Senior Software Systems Engineer - Medical Devices & Cloud

Abbott; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Pleasanton, CA is hiring a Senior Software Systems Engineer to support design, development, and testing of complex software for medical devices and connected health platforms. You will translate customer needs into clear specifications and provide technical leadership to meet regulatory standards while guiding cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes risk management, traceability, and compliant software lifecycle practices within the HF Heart Failure division, with travel up to 10%

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related engineering field.
• 8+ yrs relevant experience and a BS degree, or 6 yrs relevant experience and a MS degree, or equivalent years of education and experience in Engineering and Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Leads complex digital health programs spanning cloud platforms, mobile apps, connected devices, data pipelines, and clinical workflows.
• Drives standardized engineering methods and processes that improve design rigor and cross-functional team alignment.
• Leads structured execution of digital product development, translating ambiguous business and clinical inputs into well-defined plans and actionable requirements; drives issue resolution, prioritizes cross-functional trade-offs, and ensures validated, high-quality outputs aligned with regulatory expectations.
• Plans and executes the department strategy to deliver upon responsibilities; gathers information, frames problems, devises/executes plans, tracks progress and adjusts/measures success within scope of responsibility to improve development efforts as well as the organization.
• Partners with internal stakeholders (business, clinical, regulatory, and engineering) to define product vision and high-level requirements, then decomposes them into detailed software/system requirements and functional specifications for development and testing teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related engineering field

MS degree in a related field (preferred)

Job description

Abbott in Pleasanton, CA is hiring a Senior Software Systems Engineer to support design, development, and testing of complex software for medical devices and connected health platforms. You will translate customer needs into clear specifications and provide technical leadership to meet regulatory standards while guiding cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes risk management, traceability, and compliant software lifecycle practices within the HF Heart Failure division, with travel up to 10%