Senior AI Platform Architect & Engineer

Abbott; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 129,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Free medical coverage (HIP PPO)

Retirement savings plan with employer‑

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a senior platform engineer to drive architecture and delivery for major portions of the enterprise AI Platform at our IL location. You will set technical direction, report to and coordinate with the Tech Lead/Architect, and elevate engineering standards across teams.

Responsibilities include defining SLOs, leading incident response, and mentoring mid-level engineers. Strong skills in Python and distributed systems, plus Kubernetes and security practices, are required.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of software engineering, platform engineering, distributed systems, or infrastructure experience.
• Hands-on experience building enterprise AI/GenAI platforms in production at scale.
• Strong Python and at least one of TypeScript, Go, or Java, with API design and secure SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions for enterprise AI platform capabilities.
• Own platform reliability, SLOs, and incident response.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers and collaborate with stakeholders.

Skills

Python

API design

Distributed systems

Security SDLC

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

OpenTelemetry

CI/CD

Job description

Abbott is seeking a senior platform engineer to drive architecture and delivery for major portions of the enterprise AI Platform at our IL location. You will set technical direction, report to and coordinate with the Tech Lead/Architect, and elevate engineering standards across teams.

Responsibilities include defining SLOs, leading incident response, and mentoring mid-level engineers. Strong skills in Python and distributed systems, plus Kubernetes and security practices, are required.