Manager, Software Engineer

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Short-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie Inc. in Chicago is seeking a Manager, Software Engineer to lead a small team and deliver full‑stack web applications using React/TypeScript on the frontend and Python/Node back‑end services. You will implement GraphQL APIs, ensure secure data exchange, and drive engineering best practices.

You will balance hands-on coding with people leadership, guiding project execution, mentoring engineers, and promoting observability, CI/CD, and scalable design across the group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years’ experience; Master’s with 5 years; PhD with 0 years.
• Thorough theoretical and practical understanding of full stack software engineering.
• Proven, hands-on experience delivering production applications with Python and React + TypeScript.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and consuming GraphQL APIs.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, design, engineer, and implement full stack software solutions—spanning React/TypeScript front-ends, Python and Node.js services, and GraphQL APIs.
• Build and operate Python and Node.js back-end services with agent/LLM integration, exposing them safely to front-end and downstream consumers.
• Design and build custom integrations between systems, ensuring reliable and secure data exchange.
• Maintain CI/CD pipeline ownership for the team's services across environments.
• Mentor and coach team members on practices, code quality, and problem-solving approaches.
• Serve as technical lead for projects, guiding design decisions and team delivery.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Python

GraphQL

Node.js

CI/CD

Observability

Leadership

Mentoring

LLM/Agent development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apollo Server

Hapi

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Xand YouTube.

Job Description

The Manager, Software Engineer will work collaboratively with technology and business groups to conceive, design, engineer, and implement full stack software solutions that solve significant scientific or business problems, while leading and developing a small team of engineers. This role will deliver production-grade web applications and services across a modern React/TypeScript front-end, Python and Node back-end services, andGraphQLAPIs. The incumbent will balance hands-on technical contribution with day-to-day team leadership - guiding project execution, developing team members, and driving engineering practices that improve productivity and quality across the group.

Responsibilities

Technical

• Conceive, design, engineer, and implement full stack software solutions—spanning React/TypeScriptfront-ends, Python and Node.js services, andGraphQLAPIs—by studying information needs, conferring with users, and analyzing systems flow, data usage, and work processes.
• Design and build responsive, accessible web experiences in React and TypeScript, using modern tooling (Vite,GraphQLcodegen,TanStack/Redux Toolkit, react-hook-form,zod) and shared design systems.
• Design and implementGraphQLAPIs; author schemas and resolvers that scale across multiple services and clients.
• Build andoperatePython and Node.js back-end services, including agent/LLM-integrated services, exposing them safely and observably to front-end and downstream consumers.
• Design and build custom integrations between systems, both third-party and internal, ensuring reliable and secure data exchange.
• Package and deploy applications using containerization (Docker); have working familiarity with Kubernetes-based orchestration for services owned by the team.
• Maintain CI/CD pipeline ownership for the team's services, covering automated build, test, and deployment across environments.
• Partner withstakeholders to help define and implement technical guardrails for citizen-developed applications, applying software engineering and infrastructure principles to promote secure, reliable, scalable, and supportable solutions.
• Instrument services and clients forobservability anduse those signals to analyze and resolve technical problems using disciplined problem-solving methods.

People & Team Leadership

• Manage a small team of 2–3 direct FTE reports, and direct the work ofadditionalcontract engineers, providing day-to-day direction on tasks, sprint planning, and prioritization.
• Conduct performance reviews and support each FTE team member's career development, includinggoal-settingand skill growth planning; provide performance feedback on contractors' work.
• Mentor and coach team members on technical practices, code quality, and problem-solving approaches.
• Serve astechnicallead for team projects, guiding design decisions and ensuring solutions meet both business needs and engineering standards.
• Routinelydemonstrateinitiative and creativity in developing technology solutions, both personally and by fostering them within the team.
• Operate with high autonomy,requiring onlyminimal direction from supervisor. Accountable for team delivery and output, and for the performance and development of direct reports.
• Mayinitiatenew areas of investigation that are meaningful, reliable, and can be incorporated directly into a scientific or business activity.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree with 6 years' experience;Master's Degreewith 5 years' experience; PhD with 0 years' experience.
• Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of full stack software engineering.
• Proven, hands-on experience delivering production applications with Python and React + TypeScript.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and consumingGraphQLAPIs.
• Experience building custom integrations between systems, including third-party and internal platforms.
• Practical experience with containerization (Docker).
• Strong TypeScriptproficiency, including type-driven API design and shared type/codegenworkflows between client and service.
• Proven implementation of creative technology solutions thatadvancedthe business.
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
• Experience with Node.js server frameworks (e.g., Hapi, Apollo Server).
• Experience with Python service frameworks and packaging tools (e.g.,uv,pydantic,httpx).
• Prior experience managing or leading a small engineering team.
• Exposure to LLM/agent-based application development and integration with internal AI SDKs.

Preferred:

• Life sciences industry experience and/or chemistry degree

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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