Skydio
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Skydio tech stack

Skydio builds mostly with Python, C++, TypeScript, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Linux, Databricks, React.js, Three.JS. Python is named in 75 of the 155 job postings Skydio published in the last 12 months (48%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Skydio, updated Nov 11, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 11, 2026
Technologies in use
161
Postings analysed
155
Open now
114
Modernity
82 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Skydio use?

Python is named in 48% of job postings at Skydio, followed by C++ (30%), TypeScript (10%), JavaScript (10%).

Python 75 48% required in 88% · 59 open now · since Sep 2020
C++ 46 30% required in 98% · 42 open now · since Jul 2021
TypeScript 16 10% required in 100% · 15 open now · since Jan 2026
JavaScript 15 10% required in 20% · 14 open now · since Jan 2026
SQL 14 9% required in 79% · 10 open now · since Dec 2025
Go 10 6% required in 90% · 9 open now · since Jan 2026
Kotlin 3 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Bash 3 2% optional · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
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Rust2
Java2
Assembly2
PHP2
Apex1

What frameworks and libraries does Skydio use?

React.js is named in 7% of job postings at Skydio, followed by Three.JS (7%), PyTorch (4%), Plotly (3%).

React.js 11 7% required in 91% · 11 open now · since Jan 2026
Three.JS 11 7% required in 73% · 10 open now · since Mar 2026
PyTorch 6 4% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Dec 2025
Plotly 4 3% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
GStreamer 3 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Apr 2026
OpenGL 3 2% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
CUDA 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
Isaac Lab 2 1% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
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JAX2
Jetpack Compose2
MuJoCo2
PyBullet2
RLlib2
Ray2
PostGIS2
Appium1
Flask1
LangChain1
LangGraph1
Metal1
Playwright1
React Native1
Selenium1
Unity1
Unreal Engine1

What databases does Skydio use?

PostgreSQL is named in 4% of job postings at Skydio, followed by Memcached (1%), MySQL (1%), Redis (1%).

PostgreSQL 6 4% required in 67% · 5 open now · since Jan 2026
Memcached 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
MySQL 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Redis 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Snowflake 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

What cloud and platforms does Skydio use?

Linux is named in 17% of job postings at Skydio, followed by Databricks (16%), AWS (10%), Kubernetes (8%).

Linux 27 17% required in 85% · 17 open now · since Jul 2021
Databricks 25 16% required in 20% · 17 open now · since Jun 2026
AWS 15 10% required in 93% · 12 open now · since Jan 2026
Kubernetes 13 8% required in 62% · 9 open now · since Jan 2026
LiveKit 5 3% required in 20% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
GCP 3 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Anthropic 3 2% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
SIEM 3 2% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
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Azure2
Okta2
SAP BusinessObjects2
Windows2
GitHub Actions2
OpenAI2
Power BI2
Spark2
RTOS2
Amazon EKS1
Apache Kafka1
Apache Pulsar1
Figma1
GitLab CI1
Tableau1
Ubuntu1
Cesium1
Datadog1
Expo1
Postman1

What developer tools does Skydio use?

Rest API is named in 8% of job postings at Skydio, followed by WebRTC (5%), GraphQL (4%), Cadence Allegro (3%).

Rest API 12 8% required in 58% · 6 open now · since Apr 2026
WebRTC 8 5% required in 25% · 6 open now · since Mar 2026
GraphQL 6 4% required in 83% · 6 open now · since Jan 2026
Cadence Allegro 4 3% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Model Context Protocol 4 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
Cursor 3 2% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2026
Microsoft Excel 3 2% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
Terraform 3 2% required in 67% · 2 open now · since May 2026
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CATIA2
Claude Code2
Docker2
Gradle2
JMP2
Keysight ADS2
Matter2
Minitab2
OrCAD2
pySpark2
Android NDK2
SolidWorks2
Isaac Sim2
QGIS2
TensorRT2
WebGPU2
ANSYS1
Adobe After Effects1
Adobe Photoshop1
Ansys HFSS1
ArgoCD1
Blender1
Git1
Jenkins1
Mandiant capa1
Spinnaker1
Substance 3D Painter1
Windsurf1
AutoCAD1
Fusion 3601
Helm1
Wireshark1

What AI and ML technologies does Skydio use?

LLM is named in 4% of job postings at Skydio, followed by Claude (2%), Gemini (1%).

LLM 6 4% required in 67% · 4 open now · since Jun 2026
Claude 3 2% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Gemini 2 1% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does Skydio ask for?

