Senior Full Stack Engineer

Abbott; California; On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Health insurance / HIP PPO

Retirement savings with high employer

Tuition reimbursement and FreeU

Diversity and recognition

Job summary

Abbott seeks a Senior Full Stack Engineer in Alameda, CA to lead design and development of cloud-native applications. You will own end-to-end features, mentor engineers, and drive performance, security, and scalability across a Direct-to-Consumer platform built on Next.js and Azure.

The role emphasizes architectural decisions, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and cost-efficient infrastructure, with a pay range that reflects seniority and location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience with at least 3 years in full-stack roles.
• Expert-level TypeScript with advanced types and generics.
• Extensive React and Next.js experience (App Router, Server Components, API routes).
• Experience building production e-commerce platforms and DTC models.
• Strong knowledge of payment systems, PCI compliance, fraud prevention.
• Experience with serverless architectures (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda).
• Familiarity with web performance, testing strategies, and scalable infra.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable features for a Next.js/Azure-based platform.
• Own critical systems including payment processing and CMS integration.
• Lead technical initiatives from design to deployment and drive performance and security.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers through reviews and pairing.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Optimize Core Web Vitals, bundle sizes, and serverless efficiency.
• Champion accessibility, internationalization, and PCI-DSS compliance.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Next.js

DTC e-commerce

Payment systems

Serverless

Azure/AWS

Monorepo (Turborepo)

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related field

Tools

Azure Functions

AWS Lambda

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Lingo, we’re building a groundbreaking health platform that combines continuous biosensor data, real-time analytics, and personalized insights to help people live fuller, longer, and healthier lives. Our systems ingest millions of sensor readings daily, powering experiences for consumers and partners worldwide, with the reliability and scalability of cloud-native, enterprise-grade platforms.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This Senior Full Stack Engineer position can work out of Alameda, CA location.

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer with strong hands‑on technical expertise and the ability to lead and mentor engineers. The ideal candidate is passionate about building scalable, high‑performance applications, contributing to architectural decisions, and solving complex technical challenges. In this role, you will help design, develop, and optimize cloud‑based applications and infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and champion engineering best practices that support operational excellence.

The successful candidate will have experience delivering end‑to‑end solutions across the full technology stack, mentoring engineers, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning. Experience with cloud platforms, DevOps, CI/CD, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles is highly desirable. Exposure to software delivery and release management is a plus.

What You’ll Work On

• Design and architect scalable features for our Direct‑to‑Consumer e‑commerce platform built on Next.js and Azure
• Own critical systems including payment processing, CMS integration, authentication, and commerce workflows
• Lead technical initiatives from design through deployment, ensuring performance, security, and reliability
• Build and optimize our TypeScript monorepo using Turborepo, balancing shared code with application independence
• Drive integration strategy for third‑party platforms including CommerceTools, Contentful, Auth0, Braze, and payment gateways
• Establish engineering standards and best practices across testing, monitoring, and deployment
• Mentor mid‑level and junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and cross‑functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Optimize application performance including Core Web Vitals, bundle size, and serverless function efficiency
• Contribute to architectural decisions that impact the scalability and maintainability of the platform
• Champion accessibility, internationalization, and compliance requirements (GDPR, PCI‑DSS)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in full‑stack roles
• Expert‑level proficiency in TypeScript with deep understanding of advanced types, generics, and type safety patterns
• Extensive experience building production applications with React and Next.js (App Router, Server Components, API routes)
• Proven track record building and scaling e‑commerce platforms with hands‑on experience in Direct‑to‑Consumer (DTC) business models
• Strong understanding of payment systems, including third‑party integrations, fraud prevention, and PCI compliance
• Experience architecting and maintaining serverless applications (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, or similar)
• Deep knowledge of web architecture, performance optimization, and scalable infrastructure
• Experience with headless CMS platforms and content modeling
• Proficiency with modern testing strategies including unit, integration, and E2E testing
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions across teams
• Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team technical capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure ecosystem (Functions, Service Bus, Blob Storage, Application Insights) or equivalent AWS services
• Hands‑on experience with CommerceTools or similar commerce platforms
• Deep knowledge of Next.js including streaming, caching strategies, and edge runtime optimization
• Experience with monorepo tools like Turborepo
• Knowledge of authentication protocols (OAuth 2.0, SAML, JWT) and identity providers like Auth0
• Experience with error monitoring tools such as Sentry or New Relic
• Understanding of CDN strategies, edge computing, and global content delivery
• Experience with Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines
• Contributions to open source or demonstrated thought leadership in the web development community

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal

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The base pay for this position is

$100,000.00 – $200,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

DIVISION:

LNGO Lingo

LOCATION:

United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay Parkway

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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