4%
TensorFlow
15 2%
React.js
14 2%
TensorFlow C++
10 2%
Ray
9 1%
OpenCV
9 1%
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And 11 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Shield AI use?
Delta Lake is named in 1% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by Snowflake (1%), PostgreSQL (<1%), MS SQL (<1%).
What cloud and platforms does Shield AI use?
Linux is named in 23% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by Kubernetes (8%), Azure (6%), Windows (5%).
Kubernetes
47 8%
Azure
34 6%
AWS
25 4%
RTOS
18 3%
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And 24 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Shield AI use?
SolidWorks is named in 14% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by CATIA (11%), Docker (7%), ANSYS (6%).
SolidWorks
86 14%
Docker
42 7%
Git
37 6%
CMake
26 4%
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And 51 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Shield AI use?
LLM is named in 2% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by VLM (1%), ChatGPT (1%).
Which engineering practices does Shield AI ask for?
CI/CD is named in 19% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by AI Agents (14%), GD&T (10%), AS9100 (8%).
CI/CD
115 19%
AI Agents
84 14%
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And 49 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each Shield AI team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Industrial Engineering
203 postingsBackend
101 postingsHardware
36 postingsDevOps
33 postingsAerospace
25 postingsQA
23 postingsHow does your stack fit Shield AI?
How much does Shield AI pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Shield AI postings with stated pay: $230k across 507 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 227 | $230k | 0% |
| C++ | 144 | $250k | +9% |
| Linux | 98 | $245k | +6% |
| MATLAB | 49 | $220k | −4% |
| Kubernetes | 40 | $240k | +4% |
| Azure | 27 | $211k | −8% |
| ROS | 26 | $220k | −5% |
| Go | 25 | $240k | +4% |
| AWS | 21 | $235k | +2% |
| JavaScript | 21 | $230k | 0% |
How is the Shield AI 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 Shield AI stack?
Shield AI 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Shield AI stack in its industry?
Share of the 475 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Shield AI apart
Companies with a stack like Shield AI
Anduril Industries
260 shared technologies
True Anomaly
175 shared technologies
L3Harris Technologies
199 shared technologies
Archer Aviation
163 shared technologies
Applied Intuition
173 shared technologies
Lockheed Martin
247 shared technologies
Blue Origin
214 shared technologies
CHAOS Industries
150 shared technologies
Questions about the Shield AI tech stack
What programming languages does Shield AI use?
The languages named in Shield AI job postings are Python (44%), C++ (34%), MATLAB (8%), Go (4%), JavaScript (4%), as a share of the 609 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Shield AI use ROS?
Yes. ROS is named in 34 of 609 job postings (6%) and required in 2 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Shield AI use?
The cloud and platforms named in Shield AI job postings are Linux (138), Kubernetes (47), Azure (34) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Industrial Engineering job at Shield AI?
Industrial Engineering postings at Shield AI most often require Python (55), SolidWorks (49), C++ (44), CATIA (38), out of 203 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Shield AI tech stack changing?
Yes. Copilot Studio, Imitation Learning, JAX, Model Distillation first appeared in Shield AI job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Shield AI tech stack?
Shield AI 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: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Shield AI tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Shield AI publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 609 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 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, "Shield AI tech stack: 326 technologies from 609 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/shield-ai/technologies