Computer Vision is named in 19% of job postings at Skydio, followed by CI/CD (10%), Wi-Fi (10%), Machine Learning (9%).

Computer Vision 29 19% required in 100% · 25 open now · since Dec 2022
CI/CD 15 10% required in 93% · 10 open now · since May 2026
Wi-Fi 15 10% required in 80% · 9 open now · since Sep 2020
Machine Learning 14 9% required in 100% · 11 open now · since Dec 2025
Motion Planning 11 7% required in 100% · 10 open now · since Dec 2025
AI Agents 8 5% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Mar 2026
FMEA 8 5% required in 100% · 6 open now · since Mar 2026
Statistical Process Control 7 5% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
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AS91005
Autonomous Navigation5
Design of Experiments4
Synthetic Data4
Agentic Workflows3
ETL/ELT3
GD&T3
Platform Engineering3
Obstacle Avoidance3
DHCP2
DNS2
Few-Shot Learning2
Human-in-the-Loop2
Model Distillation2
Multimodal AI2
Path Planning2
Reinforcement Learning2
Reinforcement Learning2
TCP/IP2
IAM2
Semantic Search2
Digital Twin2
Quantization2
Sim-to-Real2
CAPA1
Embeddings1
MIL-STD-8101
RAG1
SLAM1
SOAP1
State Management1
VPN1

And 6 more, each named in fewer postings.

What other technologies does Skydio use?

Kotlin Coroutines is named in 1% of job postings at Skydio.

Kotlin Coroutines 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026

What does each Skydio team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Backend

25 postings
Python22
C++15
AWS11
TypeScript10
Go9
Kubernetes7

Industrial Engineering

24 postings
Python10
C++8
JMP2
Linux2
Minitab2
SQL2

Hardware

17 postings
Python10
C++5
Linux5
Cadence Allegro4
GStreamer3
Keysight ADS2

AI/ML

16 postings
C++10
Python9
PyTorch6
CUDA2
Isaac Lab2
JAX2

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How much does Skydio pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Skydio postings with stated pay: $215k across 127 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python59$213k−1%
C++33$240k+12%
Linux22$145k−33%
Databricks21$215k0%
AWS14$245k+14%
SQL14$201k−6%
Kubernetes12$250k+16%
TypeScript12$240k+12%
JavaScript10$240k+12%
Go9$240k+12%

How is the Skydio 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
Claude CodeOct 2026
CUDAOct 2026
Human-in-the-LoopOct 2026
Isaac LabOct 2026
JAXOct 2026
MuJoCoOct 2026
PyBulletOct 2026
RLlibOct 2026
Rising
Databricks7% → 24%
Linux10% → 20%
SQL2% → 12%
Motion Planning2% → 8%
AS91000% → 6%
AI Agents2% → 7%
Autonomous Navigation0% → 3%
Cursor0% → 3%
Falling
Kubernetes19% → 2%
AWS17% → 6%
Wi-Fi14% → 7%
SIEM7% → 0%
Three.JS10% → 4%
Design of Experiments7% → 1%
Machine Learning10% → 6%
Statistical Process Control7% → 3%
Not named for 6 months
PostGISMar 2026
QGISMar 2026

How modern is the Skydio stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 82/100

Skydio scores 82 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 Skydio stack in its industry?

Share of the 621 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python71%
C++50%
Linux48%
Databricks4%
TypeScript30%
AWS36%
JavaScript37%
SQL30%
Kubernetes30%
React.js26%

What sets Skydio apart

Databricks4%
Three.JS3%
LiveKit0%
Plotly2%
Anthropic3%
OpenGL3%

Questions about the Skydio tech stack

What programming languages does Skydio use?

The languages named in Skydio job postings are Python (48%), C++ (30%), TypeScript (10%), JavaScript (10%), SQL (9%), as a share of the 155 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Skydio use React.js?

Yes. React.js is named in 11 of 155 job postings (7%) and required in 10 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Skydio use?

The cloud and platforms named in Skydio job postings are Linux (27), Databricks (25), AWS (15) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Skydio?

Backend postings at Skydio most often require Python (22), C++ (15), AWS (11), TypeScript (10), out of 25 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Skydio tech stack changing?

Yes. Claude Code, CUDA, Human-in-the-Loop, Isaac Lab first appeared in Skydio job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Skydio tech stack?

Skydio scores 82 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 Skydio tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Skydio publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 155 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, "Skydio tech stack: 161 technologies from 155 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/skydio/technologies

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