Senior Tech Engineer II – AI-Driven CI/CD & Platform

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a technical contributor to design, engineer, and optimize software delivery pipelines and full stack applications in support of modern, scalable, and compliant development environments. The role combines CI/CD pipeline engineering, application development, and platform integration to enable automated, governed software delivery with AI-assisted capabilities.

You will implement end-to-end solutions across application and platform layers, drive engineering practices, tooling, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS with 7 years of experience; Master’s 6 years; PhD 2 years.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Strong backend programming skills and familiarity with frontend frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps toolchains and Git-based workflows.
• Experience deploying and supporting containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of SDLC practices, documentation, traceability, and validation in regulated environments.
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Structured and detail-oriented working style.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate robust CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows.
• Engineer full stack solutions by developing backend services and frontend components.
• Develop and maintain scalable, modular, and testable code with appropriate testing practices.
• Integrate and standardize toolchains across the SDLC including version control, build automation, and security scanning.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize pipeline and application performance with observability capabilities.
• Embed and enforce security, compliance, and quality controls aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions.
• Apply DevOps and platform engineering practices including containerization and IaC.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies including AI-assisted development.
• Drive continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and standards.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams.
• Support governance, traceability, and validation for AI-assisted software development in a regulated environment.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Backend development

Frontend frameworks

DevOps toolchains

Git-based workflows

AI-assisted development

Containerization

Infrastructure as code

Regulated environments

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 7+ years

Master's Degree in CS, 6+ years

PhD, 2+ years

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

OpenAI

Terraform

CloudFormation

Datadog

OpenTelemetry

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a technical contributor to design, engineer, and optimize software delivery pipelines and full stack applications in support of modern, scalable, and compliant development environments. The role combines CI/CD pipeline engineering, application development, and platform integration to enable automated, governed software delivery with AI-assisted capabilities.

You will implement end-to-end solutions across application and platform layers, drive engineering practices, tooling, and