Side tech stack

Side builds mostly with C++, Python, Java, C#. Its stack also includes Unreal Engine, Windows, Unity, Azure. Unreal Engine is named in 16 of the 47 job postings Side published in the last 12 months (34%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Side, updated Sep 27, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 27, 2026
Technologies in use
84
Postings analysed
47
Open now
31
Modernity
83 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Side use?

C++ is named in 15% of job postings at Side, followed by Python (15%), Java (6%), C# (4%).

C++ 7 15% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
Python 7 15% required in 71% · 2 open now · since Dec 2025
Java 3 6% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
C# 2 4% required in 100% · since Mar 2026
PHP 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
SQL 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
TypeScript 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
JavaScript 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Side use?

Unreal Engine is named in 34% of job postings at Side, followed by Unity (11%), Django (4%), FastAPI (4%).

Unreal Engine 16 34% required in 100% · 12 open now · since Nov 2025
Unity 5 11% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2025
Django 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
FastAPI 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
Flask 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
Appium 1 2% required in 100% · since Apr 2026
React.js 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Redux 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
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Selenium1
XCUITest1
DeepEval1
Pytest1

What databases does Side use?

MySQL is named in 4% of job postings at Side, followed by Couchbase (2%), DynamoDB (2%), PostgreSQL (2%).

MySQL 2 4% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
Couchbase 1 2% optional · since Jun 2026
DynamoDB 1 2% optional · since Jun 2026
PostgreSQL 1 2% optional · since Jun 2026
Redis 1 2% optional · since Jun 2026

What cloud and platforms does Side use?

Windows is named in 13% of job postings at Side, followed by Azure (9%), AWS (9%), Linux (6%).

Windows 6 13% required in 83% · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
Azure 4 9% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
AWS 4 9% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Linux 3 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Active Directory 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Bitbucket 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Windows Server 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
GCP 2 4% optional · 1 open now · since Jun 2026
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GitHub1
OpenAI1
Postman1
VMWare1
Anthropic1
LangSmith1

What developer tools does Side use?

Microsoft Excel is named in 17% of job postings at Side, followed by Blender (9%), Maya (9%), 3ds Max (6%).

Microsoft Excel 8 17% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Jun 2026
Blender 4 9% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Nov 2025
Maya 4 9% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Nov 2025
3ds Max 3 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Git 3 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
Jenkins 3 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Substance 3D Painter 3 6% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2025
TestRail 3 6% optional · 3 open now · since Apr 2026
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Adobe Photoshop2
Rest API2
Canva1
Copilot1
Cursor1
Houdini1
JMeter1
Maven1
Spine1
Substance 3D Designer1
ZBrush1
Meta Quest SDK1

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%).

LLM 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Dec 2025
Claude 1 2% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Gemini 1 2% required in 100% · since Dec 2025
Llama 1 2% required in 100% · since Dec 2025

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 5 11% required in 60% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
DHCP 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
DNS 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Machine Learning 2 4% required in 100% · since Dec 2025
TCP/IP 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
AI Agents 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Edge AI 1 2% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Hallucination 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Multimodal AI1
NLP1
PKI1
Post-training1
RAG1
Recommender Systems1
Speech Recognition1
State Management1
Synthetic Data1
Text-to-Speech1
VLAN1
VPN1
LLM Guardrails1

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

10 postings
Unreal Engine8
C++4
3ds Max3
Blender3
Maya3
Substance 3D Painter2

DevOps

4 postings
Linux3
Windows3
Active Directory2
Azure2
Java2
Jenkins2

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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.

First appeared
3ds MaxAug 2026
AzureJul 2026
Active DirectoryJul 2026
DHCPJul 2026
DNSJul 2026
TCP/IPJul 2026
Windows ServerJul 2026
Microsoft ExcelJun 2026

How modern is the Side stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 83/100

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 203 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Unreal Engine1%
C++6%
Python35%
Windows12%
Unity1%
AWS29%
Azure17%
Java13%
Linux8%
Active Directory3%

What sets Side apart

Unreal Engine1%
Unity1%

Questions about the Side tech stack

What programming languages does Side use?

The languages named in Side job postings are C++ (15%), Python (15%), Java (6%), C# (4%), PHP (4%), as a share of the 47 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Side use Unreal Engine?

Yes. Unreal Engine is named in 16 of 47 job postings (34%) and required in 16 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 (8), C++ (4), 3ds Max (3), Blender (3), out of 10 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Side tech stack changing?

Yes. 3ds Max, Azure, Active Directory, DHCP 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 47 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 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: 84 technologies from 47 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/side/technologies

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