Software Engineer, Fullstack

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.JOB DESCRIPTION:Full Stack EngineerWorking at AbbottAt 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.• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO• 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 OpportunityAt Abbott, we believe people with diabetes should be empowered to enjoy healthy and happy lives. That’s why we’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health more effectively and comfortably, with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.Interested in applying your wealth of technical knowledge and software engineering experience towards an opportunity where you can improve the lives of millions of people with diabetes?Candidates will work with a modern tech stack on a Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud platform that serves users in over 49 countries. The core platform consists of systems housed in a large-scale environment responsible for processing billions of tasks every day. The candidate should have strong leadership ability and bring a passion for software engineering to help shape the direction of the team. Highly sought-after qualities include strong communication skills, versatility, and a desire to continuously learn, improve, and empower other team members. Candidate will support building scalable, highly available, reliable, efficient, and secure cloud solutions for a medical device SaaS. #softwareWhat You’ll Work On• Learn and improve our existing React and Go based health care platforms.• Engage in design and implementation of services, features, and components utilizing React, Node and Go.• Design and implement highly maintainable unit testable code.• Collaborate with both internal and external team members to shape and define API contracts.• Work to investigate and resolve complex problems with an eye for improving software maintainability through refactoring.• Ensure performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design.• Build out internal tooling and APIs to make business and engineering processes easier, faster, and safer.• Collaborate as an engaged member of an Agile team focused on realizing features through development, test, and delivery.Required Qualifications• 1+ year professional software development experience or equivalent internship experience.• Demonstrated knowledge of modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue) and backend software development (e.g. Go, Python, Java).• Strong Computer Science fundamentals• Highly motivated to learn new software development languages to meet goals and objectives.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with high attention to detail and strong collaboration abilities• Familiarity with Git, Bitbucket, Jira, ConfluencePreferred Qualifications• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or related engineering discipline) and/or equivalent training, internship, or work experience.• Experience with React and/or Gol• 2+ years professional experience in software development in an Agile environment.• Practical knowledge of Linux.• Knowledge of or experience with multilanguage support, internationalization, and/or content management systems.• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.comFollow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.The base pay for this position is$65,900.00 – $131,900.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY:Product DevelopmentDIVISION:ADC Diabetes CareLOCATION:United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop RoadADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT:StandardTRAVEL:Not specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT 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.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf