At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.
Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.
What We Do:
We are on the frontline of recruitment enabling organizations to Hire Smarter. Onboard Faster™ First Advantage is an HR Tech company delivering innovative solutions and insights to enable our clients to manage risk and hire the best talent. Leveraging an advanced technology platform, First Advantage builds fully scalable, configurable screening programs that meet the unique needs of over 30,000 clients. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA and with an internationally distributed workforce spanning 17 countries with about 5,000 employees, First Advantage performs over 100 million screens in over 200 countries and territories annually.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who will be part of our product transformation. In more detail, this involves:
- Working with a brand-new Scrum team of Engineers on a greenfield project - the digital transformation of internal products
- Participating in the creation of a new product from scratch, working closely with the Product Team
- Developing software applications and solutions based on documented business and system
- requirements
- Understanding how applications operate, they are structured, and how customers use them
- Taking ownership of the delivery schedule and quality of work
- Providing input and estimates about the effort required to build desired functionality
- Design applications for stability, scalability, and performance. Design solutions to problematic
- programming
- Mentoring and coaching other Engineers from the Agile team
What You May Need to be Successful
- Professional Experience: Minimum of 5 years in software development, with a strong background in SAAS platform environments.
- Proficient with Jenkins, Git, and Azure Cloud Services.
- Experience with frontend and backend development.
- Strong understanding of Microservices architecture and RESTful API integration.
- Familiarity with XML, XSLT, JSON, SOAP Web Services, and OAuth.
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases like MongoDB is preferred.
- Experience with unit testing, Test driven Development (TDD), and Behavior driven Development (BDD)
- Experience with Mule ESB, SonarQube, and additional programming languages like C# and Java is advantageous.
Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move
First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experiences, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.
What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!
You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now!
United States Equal Opportunity Employment:
First Advantage is proud to be a global leader in removing barriers and supporting our community members to ensure the changing demographics of the workforce are reflected in our hiring and employment practices. We value all of our candidates, employees, and clients, and place great emphasis on hiring and supporting qualified individuals in each role. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other area protected by applicable law.
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