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Overview

STR (formerly Smith Travel Research) is a global leader in data benchmarking, market analytics, and performance insights for the hospitality industry. Operating as a subsidiary of CoStar Group, the company aggregates confidential market data - tracking supply, demand, occupancy rates, and revenue per available room (RevPAR) across tens of thousands of hotels worldwide.

Technologies

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Tech DNA
Python
C++
MATLAB
React.js
PyTorch
TensorFlow
AWS
Amazon EKS
Azure
AI/ML
Python
C++
MATLAB
Scala
SQL
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Time Series Forecasting
Pandas
Scikit-learn
Platform Engineering
Git
QEMU
PyTorch
Ansible
Podman
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
JAX
Self-Supervised Learning
TensorFlow
CUDA Toolkit
AWS
Red Hat
Ubuntu
Reinforcement Learning
OpenTelemetry
Amazon EKS
ArgoCD
Azure
Chef
GCP
GitOps
JFrog Artifactory
Rancher
Rest API
GitLab CI
Jenkins
RTOS
CMake
Conan
VCPKG
Simulink
LLVM
Dask
Hadoop
NumPy
Spark
Apache Kafka
NATS
CentOS Stream
VMWare
Mobile
Java
TypeScript
SLF4J
Spring Boot
SolidWorks
Security
JavaScript
Bash
PowerShell
Ghidra
IDA Pro
SonarQube
Trivy
Hardware
Assembly
Verilog
VHDL
C
Binary Ninja
GCC
Ansys HFSS
Sonnet
Eagle
HDL Coder
Xilinx Vivado
Siemens ModelSim
Other
Matplotlib
React.js
Confluence
MAVLink
Svelte
Digital Twin
Jira
Stack modernity Modern
67/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
Python 31 job Required
$195k +18% vs market
C++ 26 jobs Required
$200k +8% vs market
MATLAB 12 jobs Required
$220k +20% vs market
Docker 11 jobs Required
$195k +95% vs market
CI/CD 7 jobs Required
$216k +95% vs market
Kubernetes 7 jobs Required
$195k +37% vs market
Java 6 jobs Required
$200k +86% vs market
Time Series Forecasting 6 jobs Required
$195k -12% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
43%
SQL
36%
AWS
35%
CI/CD
34%
JavaScript
32%
Kubernetes
30%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
RTOS Aug 2026
CUDA Toolkit Jul 2026
Reinforcement Learning Jul 2026
MAVLink Jul 2026
Spark Jul 2026
NumPy Jul 2026
Hadoop Jul 2026
Dask Jul 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$200k
Typical range
$125k – $284k
Open positions
38
35 Jobs
Junior 5.7%
Senior 45.7%
Staff 42.9%
Principal 2.9%
Architect 2.9%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 2 $139k $138k – $140k
Senior 16 $184k $125k – $240k
Staff 15 $220k $205k – $240k
Principal 1 $284k $284k
Architect 1 $225k $225k
Highest paying role Principal Software Reverse Engineer $284k
Normalized to USD per year

Jobs

$139k – $170k per year • Contractor • 5+ year exp • PhD
C++
MATLAB
Python
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$175k – $240k per year • In office • Full-Time • 7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Arlington
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
React.js
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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$174k – $225k per year • Full-Time • 7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Arlington
C++
MATLAB
Python
RTOS
Management
Confluence
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$173k – $220k per year • Full-Time • 7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree
C++
MATLAB
CUDA Toolkit
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$168k – $205k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree
Python
TypeScript
Platform Engineering
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7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Arlington
C++
MATLAB
CUDA Toolkit
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7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Arlington
C++
MATLAB
CUDA Toolkit
Apply
$173k – $216k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree
C++
Java
Python
Reinforcement Learning
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
MAVLink
Management
Confluence
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$134k – $184k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Dayton
C++
Java
Python
Reinforcement Learning
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
MAVLink
Management
Confluence
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$115k – $140k per year • In office • Full-Time • 2+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Arlington
Python
Dask
AI/ML
Hadoop
NumPy
Pandas
PyTorch
Scikit-learn
Spark
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
AWS
Git
Analytics
Matplotlib
Management
Confluence
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$230k – $270k per year • Full-Time • Arlington
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$140k – $170k per year • Remote/Hybrid • Secret • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Melbourne
Python
Scala
Java
SLF4J
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
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$175k – $240k per year • In office • Full-Time • 7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Denver
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
React.js
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Full Stack Developer

20 days ago
$175k – $240k per year • In office • Full-Time • 7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
React.js
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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Lead DevOps Engineer

27 days ago
$175k – $240k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Denver
Python
Amazon EKS
Ansible
ArgoCD
AWS
Azure
Chef
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
GitOps
JFrog Artifactory
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Podman
Rancher
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
Management
Jira
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$155k – $195k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ year exp
Python
SQL
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
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$173k – $238k per year • Full-Time • 7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree
C++
MATLAB
Python
Ansible
Docker
Podman
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$155k – $195k per year • Full-Time • 6+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Arlington
JavaScript
Python
Time Series Forecasting
Frontend
React.js
Svelte
DevOps
Docker
Rest API
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$157k – $223k per year • Full-Time • 7+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree
C++
MATLAB
Python
Verilog
VHDL
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$160k – $220k per year • Full-Time • 10+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Melbourne
C++
MATLAB
Python
Ansys HFSS
Sonnet
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
51/100
Stable
Open positions
40
10 opened / 4 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
64 days
faster than 24% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~21 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
52%
DevOps
11%
AI/ML
7%
QA
7%
Hardware
7%
Data Science
4%
Actively hiring for Backend (+10 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+6 jobs in a week Aug 2026
New location: Dayton Aug 2026
Added CUDA Toolkit to stack Jul 2026
Added Reinforcement Learning to stack Jul 2026
Added MAVLink to stack Jul 2026
Added Spark to stack Jul 2026
Added NumPy to stack Jul 2026
Added Hadoop to stack Jul 2026
Added Dask to stack Jul 2026
Added Confluence to stack Jul 2026
Added C to stack Jul 2026
Added LLVM to stack Jul 2026