Staff Software Engineer - AI-Driven Java Leader

Abbott Laboratories; California (MO); On-site; USD 114,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Sylmar, CA, is hiring a Staff Engineer, Software to lead design and implementation of medical software systems. The role requires deep Java and OOP expertise, experience with multi-threading, Linux, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development tools.

You will own end-to-end interfaces, testing strategies, and design reviews, collaborating with stakeholders across sites to deliver reliable software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably Computer Science, with 8–10 years of related experience.
• Ability to independently learn and explore existing system functionality.
• Strong hands-on programming in Java or any OOP language.
• Experience in software engineering disciplines, multi-threading, Linux, and CI/CD.
• Experience with Git and Jira for source control and issue tracking.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted development tools and automation.
• Ability to estimate effort and contribute to project planning.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software in Java with OOP principles.
• Oversee interfaces, unit, integration, and performance testing.
• Debug and provide strategic solutions to complex issues.
• Lead design reviews and maintain design documents.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and drive product development.
• Contribute to process improvements and use AI-assisted tooling.

Skills

Java

OOP principles

Data structures

State machines

Multithreading

Synchronization

AI-assisted testing

Automated code generation

Intelligent debugging

Software quality analysis

CI/CD

Linux

Git

Jira

Code reviews

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (CS or related)

Master's degree

Tools

Git

Jira

Job description

Abbott Laboratories in Sylmar, CA, is hiring a Staff Engineer, Software to lead design and implementation of medical software systems. The role requires deep Java and OOP expertise, experience with multi-threading, Linux, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development tools.

You will own end-to-end interfaces, testing strategies, and design reviews, collaborating with stakeholders across sites to deliver reliable software.