Lead Software Engineer
First Advantage
Lead Software Engineer
First Advantage
Global background screening and risk management
* 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering large-scale, customer-facing web applications in production environments.
* Strong expertise in TypeScript, Angular, and React, with a deep understanding of modern frontend architectures, Web Components, and reusable design systems.
* Demonstrated experience implementing security, privacy, and compliance requirements throughout the software development lifecycle, including secure-by-design and privacy-by-design principles.
* Hands-on experience leveraging AI-powered engineering tools to improve developer productivity, software quality, and delivery outcomes across the development lifecycle.
* Proven ability to lead organizational change, drive adoption of new technologies and engineering practices, and influence stakeholders across multiple teams and functions.
Why Join Us at First Advantage?
At First Advantage, team members are united around a noble purpose: helping organizations to safeguard their workplaces and manage risk. The company’s culture is shaped by its core values — Authenticity, Curiosity, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer-Inspired — empowering team members to bring their best ideas forward, collaborate across departments, and make a real impact.
First Advantage offers a variety of culture programs and benefits designed to enhance employee experience and development.
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Equal Employment Opportunities at First Advantage
First Advantage is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace and recruitment process that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employment decisions at First Advantage are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Global background screening and risk management
First Advantage provides background screening, identity verification, and risk management services for employers. Its platform conducts pre-employment checks (criminal records, drug testing, identity verification, employment and education history) and offers ongoing monitoring (driver records and criminal record updates) to support compliance and post-hire risk management. With operations in more than 200 countries, it serves healthcare, finance, transportation, and retail sectors and uses AI and automation to speed processes and improve accuracy. Its goal is to help businesses make informed hiring decisions and maintain a safe, compliant workplace, a strategy reinforced by the 2024 Sterling Check acquisition to expand scale.
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