Senior Software Engineer

R&D Senior Software Engineer

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott means 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.
• 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 bachelors 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:

• Our location in Sylmar, CA, currently has a full time onsite opportunity for an R&D Senior Software Engineer. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.

What You'll Work On:

• Design, implement, enhance, and support web-based and desktop tools and applications used for automated test execution and reporting, built on C#, ASP.NET with SQL Server back-ends, VC++ to facilitate product development and verification.
• Develop and maintain.NET libraries and utilities to interact with proprietary platforms and simulation environments.
• Build and refine data-processing tools that convert engineering data and model outputs into standardized formats consumed by downstream validation and reporting systems.
• Participate in design and code reviews, provide technical guidance to peers, and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes and practices.
• Troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and recommend long-term improvements to enhance the stability and usability of internal tools.
• Owns specific tools/applications/tasks within larger initiatives and drives them to timely, high-quality completion.
• Support verification activities within the group as needed.
• Collaborates with internal teams, including Quality, as required.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience You'll Bring:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in software engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree in a related field or 5 years of relevant experience with a master's degree in a related field.
• Advanced level of experience with programming languages such as C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, and scripting languages.
• Strong experience in.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio is must.
• Advanced level of experience in SQL Server database.
• Experience with Windows operating systems.
• Experience with tools like Install Aware, AccuRev, Jira, Bit Bucket, ClearQuest, Glib Repository or other configuration management/source control tools.
• Open to work on Verification & Validation and Test automation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities.
• Ability to work effectively as independent and as a part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience with programming languages such as VC++ and Python.
• Experience in Oracle database.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.
• Experience with AI tools such as GitHub Copilot.
• Experience with Docker Containers.

The base pay for this position is $90,000.00 $180,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.