Senior Software Engineer

Abbott Laboratories; Alameda (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Education Benefits

401(k) match

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Alameda, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to design, build, and optimize Lingo's backend systems. You will craft scalable microservices using Java Spring Boot, APIs, and event-driven integrations across global deployments.

Lead with security and privacy by design, align with HIPAA and GDPR requirements, and mentor peers while collaborating with SRE for observability and performance. Join a leading health tech platform advancing patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with distributed, cloud-native systems.
• Strong skills in microservices architecture and API design (REST).
• Experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Hands-on proficiency with Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Strong Java with Spring Boot production experience.
• Familiarity with GraphQL or gRPC is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize backend systems for real-time biosensor data processing.
• Develop high-performance microservices and APIs using Java Spring Boot.
• Implement event-driven integrations with Kafka and RabbitMQ and analytics pipelines.
• Collaborate with SRE to ensure observability, performance, and reliability.
• Participate in architecture reviews and decisions on service boundaries and data models.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and pair programming.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST API design

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Security HIPAA/GDPR

Cloud platforms

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

GraphQL

gRPC

Terraform/Helm

Git

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 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

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.

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.

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 Details

• Job Family: Product Development
• Division: LNGO Lingo
• Location: United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay Parkway
• ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
• WORK SHIFT: Standard
• TRAVEL: No
• 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, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.