Senior Software Engineer

Abbott; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage (HIP PPO)

Excellent retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend in Alameda, CA to design, build, and optimize scalable backend systems using Java Spring Boot. You will create high-performance APIs and event-driven services, collaborating with Product, Platform/SRE, and Data/ML teams to ensure reliability and security across global deployments.

You will mentor junior engineers, participate in architecture decisions, and drive best practices for security, observability, and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience with distributed, cloud-native systems.
• Strong Java/Spring Boot and REST API development experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize backend systems for real-time biosensor data processing.
• Develop microservices and APIs using Java Spring Boot.
• Implement event-driven integrations with Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Collaborate with SRE to ensure observability and performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in code reviews.
• Ensure privacy-by-design and HIPAA/GDPR compliance.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

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.

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

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical 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 Software Engineer position can work out of Alameda, CA location.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to design, build, and optimize Lingo's backend systems, ensuring they are scalable, resilient, and secure. Java Spring Boot is our primary backend technology, and you will use it daily, building high-performance APIs, event-driven services, and data integrations across our global deployments. In this role, you will work closely with Product, Mobile, Platform/SRE, and Data/ML teams to deliver robust cloud-native services, troubleshoot complex issues, and continuously improve reliability and developer experience. You will contribute your expertise to architecture discussions, lead implementation of key projects, and mentor junior engineers in best practices.

What You'll Work On

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices and APIs for real-time biosensor data processing.
• Build and evolve backend services using Java Spring Boot, applying best practices for RESTful API design, dependency injection, Spring Security, and service modularity across Lingo's microservices architecture.
• Implement event-driven integrations with messaging and streaming systems such as Kafka and RabbitMQ and contribute to analytics pipelines.
• Collaborate with SRE to ensure observability, performance, and operational excellence across backend services.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews, contributing to decisions on service boundaries, data models, and communication patterns.
• Optimize backend services for low latency, high throughput, and cost efficiency.
• Apply privacy-by-design and security standards in line with HIPAA and GDPR compliance requirements.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code and establish and uphold engineering standards within the team.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to incident response and post-mortem analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with distributed, cloud-native systems.
• Strong skills in microservices architecture and API design (REST), with familiarity with GraphQL or gRPC as a plus.
• Experience with Kubernetes in production environments and familiarity with service mesh concepts.
• Hands‑on proficiency with messaging and streaming systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Strong programming expertise in Java with hands‑on production experience using Spring Boot, including RESTful API development, dependency injection, and Spring ecosystem tooling. Familiarity with Kotlin or Python is a plus.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and compliance requirements including HIPAA, GDPR, or similar.
• Solid understanding of performance optimization, scalability patterns, and async data processing.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work cross‑functionally with engineering and product teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating backend services with analytics and machine learning pipelines.
• Exposure to API gateways, authentication and authorization patterns, and rate limiting strategies.
• Background in digital health, IoT, or other mission-critical platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP, and infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform or Helm.

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.

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.