Software Engineer (Web and API)

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:

Meet Lingo, a new biosensing technology that provides users a window into their body. Lingo tracks key biomarkers – such as glucose, ketones, and lactate – to help people make better decisions about their health and nutrition. Biowearable technology will digitize, decentralize and democratize healthcare, enabling consumers to take control of their own health.

Working at Abbott

At 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 Opportunity

Personalized healthcare is the future. Working on Lingo, you will help build a next-generation technology that enables individuals to make decisions about how to improve energy, lose weight or enhance athletic performance. The Lingo team embodies a start-up culture and mindset with the backing of Abbott, a company with a rich history of healthcare innovation. Join us and grow your career as you help Abbott shape the future of healthcare.

This Software Engineer (Web and API) position works out of Alameda, CA location.

You will be part of an agile development team and translate design and build web apps and API services to support Lingo’s go to market strategy. You will help to build content management, e-commerce and integration services across several web properties using a range for frontend and backend technologies.

What You’ll Work On

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Design and build responsive websites and prototypes that adhere to the provided technical specifications and approved design

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to build end-to-end solutions, implementing the most meaningful designs and functionality

• Create rich, compelling user interfaces using the most modern technologies

• Create services and applications to leverage the interoperability and syndication of web content and e-commerce services

• Optimize the performance of web pages for speed and SEO

• Develop or validate test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field

• 0-2 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

• 3+ years industry of relevant experience as a software engineer; broad experience in building modern JavaScript-based applications

• Solid frontend expertise in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

• Proficient in at least one of: Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, or Java

• Solid experience in Node.js, NPM, React, exposure to Next.js and Graphql is a bonus

• Demonstrated knowledge of managing code with Git

• Strong knowledge of and experience using API web services (REST)