Senior Software Engineer – Lead Diagnostics Platform

Abbott Laboratories; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Cancer Diagnostics in Madison, WI is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to lead design, development, and testing of software applications across the suite. You will mentor junior team members, drive key architectural decisions, and ensure quality through rigorous debugging and testing practices.

The role demands strong OO programming, cloud familiarity (AWS/Azure), and experience with RESTful services, databases, and CI/CD pipelines. Collaboration with business stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM field and 4+ years of software development experience.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design and development.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, databases, and ORM technologies.
• Experience designing and developing cloud-based apps (AWS/Azure).
• Familiarity with Agile tools like JIRA and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and testing of software applications within Abbott Cancer Diagnostics.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and drive independent problem solving with minimal oversight.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to technical guidance across the group.
• Communicate plans, designs, and status updates to stakeholders clearly.
• Support quality management and participate in code reviews and design reviews.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

RESTful services

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

CI/CD pipelines

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

JIRA

Confluence

AWS SDKs

Azure

Hibernate

Entity Framework

JPA2

C++

Java

JavaScript

Python

SQL

.NET

Job description

Abbott Cancer Diagnostics in Madison, WI is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to lead design, development, and testing of software applications across the suite. You will mentor junior team members, drive key architectural decisions, and ensure quality through rigorous debugging and testing practices.

The role demands strong OO programming, cloud familiarity (AWS/Azure), and experience with RESTful services, databases, and CI/CD pipelines. Collaboration with business stakeholders is essential.