Technology Engineer II Platform & Full Stack Engineering

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Long-term incentive programs

Job summary

AbbVie in North Chicago, IL seeks a technical contributor to design, engineer, and continuously optimize software delivery pipelines and full‑stack applications in scalable, compliant development environments.

The role combines CI/CD pipeline engineering, application development, and platform integration to enable automated, governed software delivery, with a focus on AI‑assisted development and validated traceability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field with several years of software delivery experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or OpenAI.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Strong backend programming skills and familiarity with frontend frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps toolchains and Git-based workflows.
• Experience deploying and supporting containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of SDLC practices, documentation, traceability, and validation requirements in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows.
• Engineer full-stack solutions by developing backend services and frontend components.
• Develop and maintain scalable, modular, and testable code with testing practices.
• Integrate and standardize toolchains across the SDLC, including security scanning.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize pipeline and application performance.
• Embed and enforce security, compliance, and quality controls across the lifecycle.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions.
• Apply DevOps and platform engineering practices, including IaC.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development.
• Drive continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and standards.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams.
• Support governance, traceability, and validation in regulated environments.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Backend development

Frontend frameworks

DevOps practices

Security & compliance

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Master’s degree in related field

PhD (academic/research track)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Copilot

Claude/OpenAI tools

Job description

About AbbVie

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Job Description

Technical contributor responsible for designing, engineering, and continuously optimizing software delivery pipelines and full‑stack applications in support of modern, scalable, and compliant development environments. The role combines CI/CD pipeline engineering, application development, and platform integration to enable efficient, automated, and governed software delivery. A key focus is the integration of agentic (AI‑supported) development capabilities into the software lifecycle, ensuring reproducibility, traceability, and compliance by design.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate robust CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows, ensuring reliable and repeatable software build, integration, testing, and deployment processes.
• Engineer full‑stack solutions by developing backend services and frontend components.
• Develop and maintain scalable, modular, and testable code with appropriate testing practices.
• Integrate and standardize toolchains across the SDLC, including version control, build automation, artifact management, and security scanning.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize pipeline and application performance with observability capabilities.
• Embed and enforce security, compliance, and quality controls aligned with enterprise and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions.
• Apply DevOps and platform engineering practices, including containerization and infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI‑assisted development.
• Drive continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and standards.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional and global teams.
• Support implementation of governance, traceability, and validation practices for AI‑assisted software development in a regulated environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science with 7 years of experience; Master’s degree with 6 years; PhD with 2 years.
• Experience working with AI‑assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or OpenAI.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Strong backend programming skills and familiarity with frontend frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps toolchains and Git‑based workflows.
• Experience deploying and supporting containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of SDLC practices, documentation, traceability, and validation requirements within regulated environments.
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Structured and detail‑oriented working style.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cloud‑Native development and deployment on AWS or Azure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and secure coding standards.
• Experience developing REST APIs, microservices, and modern web applications using frameworks such as .NET, Python, or React.
• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Datadog, Grafana, Splunk, or OpenTelemetry.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Compensation & Benefits

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes, in good faith, it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and the Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long‑term incentive programs.

AbbVie is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.