Mobile Software Architect

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:

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

Interested in applying your wealth of technical knowledge and experience towards an opportunity in the medical field and improving the lives of people with diabetes? Candidates will work with a modern tech stack on a Software as a Service cloud platform to support the well-being of users in over 25 countries in a large-scale system responsible for processing billions of messages daily. The candidate should bring passion for software engineering and a desire for continuous learning as well as versatility, leadership qualities and a desire to shape the direction of the team. Candidate will support building scalable, highly available, efficient, and secure cloud solutions for a medical device SaaS.  #software

What You'll Work On

• Develop and maintain the architectural blueprints for mobile application projects, ensuring alignment with the overall IT strategy and business goals.
• Design scalable and secure mobile application solutions that provide optimal user experience across multiple device types.
• Lead the evaluation and adoption of new mobile technologies, frameworks, and tools to enhance productivity and effectiveness of mobile development teams.
• Collaborate with other architects, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure cohesive and integrated solutions across the enterprise.
• Define best practices and standards for mobile application development, including coding standards, tools, and methodologies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to mobile development teams, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Conduct architectural assessments, reviews, and audits to ensure compliance with design standards and architectural governance.
• Manage risks associated with mobile application architectures and propose mitigation strategies.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in mobile technology to continuously evolve our mobile application strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in software development with at least 4 years in mobile development and architecture.
• Proven experience as a software architect, with a deep understanding of mobile application development (iOS/Android), architecture patterns, and frameworks.

• Proven Experience with mobile technologies and languages for iOS and Android: React Native, Swift, Kotlin, JNI, C/C++ (on mobile)

• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and integrating various backend services (APIs, databases, etc.) with mobile applications.
• Familiar with data architecture and design practices for mobile solutions
• Familiar with Analytics Products; Firebase, Segment
• Familiar with Cybersecurity best practices and solutions for supported architecture. Familiar with cryptography concepts
• Experience with documenting architectural and deign decisions
• Experience with working and supporting with multiple development team members