Shield AI tech stack
Shield AI builds mostly with Python, C++, MATLAB, Bash. Its stack also includes Linux, Kubernetes, ArduPilot, ROS. Python is named in 183 of the 372 job postings Shield AI published in the last 12 months (49%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Shield AI, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Shield AI use?
Python is named in 49% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by C++ (41%), MATLAB (8%), Bash (5%).
Python
183 49%
C++
154 41%
MATLAB
30 8%
Bash
18 5%
PowerShell
15 4%
Go
14 4%
JavaScript
14 4%
TypeScript
12 3%
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What frameworks and libraries does Shield AI use?
ArduPilot is named in 5% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by ROS (5%), PyTorch (3%), TensorFlow (3%).
ArduPilot
18 5%
ROS
18 5%
PyTorch
13 3%
TensorFlow
11 3%
PyTorch C++
9 2%
TensorFlow C++
9 2%
OpenCV
7 2%
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And 3 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%), Amazon Redshift (<1%), BigQuery (<1%).
Delta Lake
3 1%
Snowflake
3 1%
Amazon Redshift
1 <1%
BigQuery
1 <1%
Google BigQuery
1 <1%
PostgreSQL
1 <1%
What cloud and platforms does Shield AI use?
Linux is named in 26% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by Kubernetes (9%), Azure (6%), Windows (5%).
Kubernetes
35 9%
Azure
24 6%
AWS
18 5%
RTOS
15 4%
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And 10 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Shield AI use?
SolidWorks is named in 15% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by Docker (9%), CMake (5%), Conan (5%).
SolidWorks
56 15%
Docker
32 9%
CMake
18 5%
Conan
18 5%
Git
17 5%
KiCad
17 5%
Terraform
15 4%
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And 25 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 22% of job postings at Shield AI, followed by AI Agents (15%), Motion Planning (10%), Machine Learning (7%).
CI/CD
82 22%
AI Agents
57 15%
Computer Vision
19 5%
Platform Engineering
17 5%
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And 17 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
108 postingsBackend
74 postingsHardware
33 postingsDevOps
28 postingsQA
17 postingsAI/ML
14 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 301 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 149 | $230k | 0% |
| C++ | 103 | $280k | +22% |
| Linux | 66 | $270k | +17% |
| MATLAB | 30 | $220k | −4% |
| Kubernetes | 29 | $250k | +9% |
| Azure | 19 | $210k | −9% |
| RTOS | 15 | $290k | +26% |
| AWS | 15 | $260k | +13% |
| Go | 14 | $230k | 0% |
| JavaScript | 13 | $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 79 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 110 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
Applied Materials
147 shared technologies
Zoox
138 shared technologies
Woven by Toyota
105 shared technologies
Intuitive Surgical
146 shared technologies
KLA Corporation
150 shared technologies
Applied Intuition
131 shared technologies
Applied Materials
150 shared technologies
Symbotic
108 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 (49%), C++ (41%), MATLAB (8%), Bash (5%), PowerShell (4%), as a share of the 372 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Shield AI use ArduPilot?
Yes. ArduPilot is named in 18 of 372 job postings (5%) and required in 6 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Shield AI use?
The cloud and platforms named in Shield AI job postings are Linux (96), Kubernetes (35), Azure (24) (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 (35), SolidWorks (34), C++ (23), MATLAB (14), out of 108 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Shield AI tech stack changing?
Yes. WordPress, PHP, SIEM, Adobe After Effects first appeared in Shield AI job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Shield AI tech stack?
Shield AI scores 79 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 372 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, "Shield AI tech stack: 245 technologies from 372 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/shield-ai/technologies