Staff Software Engineer

Abbott; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Strong retirement plan

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design, develop, and test software for Cancer Diagnostics. You will lead key design decisions, troubleshoot complex issues, and mentor junior team members in a dynamic, global group.

Based in the United States with remote options, you will collaborate with business stakeholders, apply OO programming, and contribute to high-quality software solutions in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 4 years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of software development and OO programming.
• Experience with RESTful web services, databases, and ORM technologies.
• Experience with cloud-based frameworks (Azure/AWS).
• Familiarity with agile tools and software development processes.
• Proficiency in C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL, PL/SQL, .NET, GWT.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and testing of software for Abbott Cancer Diagnostics.
• Mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance.
• Communicate with stakeholders and ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Troubleshoot and resolve medium-to-complex issues independently.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and design reviews.

Skills

C++

Java

JavaScript

Python

SQL

PL/SQL

.NET

GWT

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4 years relevant experience

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION

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

As a Staff Software Engineer, this seasoned professional will demonstrate competence and creativity in a wide range of technical areas. This role will have a lead role in the design, development, and testing of software applications for Abbott Cancer Diagnostics, creating expert design concepts and foolproof debugging. This role will be able to resolve most issues and problems effectively with minimal oversight, communicate effectively with business stakeholders, and mentor junior team members. This role will routinely make key decisions for the team, be accountable for application quality, and be highly productive. This position can be based in our Madison, WI, or Redwood City, CA, office location.

What You'll Work On

• Demonstrate strong working knowledge, skills, and understanding of practices for complex programs and initiatives, demonstrating creativity and substantial understanding of specialized techniques, processes, and procedures.
• Troubleshoot issues and problems of medium complexity for major software applications; break down complex tasks, make reasonable decisions, investigate and fix bugs, and operate independently.
• Initiate independent designs that impact and influence the department’s delivery and approach.
• Lead reviewing design alternatives, problems, and solutions with an eye on limiting the need for later problem solving.
• Consistently influence and make significant decisions within a project, demonstrating good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions based in a solid understanding of business strategy and best practices with minimal instructions for difficult or unpredictable situations.
• Contribute individual capabilities to the achievement of group objectives, and work effectively with others in a group setting. This includes mentoring, coaching, and technical guidance for junior members of the team.
• Build successful internal and external partnerships with peers, SMEs, stakeholders, and decision-makers.
• Communicate clear and concise project plans/designs and status updates for a project.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as needed. Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork. Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures. Maintain regular and reliable attendance. Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or Engineering; or High School Diploma/General Education Degree and 4 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties .
• Complete knowledge and full understanding of software development design and development, and relevant domain specific skills.
• Understanding of and significant experience with object-oriented programming.
• RESTful web services, Relational Databases (Postgres, SQL Server), and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate, Entities Framework).
• Demonstrated experience designing and developing apps that access and or utilize cloud-based frameworks (e.g., Azure, Amazon AWS Services/SDKs, etc.).
• Agile development tools; including, but not limited to, JIRA, Confluence repository.
• C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL, PL/SQL, .NET, Google Web Toolkit.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in the Software Engineering discipline
• Strong knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7 and FHIR.
• Experience using Java as a core language
• Experience using Spring Boot or Spring to support Microservices
• Experience using Maven
• Experience using Kafka or other queuing systems

The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00

JOB FAMILY

Product Development

DIVISION: ONCO Cancer Diagnostics

LOCATION: United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: No 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.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

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