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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.

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.

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.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer, Vert.x for Lingo based in Alameda, CA (San Francisco Bay Area), our product headquarters.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Software Engineer with a strong background in building reactive systems to join our team. You will lead the team in delivering clinically validated, regulatory grade digital health products and solutions in preventive care using Bio-Wearables. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable, high-performance applications using reactive programming paradigms and frameworks such as Vert.x . The role involves driving development efforts, ensuring code quality, and shaping the overall architecture of reactive systems.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of reactive applications and microservices using Vert.x.

• Develop high-performance, low-latency applications leveraging non-blocking I/O and event-driven paradigms.

• Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into technical specifications.

• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies for future architecture.

• Translate complex requirements into functional architecture.

• Oversee the implementation of RESTful APIs, WebSocket interfaces, and distributed systems.

• Define the technical target state and drive strategy achievement.

• Create and maintain software architecture and design documents.

• Guide software development through high-level decision-making.

• Coach and mentor team members.

• Use tools and methodologies to represent product functions.

• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues.

• Conduct and oversee code reviews to maintain high coding standards.

• Optimize application performance for scalability and reliability in high-concurrency environments.

• Present progress reports and set goals.

• Engage teams to propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, architects, and DevOps engineers.

• Support company initiatives and comply with regulatory requirements by FDA and other relevant global regulatory agencies

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree inComputer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience or Master’s Degree with 7+ years of experience.

• Hands-on experience with Vert.x and reactive systems.

• Strong programming skills in Java or Kotlin (experience with other JVM-based languages is a plus).

• Extensive experience with RESTful APIs, WebSocket, and message-driven architectures.

• Proficiency in NoSQL databases (e.g., Cassandra).

• Expert understanding of data architecture and design practices for both local device and enterprise/cloud data solutions.

• Expert understanding of relational database technologies (e.g., MS SQL, MySQL, SQLite).

• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).

• Experience in application security aspects such as obfuscation and code protection.

• Experience in documenting architectural and design decisions.

• Familiarity with containerization tools and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, adept at adapting communication style to diverse audiences.

• Possesses strong business acumen and effective collaboration with peers and leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in Vert.x and reactive systems.

• Familiarity with additional reactive frameworks such as Akka or Spring WebFlux.

• Experience deploying and managing applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Expertise in asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and non-blocking I/O.

• Knowledge of polyglot programming and multi-language application development.

• Knowledge of graph databases is a significant plus.

• Experience with medical devices and bio-wearable sensors.

• Contributions to open-source Vert.x projects or related communities are a plus.

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The base pay for this position is $146,700.00 – $293,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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