Software Engineer

Abbott•Lake Forest, IL

60d•$60,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Job Description Software Engineer About Abbott Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity Our locations in Chicago, Lake Forest, IL or Charlottesville, VA office currently has an opportunity for a Software Engineer. This Software Engineer role is within our CMI business unit. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers. A Software Engineer II is a mid-level developer/programmer who works primarily as a contributor on a diverse Scrum team by participating in the development process of web-based and other software applications that are data-centric in nature and that operate using a database server back-end. A person in this position is capable of designing solutions and completing development for bug fixes and new feature tasks without the continuous supervision of a senior developer. A Software Engineer II is also capable of assisting more experienced developers with the coding of architectural changes to the software. The job requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work as a cooperative team member to achieve team goals. Position requires a wide degree of creativity and an individual who can rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field required or 2 or more years of experience directly related to the RALS platform.
2 or more years of production quality software engineering & coding

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated proficiency with C# or other object-oriented language in a production level environment, required
Experience with web development
SQL database (capable of crafting query scripts), required
Familiarity software version control (git or equivalent), required
Software development lifecycle management (TFS or similar), required

Responsibilities

Assist in development of multi-tiered software applications
Participate in the design and requirement gathering for adding new features and functionality into an existing system
Debug and determine fixes for identified software defects
Unit test implemented software to ensure the individual unit meets applicable software requirements
Assist in integration testing of multiple compiled units to ensure compilation meets applicable software requirements
Successfully work with others on a highly integrated Agile/Scrum team.

Benefits

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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

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