Staff Engineer, Software

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a software engineer in the United States with strong Java and object-oriented design skills to lead end-to-end software development for medical devices. You will design and implement software across subsystems, drive modern engineering practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure quality and compliance.

Ideal candidates have 8–10 years in software development, proficiency in Linux, Git, and Jira, and experience with AI-assisted tooling to accelerate design, testing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (CS or related field) with 8–10 years of related experience.
• Master's degree with 7+ years of related experience.
• Strong hands-on Java and OO programming capabilities.
• Experience with Linux and source control (Git).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates expert knowledge and proficiency of the complete software development process.
• Design/implement software in Java with OOP principles, data structures, and multi-threading concepts.
• Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices including AI-assisted testing and automated tooling.
• Oversee end-to-end interfaces, patterns, and testing strategy for features in subsystems.
• Debugs and troubleshoots software problems and proposes solutions.
• Independently manage product development, issue tracking and design documentation.

Skills

Java

Object-oriented programming

Multi-threading

AI-assisted development tools

Code debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (CS or related)

Master's degree, 7+ years experience

Tools

Git

Jira

CI/CD tooling

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

Main Responsibilities

• Demonstrates expert knowledge and proficiency of the complete software development process.
• Design/Implement software in current OOPs programming languages such as Java with expertise in object-oriented programming principles , data structures, state machines, synchronization and multi-thread concepts.
• Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices including AI-assisted testing, automated code generation, intelligent debugging, and software quality analysis.
• Oversee end-to-end implementation of all internal and external interfaces, implementation patterns and unit, integration and performance testing strategy for all features in one or more subsystems.
• Debugs, troubleshoots, and isolates software problems as well as provide strategic solutions, analysis, and contribute to process/design improvements.
• Independently manage the product development, issue tracking and design description process with input from others. Communicate with internal stakeholders on decisions that impact their team.
• Conduct design reviews, maintain/update design documents and address review feedback. Also contribute and support reviews held by peers on related projects and provide feedback.
• Assess areas impacted by new feature requests and determine approach to accommodate new capabilities.
• Contribute to project planning by providing effort estimates for implementing new features/ functionality. .
• Provides technical feasibility assessment on emerging user needs and product requirements, leads to proof-of-concepts and proposes optimal design solutions compatible with the software system architecture.
• Leads root cause investigations into high-complexity or high-severity issues.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in engineering preferably in Computer Science or related field with 8-10 years of related experience, master's degree with 7+ years of related experience.
• Ability to independently learn/explore existing system functionality.
• Strong hands-on programming/coding knowledge of Java or any Object-oriented programming.
• Progressively more responsible work experience in a range of software engineering disciplines using a variety of programming methods.
• Expertise with visual modeling, graphical user interfaces, multi-threading, formal software development methodologies, and source code management.
• Intermediate to moderate understanding of Linux Operating system.
• Strong knowledge with continuous integration & continuous development
• Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills. Ability to debug and arrive at solutions.
• Experience with source control and bug tracking tools (Git, Jira)
• Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI-assisted development tools, generative AI technologies, and intelligent automation platforms to accelerate software design, implementation, testing, debugging, and delivery while maintaining high standards of quality, security, compliance, and reliability .

Preferred

• Experience working with teams cohesively from multiple sites.
• Experience developing medical device software.
• Experience in embedded systems software development is a plus.
• Experience developing software applications for tablet platforms and touch-enabled devices, including responsive UI/UX design and cross-platform deployment.

The base pay for this position is

$114,000.00 - $228,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY

Product Development

DIVISION

CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

LOCATION

United States > Sylmar : 13150 Telfair Avenue

WORK SHIFT

Standard

TRAVEL

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

No

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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