Senior Staff Software Engineer - Tech Lead, Diagnostics

Abbott Laboratories; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in San Diego is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of multiple complex software applications for Abbott Cancer Diagnostics. You will mentor junior engineers and coordinate with stakeholders to deliver robust software solutions.

The role emphasizes ownership of quality, adherence to engineering practices, and collaboration across teams to meet business objectives. This is an onsite position in La Jolla with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, CS, IS, Math or Engineering or 12+ years experience in lieu.
• Expert in one or more object‑oriented programming languages.
• Experience with RESTful web services and relational databases (Postgres, SQL Server).
• Experience with cloud frameworks (Azure, AWS).
• Experience with Agile tools including JIRA, Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and testing of complex software applications.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Ensure application quality and adherence to design control processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other teams to deliver large features.

Skills

OOP languages

RESTful APIs

SQL Databases

Cloud frameworks

JIRA & Confluence

C

C++

Java

Python

JavaScript

PL/SQL

.NET

GWT

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

ORM (Hibernate)

Job description

Abbott Laboratories in San Diego is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of multiple complex software applications for Abbott Cancer Diagnostics. You will mentor junior engineers and coordinate with stakeholders to deliver robust software solutions.

The role emphasizes ownership of quality, adherence to engineering practices, and collaboration across teams to meet business objectives. This is an onsite position in La Jolla with travel as needed.