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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
Tech DNA
Python
C++
MATLAB
PyTorch
React.js
TensorFlow
AWS
Amazon EKS
Azure
LLM
AI/ML
Python
C++
MATLAB
SQL
Scala
CI/CD
Docker
Git
GitLab
QEMU
Kubernetes
Time Series Forecasting
Pandas
Reinforcement Learning
Scikit-learn
Platform Engineering
AWS
PyTorch
CUDA Toolkit
AI Agents
Ansible
Podman
Edge AI
NumPy
Amazon EKS
ArgoCD
Azure
Chef
GCP
GitOps
JFrog Artifactory
Rancher
GitLab CI
Jenkins
CMake
Conan
VCPKG
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
Dask
TensorFlow
Hadoop
Spark
Red Hat
Ubuntu
VMWare
JAX
Self-Supervised Learning
CUDA
Multimodal AI
OpenTelemetry
CentOS Stream
RTOS
Simulink
MLFlow
Ray
SciPy
NATS
LLVM
LLM
vLLM
Backend
Java
Rest API
SLF4J
Spring Boot
Apache Kafka
Security
Assembly
JavaScript
Bash
PowerShell
C
Binary Ninja
Ghidra
IDA Pro
SonarQube
Trivy
GCC
Threat Modeling
Wireshark
Hardware
Verilog
VHDL
Ansys HFSS
Sonnet
Eagle
HDL Coder
Xilinx Vivado
Siemens ModelSim
Other
TypeScript
Matplotlib
Confluence
MAVLink
React.js
Jira
ETL/ELT
Unreal Engine
Svelte
Digital Twin
Sensor Fusion
ServiceNow
SolidWorks
Stack modernity
72/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
Python
75 jobs
Required
$190k
+6% vs market
C++
68 jobs
Required
$184k
-8% vs market
MATLAB
37 jobs
Required
$220k
+22% vs market
CI/CD
25 jobs
Required
$216k
+35% vs market
Docker
18 jobs
Required
$195k
+29% vs market
GitLab
17 jobs
Required
$215k
+71% vs market
Git
17 jobs
Required
$184k
+53% vs market
Assembly
16 jobs
Required
$169k
+6% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
24%
SQL
22%
CI/CD
20%
JavaScript
19%
AWS
19%
Kubernetes
18%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
AI Agents
Aug 2026
ServiceNow
Aug 2026
ETL/ELT
Aug 2026
GitLab
Aug 2026
Edge AI
Aug 2026
CUDA
Aug 2026
SciPy
Aug 2026
Wireshark
Aug 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
$190k
Typical range
$90k – $284k
Open positions
88
80
Jobs
Junior
7.5%
Middle
1.3%
Senior
42.5%
Staff
37.5%
Principal
10%
Architect
1.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 6 | $140k | $125k – $145k |
| Middle | 1 | $90k | $90k |
| Senior | 34 | $184k | $125k – $240k |
| Staff | 30 | $223k | $200k – $240k |
| Principal | 8 | $284k | $260k – $284k |
| Architect | 1 | $225k | $225k |
Highest paying role
Principal Software Reverse Engineer
$284k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
63/100
Growing
Open positions
92
7 opened / 20 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
64 days
faster than 25% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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
49% ▲
DevOps
15% ▼
Hardware
8% ▲
AI/ML
7% ▲
QA
7% ▼
Data Science
5%
Actively hiring for Backend (+10 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added CUDA to stack
Aug 2026
Added SciPy to stack
Aug 2026
Added Wireshark to stack
Aug 2026
Added Threat Modeling to stack
Aug 2026
Added Ray to stack
Aug 2026
Added MLFlow to stack
Aug 2026
Added Sensor Fusion to stack
Aug 2026
Added Multimodal AI to stack
Aug 2026
Added vLLM to stack
Aug 2026
Added LLM to stack
Aug 2026
Added Unreal Engine to stack
Aug 2026
Added RTOS to stack
Aug 2026
Jobs
$91k – $125k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree
C++
Python
Assembly
Binary Ninja
DevOps
QEMU
Cybersecurity
Ghidra
IDA Pro
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$134k – $184k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Dayton
C++
Java
Python
Reinforcement Learning
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab
Robotics
MAVLink
Management
Confluence
Apply
$134k – $184k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Arlington
C++
Java
Python
Reinforcement Learning
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab
Robotics
MAVLink
Management
Confluence
Apply
$134k – $184k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
C++
Java
Python
Reinforcement Learning
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab
Robotics
MAVLink
Management
Confluence
Apply
$139k – $165k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • PhD
C++
MATLAB
Python
NumPy
Pandas
SciPy
DevOps
Docker
Git
Analytics
Matplotlib
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$157k – $223k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Dayton
C++
MATLAB
Python
CUDA Toolkit
CUDA
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Apply
$157k – $223k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Atlanta
C++
MATLAB
Python
CUDA Toolkit
CUDA
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Apply
$157k – $223k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree
C++
MATLAB
Python
CUDA Toolkit
CUDA
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Apply
$155k – $195k per year • In office • Full-Time • 6+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Arlington
JavaScript
Python
Time Series Forecasting
Edge AI
Frontend
React.js
Svelte
DevOps
Docker
Rest API
Apply
$72k – $90k per year • In office • Internship • 3+ years exp • High School Diploma • Melbourne
MATLAB
VMWare
Apply
$147k – $200k per year • In office • Internship • 8+ years exp • Arlington
Sensor Fusion
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$174k – $225k per year • In office • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Arlington
C++
MATLAB
Python
RTOS
GitLab
Management
Confluence
Apply
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