Job Description

This is a Full Stack role based out of Krakow, Poland and will be a Hybrid work position. The individual must be available to accommodate the work hours of 5pm - 8pm CEST as the individual will work with a team based in the US.

We are on the front line of recruitment, enabling organizations to hire smarter and onboard faster. 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.

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.

About First Advantage
First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry. Enabled by proprietary technology and AI, First Advantage’s platforms, data, and APIs power comprehensive employment background screening, identity solutions, and verification services.

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, we have an internationally distributed workforce of about 10,000 employees spanning 17 countries. With a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and customer success, First Advantage empowers 80,000 organizations to modernize their hiring and onboarding processes on a global scale.

We are seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer in Kraków, Poland. This is a Hybrid work position, and individual will be required to report into our Kraków, Poland Office 1 day per week. The individual must be available to accommodate the work hours of 5pm - 8pm CEST as the individual will work with a team based in the US.

As a Full Stack Software Engineer you will work together with a tightly focused group of engineers to improve and optimize the UI experience for a portal our external customers use to review tasks they need to complete or input various sets of data necessary for a background screening. We’re looking for a teammate with a passion for technology, who is self-motivated, and is comfortable producing at a high level in a work from both home and office with onshore and offshore teams using collaboration tools such as Outlook, MS Teams, Zoom, JIRA and Confluence. The role will involve you in a variety of modern technologies deployed on the AWS cloud as you will help own our full stack of UI code, AWS infrastructure, Controller Layer APIs, Testing and Code Quality, Deployment Automation, and Post Deployment Monitoring and Quality.

What You'll Do:

• Design, develop and test new features in our applications across the entire stack.

• Create unit, integration, and UI automation tests as part of a CI pipeline.
• Review other team members’ code.
• Join in software application deployments to support and test production deliveries.
• Write support scripting as needed to facilitate migrations and one-off support tasks.
• Provide accurate estimates and manage individual priorities, deadlines, and deliveries as part of a team Kanban workflow.
• Respond to application outages as part of a regular team on-call rotation.
• Help other internal teams in using and consuming our applications.

What You Will Need to be Successful:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience writing and deploying UI Applications using React.JS and Backend Applications in Node.JS.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Experience developing and supporting mission critical applications in a production environment.
• Proficient in writing unit tests and experience using mocking frameworks.
• Usage of source control management in a team environment
• Key Requirements:
  Must be within commuting distance to the Poland Office.
  Hybrid working - Expectation is 2-3 days in the office per week, with ability to have this person in the office full time should it be required.

Preferred skills & experience:

• AWS Cloud technology stacks such as S3, SQS, CloudFront, Cloud Formation, AppSync, API Gateway, DynamoDB, ECS, Lambda and OpenSearch
• UI testing experience using Cypress and React Testing Library (RTL)
• Proficiency using Git in a collaborative development environment.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects from inception to delivery in area of expertise.
• Comfortable producing at a high level in a work from home and office environment with onshore and offshore teams using collaboration tools such as MS Teams, Zoom, JIRA/ADO and Confluence"
• Provide accurate estimates and manage individual priorities, deadlines, and deliveries as part of a team workflow. (Kanban/Scrum)

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.

• Employee Impact Groups
• FA Cares volunteer opportunities
• Mentorship Advantage Program
• SOAR, award-winning manager development program

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.