SHIELD tech stack
SHIELD builds mostly with JavaScript, SQL, Go, Python. Its stack also includes MySQL, AWS, Amazon CloudWatch, Memcached. JavaScript is named in 4 of the 8 job postings SHIELD published in the last 12 months (50%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of SHIELD, updated Oct 1, 2026.
What programming languages does SHIELD use?
JavaScript is named in 50% of job postings at SHIELD, followed by SQL (38%), Go (25%), Python (25%).
JavaScript
4 50%
SQL
3 38%
Go
2 25%
Python
2 25%
C++
1 13%
Node JS
1 13%
Objective-C
1 13%
Swift
1 13%
What databases does SHIELD use?
MySQL is named in 25% of job postings at SHIELD, followed by Memcached (13%), PostgreSQL (13%), Redis (13%).
What cloud and platforms does SHIELD use?
AWS is named in 13% of job postings at SHIELD, followed by Amazon CloudWatch (13%), Amazon EC2 (13%), Amazon ECS (13%).
AWS
1 13%
Amazon EC2
1 13%
Amazon EKS
1 13%
Grafana
1 13%
Kubernetes
1 13%
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What developer tools does SHIELD use?
Ansible is named in 13% of job postings at SHIELD, followed by CocoaPods (13%), Jenkins (13%), Microsoft Excel (13%).
What AI and ML technologies does SHIELD use?
LLM is named in 13% of job postings at SHIELD, followed by Claude (13%), Gemini (13%).
Which engineering practices does SHIELD ask for?
CI/CD is named in 25% of job postings at SHIELD, followed by Agentic Workflows (13%), RAG (13%), Structured Outputs (13%).
How does your stack fit SHIELD?
How is the SHIELD 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 stack?
SHIELD scores 87 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 stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,803 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
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Questions about the SHIELD tech stack
What programming languages does SHIELD use?
The languages named in SHIELD job postings are JavaScript (50%), SQL (38%), Go (25%), Python (25%), C++ (13%), as a share of the 8 postings of the last 12 months.
Does SHIELD use MySQL?
Yes. MySQL is named in 2 of 8 job postings (25%) and required in 1 of them.
What cloud and platforms does SHIELD use?
The cloud and platforms named in SHIELD job postings are AWS (1), Amazon CloudWatch (1), Amazon EC2 (1) (postings in brackets).
Is the SHIELD tech stack changing?
No new technology has appeared in SHIELD job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the SHIELD tech stack?
SHIELD scores 87 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 tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting SHIELD publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 8 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 1, 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 tech stack: 38 technologies from 8 job postings", as of Oct 1, 2026. https://alion.io/company/shield-com/technologies