Tower Research Capital
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Tower Research Capital tech stack

Tower Research Capital builds mostly with Python, C++, SQL, Rust. Its stack also includes Linux, Kubernetes, PyTorch, TensorFlow. Python is named in 82 of the 103 job postings Tower Research Capital published in the last 12 months (80%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Tower Research Capital, updated Nov 11, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 11, 2026
Technologies in use
144
Postings analysed
103
Open now
74
Modernity
70 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Tower Research Capital use?

Python is named in 80% of job postings at Tower Research Capital, followed by C++ (36%), SQL (23%), Rust (15%).

Python 82 80% required in 88% · 60 open now · since Jul 2022
C++ 37 36% required in 95% · 31 open now · since Jul 2022
SQL 24 23% required in 100% · 18 open now · since Jun 2024
Rust 15 15% required in 80% · 9 open now · since Feb 2026
Bash 12 12% required in 67% · 9 open now · since Oct 2025
Java 6 6% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
Go 5 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Feb 2026
JavaScript 5 5% required in 40% · 2 open now · since Oct 2025
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PowerShell2
Perl1
SystemVerilog1
VHDL1
Verilog1

What frameworks and libraries does Tower Research Capital use?

PyTorch is named in 11% of job postings at Tower Research Capital, followed by TensorFlow (7%), JAX (6%), Ray (4%).

PyTorch 11 11% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Oct 2025
TensorFlow 7 7% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Oct 2025
JAX 6 6% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Ray 4 4% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
Vue.js 4 4% required in 25% · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
NumPy 3 3% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Feb 2024
CUDA 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
CUTLASS 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
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Cocotb2
Dagster2
Pandas2
Scikit-learn2
Triton2
NCCL2
Django2
FastAPI2
Flask2
Dask1
DeepSpeed1
FSDP1
IREE1
LangChain1
Megatron-LM1
Polars1
UVM1
XLA1
cuDNN1
Gradio1
OpenTelemetry1
React.js1
Streamlit1

What databases does Tower Research Capital use?

DuckDB is named in 2% of job postings at Tower Research Capital, followed by Google BigQuery (2%), Snowflake (2%), ElasticSearch (2%).

DuckDB 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since May 2026
Google BigQuery 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
Snowflake 2 2% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
ElasticSearch 2 2% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Oct 2026
MySQL 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
PostgreSQL 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
OpenSearch 1 1% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

What cloud and platforms does Tower Research Capital use?

Linux is named in 54% of job postings at Tower Research Capital, followed by Kubernetes (18%), Unix (17%), AWS (11%).

Linux 56 54% required in 91% · 40 open now · since Jul 2022
Kubernetes 19 18% required in 58% · 12 open now · since Oct 2025
Unix 18 17% required in 100% · 14 open now · since Feb 2026
AWS 11 11% required in 82% · 6 open now · since Feb 2026
GCP 9 9% required in 89% · 4 open now · since Feb 2026
Apache Kafka 6 6% required in 83% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Azure 5 5% required in 80% · 3 open now · since Feb 2026
LDAP 4 4% required in 75% · 4 open now · since Oct 2025
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Grafana4
Windows3
Amazon S32
DLP2
Databricks2
SIEM2
Tableau2
GitLab CI2
Active Directory1
Amazon EC21
Amazon ECS1
Hugging Face1
Qualys Cloud Platform1
Spark1
Ubuntu1
VMWare1
Windows Server1
Kibana1
Looker1
Power BI1

What developer tools does Tower Research Capital use?

Docker is named in 12% of job postings at Tower Research Capital, followed by Git (11%), SLURM (7%), Ansible (7%).

Docker 12 12% required in 50% · 6 open now · since Oct 2025
Git 11 11% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Oct 2025
SLURM 7 7% required in 71% · 5 open now · since Oct 2025
Ansible 7 7% required in 43% · 5 open now · since Feb 2026
Microsoft Excel 7 7% required in 43% · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
Model Context Protocol 5 5% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
Podman 5 5% required in 40% · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
Terraform 5 5% required in 40% · 3 open now · since Feb 2026
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Bazel3
CMake3
NVLink2
WebSockets2
etcd2
Prometheus2
Chef1
Claude Code1
Formal Verification1
Harbor1
HashiCorp Vault1
Hyper-V1
InfiniBand1
JFrog Artifactory1
Nagios1
ONNX1
TensorRT1
Verilator1
Wireshark1
Xilinx Vivado1
gRPC1

What AI and ML technologies does Tower Research Capital use?

