Manager, Software Engineer

AbbVie•North Chicago, IL

4d•$96,500 - $183,500

About The Position

The Manager, Software Engineer works collaboratively with technology and business groups to conceive, design, engineer, and implement full-stack software solutions addressing significant scientific or business problems. The role leads and develops a small team while delivering production-grade web applications and services across a modern React/TypeScript front end, Python and Node back-end services, and GraphQL APIs. It balances hands-on technical contribution with day-to-day team leadership, project execution, team development, and engineering practices that improve productivity and quality.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 6 years of experience, master's degree with 5 years of experience, or PhD with 0 years of experience.
Thorough theoretical and practical understanding of full-stack software engineering.
Hands-on experience delivering production applications with Python and React/TypeScript.
Experience designing, implementing, and consuming GraphQL APIs.
Experience building custom integrations between systems, including third-party and internal platforms.
Practical experience with Docker containerization.
Strong TypeScript proficiency, including type-driven API design and shared type/code-generation workflows between client and service.
Experience implementing creative technology solutions that advanced the business.
Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
Experience with Node.js server frameworks such as Hapi or Apollo Server.
Experience with Python service frameworks and packaging tools such as uv, pydantic, and httpx.
Prior experience managing or leading a small engineering team.
Exposure to LLM- or agent-based application development and integration with internal AI SDKs.

Nice To Haves

Life sciences industry experience and/or a chemistry degree.

Responsibilities

Conceive, design, engineer, and implement full-stack software solutions across React/TypeScript front ends, Python and Node.js services, and GraphQL APIs.
Study information needs, confer with users, and analyze systems flow, data usage, and work processes.
Design and build responsive, accessible React and TypeScript web experiences using modern tooling and shared design systems.
Design and implement GraphQL APIs, including schemas and resolvers that scale across services and clients.
Build and operate Python and Node.js back-end services, including agent- and LLM-integrated services, and expose them safely and observably.
Build custom integrations between third-party and internal systems, ensuring reliable and secure data exchange.
Package and deploy applications using Docker and maintain working familiarity with Kubernetes-based orchestration for team-owned services.
Own CI/CD pipelines for team services, including automated builds, tests, and deployments across environments.
Partner with stakeholders to define and implement technical guardrails for citizen-developed applications, promoting secure, reliable, scalable, and supportable solutions.
Instrument services and clients for observability and use those signals to analyze and resolve technical problems.
Manage a small team of 2–3 direct FTE reports and direct additional contract engineers' work, including task direction, sprint planning, and prioritization.
Conduct performance reviews and support FTE team members' career development through goal-setting and skill-growth planning; provide performance feedback on contractors' work.
Mentor and coach team members on technical practices, code quality, and problem-solving.
Serve as technical lead for team projects, guiding design decisions and ensuring solutions meet business needs and engineering standards.
Develop technology solutions personally and foster initiative and creativity within the team.
Operate with high autonomy and be accountable for team delivery, output, and direct reports' performance and development.
Initiate meaningful areas of investigation that can be incorporated directly into scientific or business activities.