SPAN tech stack
SPAN builds mostly with Python, C++, TypeScript, SQL. Its stack also includes Linux, AWS, Flink, React Native. Python is named in 20 of the 33 job postings SPAN published in the last 12 months (61%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of SPAN, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does SPAN use?
Python is named in 61% of job postings at SPAN, followed by C++ (27%), TypeScript (18%), SQL (15%).
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What frameworks and libraries does SPAN use?
Flink is named in 9% of job postings at SPAN, followed by React Native (9%), React.js (9%), Micronaut (6%).
Flink
3 9%
React Native
3 9%
React.js
3 9%
Micronaut
2 6%
Spring Boot
2 6%
Dagster
1 3%
Detox
1 3%
FAISS
1 3%
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What databases does SPAN use?
PostgreSQL is named in 6% of job postings at SPAN, followed by Redis (3%), Snowflake (3%).
What cloud and platforms does SPAN use?
Linux is named in 36% of job postings at SPAN, followed by AWS (27%), Kubernetes (24%), RTOS (21%).
AWS
9 27%
Kubernetes
8 24%
RTOS
7 21%
Apache Kafka
5 15%
Datadog
4 12%
GitHub Actions
4 12%
AWS Lambda
3 9%
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What developer tools does SPAN use?
Terraform is named in 18% of job postings at SPAN, followed by gRPC (18%), Docker (15%), GraphQL (15%).
Terraform
6 18%
gRPC
6 18%
Docker
5 15%
GraphQL
5 15%
MQTT
5 15%
Zigbee
5 15%
Ansible
4 12%
Pulumi
4 12%
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Which engineering practices does SPAN ask for?
CI/CD is named in 27% of job postings at SPAN, followed by Wi-Fi (21%), Human-in-the-Loop (9%), Service Mesh (9%).
CI/CD
9 27%
Service Mesh
3 9%
Incident Management
2 6%
Platform Engineering
2 6%
AI Agents
1 3%
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What does each SPAN team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Hardware
7 postingsDevOps
5 postingsBackend
4 postingsIndustrial Engineering
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How much does SPAN pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all SPAN postings with stated pay: $196k across 17 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 10 | $198k | +1% |
| Linux | 7 | $196k | 0% |
| C++ | 5 | $210k | +7% |
How is the SPAN 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 SPAN stack?
SPAN scores 65 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the SPAN stack in its industry?
Share of the 193 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets SPAN apart
Companies with a stack like SPAN
Millennium Management
65 shared technologies
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
69 shared technologies
Coinbase
63 shared technologies
Carrier Global Corporation
76 shared technologies
PayPal
66 shared technologies
DVT
63 shared technologies
Blue Origin
85 shared technologies
Cerebras Systems
66 shared technologies
Questions about the SPAN tech stack
What programming languages does SPAN use?
The languages named in SPAN job postings are Python (61%), C++ (27%), TypeScript (18%), SQL (15%), JavaScript (15%), as a share of the 33 postings of the last 12 months.
Does SPAN use Flink?
Yes. Flink is named in 3 of 33 job postings (9%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does SPAN use?
The cloud and platforms named in SPAN job postings are Linux (12), AWS (9), Kubernetes (8) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Hardware job at SPAN?
Hardware postings at SPAN most often require C++ (6), Linux (6), RTOS (6), Zigbee (5), out of 7 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the SPAN tech stack changing?
Yes. Platform Engineering, Microsoft Excel, CircleCI, PostgreSQL first appeared in SPAN job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the SPAN tech stack?
SPAN scores 65 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the SPAN tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting SPAN publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 33 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, "SPAN tech stack: 112 technologies from 33 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/span/technologies