Software Engineering Manager, Content Systems - Diabetes Care Division - (Mississauga)

Abbott Laboratories; Westford (MA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on developing headless CMS solutions. This role involves overseeing the design and deployment of innovative content management systems, mentoring team members, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software development and a strong background in managing engineering teams. Join us to help revolutionize diabetes care through technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of professional hands-on software development experience.
• 2+ years of experience in managing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers.
• Oversee design, development, and deployment of headless CMS solutions.
• Manage project timelines, resources, and budgets.

Skills

JavaScript

Typescript

React

Interpersonal Skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

S3

Strapi

Contentful

Job description

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and 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 will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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 position works remotely out of Canada location in the Diabetes Care division. 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.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers focused on the development of our headless CMS system, and the delivery of content to a growing number of public facing web and mobile applications

• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of headless CMS solutions using tools such as Strapi and Contentful

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and marketing, to ensure CMS solutions meet business requirements.

• Drive best practices in software development, including code reviews and testing

• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

• Provide consistent and clear feedback to your direct reports. Team members understand when they are below, meeting, or exceeding expectations.

• Manage project timelines, resources, and budgets to ensure the successful content delivery

• Manage the localization of content for applications deployed in over 50+ countries

• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to keep our CMS solutions at the forefront of innovation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other relevant field or equivalent experience

• Minimum 7 years of professional hands-on software development experience in either mobile and/or web-based platforms

• 2+ years of experience in managing engineers and leading a team

• Demonstrated experience working with headless CMS systems and complex content architectures

• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, Typescript and React

• Outstanding interpersonal and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with AWS and S3

• Comfortable working asynchronously with a distributed team

• Excellent written, verbal, and listening communication skills

• Comfortable working in an agile environment

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.

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