Side tech stack
Side builds mostly with C++, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Unreal Engine, Windows, Unity, Azure. Unreal Engine is named in 18 of the 54 job postings Side published in the last 12 months (33%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Side, updated Oct 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Side use?
C++ is named in 15% of job postings at Side, followed by Python (15%), TypeScript (7%), JavaScript (7%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Side use?
Unreal Engine is named in 33% of job postings at Side, followed by Unity (9%), Playwright (6%), Django (4%).
Unreal Engine
18 33%
Unity
5 9%
Playwright
3 6%
Django
2 4%
FastAPI
2 4%
Flask
2 4%
GSAP
2 4%
PixiJS
2 4%
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What databases does Side use?
MySQL is named in 4% of job postings at Side, followed by Couchbase (2%), DynamoDB (2%), PostgreSQL (2%).
What cloud and platforms does Side use?
Windows is named in 11% of job postings at Side, followed by Azure (7%), AWS (7%), Linux (6%).
Azure
4 7%
AWS
4 7%
Bitbucket
2 4%
Windows Server
2 4%
Sentry
2 4%
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What developer tools does Side use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 15% of job postings at Side, followed by Git (11%), Blender (7%), Maya (7%).
Git
6 11%
Blender
4 7%
Maya
4 7%
3ds Max
3 6%
Adobe Photoshop
3 6%
Jenkins
3 6%
Rest API
3 6%
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What AI and ML technologies does Side use?
LLM is named in 4% of job postings at Side, followed by Claude (2%), Gemini (2%), Llama (2%).
Which engineering practices does Side ask for?
CI/CD is named in 11% of job postings at Side, followed by DHCP (4%), DNS (4%), Machine Learning (4%).
CI/CD
6 11%
AI Agents
1 2%
Dependency Injection
1 2%
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What does each Side team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Games
14 postingsDesign
7 postingsDevOps
4 postingsHow does your stack fit Side?
How is the Side 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 Side stack?
Side scores 83 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 Side stack in its industry?
Share of the 100 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Side
Sony Interactive Entertainment
82 shared technologies
Playtech
63 shared technologies
Keywords Studios
67 shared technologies
Mantras2Success Consultants
65 shared technologies
Walt Disney Company
90 shared technologies
Electronic Arts
70 shared technologies
Aristocrat Leisure
62 shared technologies
Link Group
65 shared technologies
Questions about the Side tech stack
What programming languages does Side use?
The languages named in Side job postings are C++ (15%), Python (15%), TypeScript (7%), JavaScript (7%), Java (6%), as a share of the 54 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Side use Unreal Engine?
Yes. Unreal Engine is named in 18 of 54 job postings (33%) and required in 18 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Side use?
The cloud and platforms named in Side job postings are Windows (6), Azure (4), AWS (4) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Games job at Side?
Games postings at Side most often require Unreal Engine (10), C++ (5), 3ds Max (3), Blender (3), out of 14 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Side tech stack changing?
Yes. Playwright, GSAP, PixiJS, Sentry first appeared in Side job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Side tech stack?
Side scores 83 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 Side tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Side publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 54 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 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, "Side tech stack: 103 technologies from 54 job postings", as of Oct 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/side-4/technologies