Senior Software Engineer, Cloud

Abbott Laboratories; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to improving lives through innovative technology in the medical field. This role offers the opportunity to work with a modern tech stack on a cloud platform that impacts users globally. You'll design scalable solutions, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to meaningful projects that enhance health outcomes. With a strong emphasis on career development and employee well-being, this is a place where you can thrive professionally while making a real difference in the world. Embrace the chance to grow in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Free medical coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Student debt program

Flexible work environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of software development experience in Go/Golang.
• Strong fundamentals in Computer Science and software development.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement services using Go for cloud-based platforms.
• Collaborate with partners to develop APIs for medical data sharing.

Skills

Go/Golang

API Development

Microservices

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Linux

SAML

OAUTH/OIDC

Job description

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Interested in applying your wealth of technical knowledge and experience towards an opportunity in the medical field and improve the lives of people with diabetes?

Candidates will work with a modern tech stack on a Software as a Service cloud platform as well as internal and external APIs to improve the health and well-being of users in over 25 countries in a large-scale system responsible for processing billions of messages daily.

The candidate should bring passion for software engineering and a desire for continuous learning, as well as versatility, leadership qualities, and a desire to shape the direction of the team.

The candidate will support building scalable, highly available, efficient, and secure cloud solutions for a medical device SaaS.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement services and components utilizing Go for cloud-based platforms.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop and integrate with APIs that empower sharing and utilization of medical data in partner systems.
• Design and implement unit testable, highly maintainable code.
• Collaborate directly with InfoSec to design and implement secure solutions.
• Work with internal and external team members to define API contracts.
• Provide new ideas and insights in collaboration with the data services team.
• Ensure performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design.
• Contribute to architectural and operational decisions with the Architecture team.
• Build internal tooling and APIs to streamline business and engineering processes.
• Implement systemic changes aligning existing systems with architectural goals.
• Create diagrams, flowcharts, and models illustrating internal design and workflows.
• Collaborate as an engaged member of an agile team, realizing features through development, testing, and delivery.
• Participate in technical planning, design, and code reviews, including peer review of pull requests.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or relevant field.
• 5 to 7 years of related software development experience in Go/Golang.
• Strong fundamentals in Computer Science and experience in software development.
• Eagerness to contribute beyond experience level.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment within a team.
• Practical experience with APIs and microservices development.
• Experience with federation services, including SAML, Reverse Proxy, OAUTH/OIDC.
• Experience with relational and document-oriented datastores such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Comfortable working remotely with a globally distributed team.
• Excellent communication skills—written, verbal, and listening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, Rust, Java, Spark, or C#/.NET.
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Practical knowledge of Linux.

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

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.

The base pay for this position ranges from $75,300.00 to $150,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from this range.