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 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Staff Software Engineer

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies, allowing people to restore their health and live to their full potential. 

Staff Software Engineer: Database

We are looking for an experienced, high caliber Database Architect to join our Cloud and Mobile Engineering Team. This team is responsible for building a next generation software platform using a modern technology stack for a cloud-based remote patient monitoring system. In this journey we are replacing/refactoring our legacy software monolith with a domain-driven design and micro-service-based architecture. The database architect will help with the data transition to the cloud as well as future projects around expanded data analytics, data retention processes, security, and automating processes around data regulatory compliance.

This team is part of a culturally diverse global team sharing the same goal, and is comprised of highly skilled, experienced, motivated, ever-curious, and thus ever-learning individuals. As part of this team, you will design, develop, and document data architectures and processes containing medical device data.

Primary Responsibilities:
 

• Creating and maintaining high performance and stable data architectures to meet the needs of customers.

• Propose improvements to current systems in the areas of performance, reliability, scalability, and security.

• Testing and verifying DR strategies are working as expected and within business guidance.

• Design, build, and maintain data structures to satisfy analytical needs from stakeholders.

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership; leverage professional experience to recommend best practices, systems, and architectures.

• Participate in code reviews and create documentation on engineering and cross-functional practices.

• Translate requirements and vision into prioritized list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards.

• Debug, troubleshoot, and isolate software problems as well as offers strategic solutions, analysis, and advice regarding identified issues for future development.

• Deliver value through a strong collaborative approach spanning many teams across geographies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Information Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

• 8+ years' experience in building and maintaining complex mission-critical production database systems

• Deep knowledge and experience designing and maintaining PostgreSQL relational databases or similar in the cloud

• Experience configuring database high availability, connection pooling, and load balancing

• Experience in designing DR strategies, BCP procedures, Data replication and DB Auto Failover processes

• Working knowledge of managing compliance requirements like GDPR (data retention, data residency, and data sovereignty)

• Good understanding of designing data pipelines for schema management, automating the movement and transformation of data

• Working knowledge of relational database internals (locking, consistency, serialization, recovery paths)

• Experience with data analytics platforms in a regulated environment

• Nice to have: Experience on one back-end web technology, potentially including Java, .Net, Go, Ruby on Rails

• Knowledge of Microservices, server-less technologies, and other architectures

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Agility to adapt to technologies and processes quickly

WHAT WE OFFER  

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer: 

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance  

• Student Loan Repayment Assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans  

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

• Paid time off

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match 

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities 

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com  

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. 

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. 

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Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time
Medical Surveillance: Not Applicable
Significant Work Activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)