LLM is named in 4% of job postings at Tower Research Capital.

LLM 4 4% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026

Which engineering practices does Tower Research Capital ask for?

Machine Learning is named in 98% of job postings at Tower Research Capital, followed by CI/CD (15%), HPC (14%), TCP/IP (10%).

Machine Learning 101 98% required in 99% · 72 open now · since Jul 2022
CI/CD 15 15% required in 67% · 11 open now · since Feb 2025
HPC 14 14% required in 100% · 10 open now · since Jul 2022
TCP/IP 10 10% required in 50% · 8 open now · since Mar 2025
AI Agents 9 9% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Jul 2026
Configuration Management 8 8% required in 50% · 6 open now · since Feb 2026
DNS 7 7% required in 86% · 7 open now · since Oct 2025
Time Series 5 5% required in 60% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
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Fine-tuning4
Agentic Workflows4
DHCP3
ETL/ELT3
Function Calling3
NLP3
Platform Engineering3
RAG3
Anomaly Detection2
BGP2
Human-in-the-Loop2
Knowledge Distillation2
LLM Evaluation2
Model Distillation2
Multi-Agent Systems2
OSPF2
VPN2
GitOps2
A/B Testing1
DeFi1
Dimensional Modeling1
IAM1
LLM Guardrails1
Quantization1
Self-Healing1
VLAN1
Reinforcement Learning1

What does each Tower Research Capital team work with?

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

Backend

21 postings
Python17
Linux13
C++11
Rust8
SQL7
Git6

Management

18 postings
Linux7
Python6
AWS4
SLURM4
Azure3
GCP3

Data Science

13 postings
Python13
C++12
Unix6
Linux5

AI/ML

10 postings
Python8
PyTorch6
JAX5
Linux5
TensorFlow4
C++3

Early Careers

8 postings
Python6
SQL4
Bash2
C++2
Git2
PyTorch2

Operations

6 postings
Linux4
Python4
Unix2

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How much does Tower Research Capital pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Tower Research Capital postings with stated pay: $250k across 33 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python25$250k0%
Linux15$250k0%
C++15$250k0%
Unix8$250k0%
Kubernetes7$200k−20%
Rust6$234k−6%
SQL6$175k−30%
PyTorch5$300k+20%

How is the Tower Research Capital 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
ElasticSearchOct 2026
NLPSep 2026
WindowsSep 2026
Anomaly DetectionSep 2026
DagsterSep 2026
DatabricksSep 2026
Google BigQuerySep 2026
Human-in-the-LoopSep 2026
Rising
Java0% → 11%
Fine-tuning0% → 8%
NLP0% → 6%
Windows0% → 6%
Go3% → 6%
LLM3% → 6%
Agentic Workflows3% → 6%
Falling
Docker21% → 0%
Kubernetes26% → 8%
Configuration Management18% → 0%
CI/CD21% → 6%
HPC21% → 6%
Ansible15% → 0%
Podman8% → 0%
Terraform8% → 0%
Not named for 6 months
DLPMar 2026
SIEMMar 2026

How modern is the Tower Research Capital stack?

Modern AI adopter 70/100

Tower Research Capital scores 70 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Tower Research Capital stack in its industry?

Share of the 175 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python95%
Linux59%
C++64%
SQL66%
Kubernetes40%
Unix21%
Rust27%
Bash27%
AWS46%
PyTorch20%

Questions about the Tower Research Capital tech stack

What programming languages does Tower Research Capital use?

The languages named in Tower Research Capital job postings are Python (80%), C++ (36%), SQL (23%), Rust (15%), Bash (12%), as a share of the 103 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Tower Research Capital use PyTorch?

Yes. PyTorch is named in 11 of 103 job postings (11%) and required in 11 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Tower Research Capital use?

The cloud and platforms named in Tower Research Capital job postings are Linux (56), Kubernetes (19), Unix (18) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Tower Research Capital?

Backend postings at Tower Research Capital most often require Python (17), Linux (13), C++ (11), Rust (8), out of 21 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Tower Research Capital tech stack changing?

Yes. ElasticSearch, NLP, Windows, Anomaly Detection first appeared in Tower Research Capital job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Tower Research Capital tech stack?

Tower Research Capital scores 70 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: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Tower Research Capital tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Tower Research Capital publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 103 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, "Tower Research Capital tech stack: 144 technologies from 103 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/tower-research-capital/technologies

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