Software Engineer, Cloud

Thornton Tomasetti; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP PPO medical plan

High employer retirement contributions

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Software Engineer, Cloud to join a US-based, remote-friendly team. You will design cloud services in Go, integrate APIs, and build scalable, testable systems that process billions of messages daily for health tech solutions.

The role emphasizes full SDLC participation, collaboration with partners, and a drive to improve architecture while maintaining reliability and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of professional software development in Agile environments.
• Strong CS fundamentals and software development experience.
• Ability to contribute beyond experience level.
• Experience with Git for source control on collaborative projects.
• OO design and modular, testable code.
• Experience with asynchronous messaging and backend processing jobs.
• Familiar with Docker containers and orchestration: Swarm, ECS, Kubernetes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement services using Go for cloud platforms.
• Collaborate on API development and integration for medical data sharing.
• Develop scalable, reliable systems with maintainable code and tests.
• Participate in full SDLC for Cloud solutions with software engineering teams.
• Implement architectural alignment changes across systems.
• Create diagrams and models to illustrate design and workflows.
• Build internal tooling and automate build, release and configuration processes.
• Support regulatory compliance requirements including FDA guidance.

Skills

Git version control

OOP concepts

Communication skills

Agile environment

Distributed collaboration

RESTful APIs

Cloud services

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree with 4+ years experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Docker Swarm

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

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

This Software Engineer, Cloud position can work out remotely within the U.S. The Software Engineer, Cloud will work with a modern technology stack on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, leveraging internal and external APIs to support a large-scale system that processes billions of messages daily and serves users in over 25 countries. This role plays a key part in advancing solutions that improve the health and well‑being of users worldwide.

The ideal candidate brings a strong passion for software engineering, a commitment to continuous learning, and the versatility to thrive in a dynamic environment. This individual should also demonstrate leadership potential and a desire to help shape the direction of the team.

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

• 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 users to share and utilize their medical data in partner systems
• Design and implement high-quality, scalable, and maintainable systems by developing robust, testable code and ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and uptime
• Participate in all aspects of the software development life cycle for Cloud solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance collaboratively with Software Engineering
• Implement systemic changes to align existing systems with current architectural goals
• Create diagrams, flowcharts and models that illustrate the internal design and workflow of solution components
• Build and manage internal tooling, APIs, and production systems, driving automation across build, release, and configuration processes to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Support company initiatives and complies with regulatory requirements by FDA and other relevant global

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering Mathematics, or related field
• Minimum 6 years of professional software development experience in an Agile environment, including time spent in technical residency programs, or master's degree with 4+ years of related experience.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals and experience with software development
• Eagerness to contribute beyond experience level
• Experience with Git for source control on a collaborative project
• Understands Object Oriented Programming and design and building modular unit testable code
• Understands the principles of designing, implementing, and maintaining highly complex asynchronous messaging and backend processing jobs
• Understands the concepts of Docker Containers and container orchestration services such as Docker Swarm, ECS, and Kubernetes.
• Excellent written, verbal and listening communication skills
• Experience working in an agile environment.

PREFFERED

• Experience with open-source, software development and system engineering.
• Comfortable working asynchronously with a distributed team
• Practical Knowledge of Linux
• Practical experience and understanding of working with and developing RESTful APIs and microservices
• Experience contributing to a scalable architecture/design of existing and new systems that are highly available and easy to maintain and monitor
• Understanding and familiarity of Test Driven Development (TDD) Experience working with relational datastores such as SQL Server, Postgresql, or MySql

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.

#software The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00

JOB FAMILY: Product Development DIVISION: ADC Diabetes Care LOCATION: United States of America : Remote ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road, United States > Bend : 1001 SW Emkay Drive, United States > Orlando : University Park Building WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. Follow Us: Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Twitter