Software Engineer, AI Platform

AbbVie

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
North Chicago, IL
Salary
$84,500–$162,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Nov 2, 2126

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $196k
This role $123k
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This role pays less than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $161,300–$230,537 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $123k versus about $196k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About AbbVie

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care. Its products include Humira, Skyrizi, and Rinvoq.

AbbVie currently has 137 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $109,500–$208,500 across 130 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer, AI Platform

The Software Engineer - AI Platform joins a team dedicated to building and supporting an enterprise AI platform. This hands-on role involves developing, testing, and maintaining production-ready capabilities that enable the responsible use of generative AI across scientific, clinical, commercial, and operational areas. You will build APIs, backend services, user-facing workflows, and automation scripts while contributing to reusable engineering patterns for prompt management, retrieval-augmented generation, model routing, and observability. The position requires proficiency in programming languages like Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Java, alongside experience with cloud platforms, containers, and CI/CD. You will solve technical problems by collaborating with architects and data teams to deliver governed AI solutions, ensuring reliability through unit testing, monitoring, and adherence to secure software delivery standards and GxP awareness.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $161894 from 81 postings across 29 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain AI platform capabilities including APIs, backend services, and automation scripts for generative AI use cases.
  • Build reusable engineering patterns for prompt management, retrieval-augmented generation, model routing, and evaluation.
  • Support platform adoption by troubleshooting issues, improving documentation, and guiding teams on approved development patterns.
  • Execute quality engineering activities including unit testing, integration testing, and defect resolution in controlled environments.
  • Monitor production services to resolve support tickets and automate recurring maintenance tasks.
  • Ensure all software delivery complies with corporate standards for security, privacy, GxP awareness, and data protection.
  • Communicate technical findings, risks, and project progress clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of relevant technical experience or Master’s degree with 4 years of relevant technical experience.
  • Experience in software, data, AI/ML, or platform engineering is preferred.
  • Hands-on experience building or supporting software applications, APIs, cloud services, data pipelines, automation, or AI/ML-enabled solutions.
  • Working knowledge of source control, CI/CD, testing, monitoring, documentation, and agile delivery.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or similar.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers, APIs, or enterprise integration patterns (preferred).
  • Interest in generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, model evaluation, or AI platform tooling; direct enterprise AI experience is preferred.
  • Ability to solve ambiguous technical problems and communicate concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

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