Software Engineer

Below is a sample job description for the contract job opportunity at Abbott:

OVERVIEW

• Develop and perform automated software delivery and patch deployment for the Linux platform. Participate in patch assessment, testing, and packaging, with a primary focus on actual deployment to devices in the field. 
• Additional activities include coding, integrating, implementing, installing, or changing frameworks and standard components, or technical and functional application management.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Design, implement and test software for embedded, enterprise, or desktop products medical device products. 
• Evaluate technical options and provide recommendations for solutions. 
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of software infrastructure, tools, and processes. 
• Collaborate with product management, customer care, quality, regulatory, production, and other engineering disciplines to deliver upon product delivery objectives and business goals.
• Write, review, execute, and update test protocols, reports, and qualification forms.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in software engineering such as design for scalability, development for maintainability, and deployment for usability. 
• Experience with Linux security vulnerability assessment. 
• Experience with impact assessment of software patches and upgrades. 
• Experience in Linux shell scripts, Perl and/or Python. 
• Experience with Perforce, Jira & Swarm preferred. 
• Solid software engineering practice with focus on code quality and testing.
• UX design and UI development with Qt/QML/C++ and C++ programming language experience

Associated Job Titles: R&D Software Engineer I-III, Software Engineer I-III, Staff 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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to performing the key duties that create life-changing breakthroughs.