First Advantage tech stack
First Advantage builds mostly with SQL, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript. Its stack also includes Azure, AWS, Angular, Selenium. SQL is named in 38 of the 88 job postings First Advantage published in the last 12 months (43%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of First Advantage, updated Nov 14, 2026.
What programming languages does First Advantage use?
SQL is named in 43% of job postings at First Advantage, followed by JavaScript (28%), Python (23%), TypeScript (22%).
SQL
38 43%
JavaScript
25 28%
Python
20 23%
TypeScript
19 22%
C#
10 11%
PowerShell
9 10%
Apex
7 8%
Node JS
6 7%
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What frameworks and libraries does First Advantage use?
Angular is named in 8% of job postings at First Advantage, followed by Selenium (8%), Playwright (7%), ASP.NET Core (6%).
Angular
7 8%
Selenium
7 8%
Playwright
6 7%
ASP.NET Core
5 6%
React.js
4 5%
WebDriverIO
4 5%
Cucumber
3 3%
FastAPI
2 2%
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What databases does First Advantage use?
MS SQL is named in 7% of job postings at First Advantage, followed by Oracle (6%), Amazon Redshift (2%), Azure Cosmos DB (2%).
MS SQL
6 7%
Oracle
5 6%
Amazon Redshift
2 2%
Azure Cosmos DB
2 2%
Google BigQuery
1 1%
MySQL
1 1%
Snowflake
1 1%
DynamoDB
1 1%
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What cloud and platforms does First Advantage use?
Azure is named in 42% of job postings at First Advantage, followed by AWS (33%), Power BI (18%), GitHub (10%).
Azure
37 42%
AWS
29 33%
Power BI
16 18%
GitHub
9 10%
Kubernetes
8 9%
Azure AKS
7 8%
GitHub Actions
7 8%
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And 7 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does First Advantage use?
Rest API is named in 22% of job postings at First Advantage, followed by Git (14%), Terraform (13%), Bicep (9%).
Rest API
19 22%
Git
12 14%
Terraform
11 13%
Bicep
8 9%
Docker
7 8%
Jenkins
6 7%
CloudFormation
5 6%
Ansible
4 5%
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What AI and ML technologies does First Advantage use?
LLM is named in 5% of job postings at First Advantage.
LLM
4 5%
Which engineering practices does First Advantage ask for?
CI/CD is named in 33% of job postings at First Advantage, followed by SOAP (11%), ETL/ELT (8%), Machine Learning (6%).
CI/CD
29 33%
SLI/SLO/SLA
4 5%
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What does each First Advantage team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
15 postingsEnterprise Apps
14 postingsQA
13 postingsAnalytics
10 postingsDevOps
6 postingsHow does your stack fit First Advantage?
How is the First Advantage 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.
How modern is the First Advantage stack?
First Advantage scores 72 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 First Advantage stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,866 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets First Advantage apart
Companies with a stack like First Advantage
U.S. Bank
132 shared technologies
Bajaj Finserv
113 shared technologies
HealthEdge
107 shared technologies
Vivantify Technology Solutions
112 shared technologies
Pearson VUE
119 shared technologies
Hexaware Technologies
108 shared technologies
Dellent Consulting
113 shared technologies
Pearson
120 shared technologies
Questions about the First Advantage tech stack
What programming languages does First Advantage use?
The languages named in First Advantage job postings are SQL (43%), JavaScript (28%), Python (23%), TypeScript (22%), C# (11%), as a share of the 88 postings of the last 12 months.
Does First Advantage use Angular?
Yes. Angular is named in 7 of 88 job postings (8%) and required in 7 of them.
What cloud and platforms does First Advantage use?
The cloud and platforms named in First Advantage job postings are Azure (37), AWS (29), Power BI (16) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at First Advantage?
Backend postings at First Advantage most often require AWS (8), C# (8), SQL (8), TypeScript (8), out of 15 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the First Advantage tech stack changing?
Yes. .NET, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Vue.js first appeared in First Advantage job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the First Advantage tech stack?
First Advantage scores 72 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 First Advantage tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting First Advantage publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 88 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 14, 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, "First Advantage tech stack: 147 technologies from 88 job postings", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/fadv-com/technologies