Senior Software Engineer

Abbott

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Work type
On-site
Location
Alameda, CASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$100,000–$200,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
68 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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About Abbott

Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare company that manufactures and markets a broad and diversified line of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic pharmaceuticals. Industry: Healthcare & Medical Devices

Abbott currently has 193 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer joins the Lingo team to design, build, and optimize backend systems for a health platform that processes continuous biosensor data and real-time analytics. You will develop scalable microservices and high-performance APIs using Java Spring Boot, ensuring the platform remains resilient and secure. Daily responsibilities include implementing event-driven integrations with Kafka and RabbitMQ, managing data models, and collaborating with SRE and Data/ML teams to improve observability and performance. You will apply expertise in RESTful API design, dependency injection, and Spring Security while ensuring compliance with HIPAA and GDPR standards. The role requires proficiency in distributed cloud-native systems, Kubernetes, and asynchronous data processing to solve technical challenges related to low-latency, high-throughput processing of millions of daily sensor readings for global consumers.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices and APIs for real-time biosensor data processing.
  • Build backend services using Java Spring Boot following RESTful API design and Spring Security best practices.
  • Implement event-driven integrations using messaging and streaming systems like Kafka and RabbitMQ.
  • Optimize backend services for low latency, high throughput, and cost efficiency.
  • Apply privacy-by-design and security standards to ensure HIPAA and GDPR compliance.
  • Participate in architecture reviews to define service boundaries, data models, and communication patterns.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code while upholding engineering standards for the team.
  • Mentor junior engineers on best practices and technical standards.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Minimum 7 years of experience with distributed, cloud-native systems.
  • Strong programming expertise in Java with hands-on production experience using Spring Boot.
  • Strong skills in microservices architecture and REST API design.
  • Experience with Kubernetes in production environments and familiarity with service mesh concepts.
  • Hands-on proficiency with messaging and streaming systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
  • Knowledge of secure coding practices and compliance requirements including HIPAA and GDPR.
  • Familiarity with Kotlin or Python (preferred).

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