Staff Software Engineer

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Cancer Diagnostics seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead design, development, and testing of sophisticated software applications. You will mentor junior engineers, troubleshoot complex issues, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.

The role emphasizes independent design, accountability for quality, and strong communication within cross-functional teams. Offices in Madison, WI or Redwood City, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field; or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of software design and development; domain-specific skills.
• Experience with object-oriented programming.
• Experience with RESTful services and databases (Postgres, SQL Server).
• Experience designing apps for cloud platforms (Azure, AWS).
• Familiarity with Agile tools like JIRA/Confluence.
• Proficiency in multiple languages listed in qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and testing of software for Abbott Cancer Diagnostics.
• Mentor junior team members and communicate with stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot medium-complexity issues and debug effectively.
• Propose and review design alternatives; influence project delivery.
• Collaborate with peers and stakeholders to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Maintain attendance and uphold quality policies.

Skills

C++

Java

JavaScript

Python

SQL

PL/SQL

.NET

GWT

OOP

Cloud services

Agile methodologies

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Data Science/CS/Engineering

High School Diploma + 4 years relevant experience

Tools

RESTful web services

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

JPA/Hibernate

Entity Framework

Azure

AWS

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.

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.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in country where work will be performed on a full or part-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

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