Software Engineer 1 - Multiple Teams

This position works out of Abbott's La Jolla location in the Cancer Diagnostics Division. As a Software Engineer I, you will learn the basic concepts of all software components for Abbott Cancer Diagnostics. This role will contribute to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software components with provided mentorship and training as you develop your software development skills. While developing professional and technical expertise, you will gain an understanding of how to resolve routine issues and problems. This role will work collaboratively on cross-functional agile teams to deliver high quality software. Working on the Software Engineering teams, you will contribute to the development, enhancement, and sustaining of software systems in a cross-functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices. You will contribute to the design and creation of engineering specifications for building software programs based on basic knowledge of information systems and determine what development methodology to use after documenting software requirements. ## Essential Duties - Contribute to building defined software features, investigating and fixing bugs, and writing tests related to basic software components, with detailed instructions for all projects and work provided by leadership. - With general instruction, drive projects of limited scope to completion, resolving routine issues and problems within defined tasks. - Learn basic concepts of quality standards, policies, techniques, and best practices. - Develop basic foundational theories, skills, and practices to accomplish work assignments of limited complexity. - Communicate status updates on individual project-based assignments to the project team. - Establish stable working internal relationships with peers, SMEs, and decision-makers. - Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures. - Uphold the company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork. - Maintain regular and reliable attendance. - Act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization. ## Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Bioinformatics, or Engineering; or a high school diploma/general education degree and 4 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties in lieu of a bachelor's degree. - Basic knowledge of software development and design, and relevant domain-specific skills. - Understanding of object-oriented programming. - Experience or knowledge of RESTful web services, relational databases (Postgres, SQL Server, etc.), and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate, Entity Framework, etc.). - Designing and developing apps that access or utilize cloud-based frameworks (e.g., Azure, Amazon AWS Services/SDKs, etc.). - Agile development tools, including but not limited to JIRA and Confluence. - Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. - Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. ## Preferred Qualifications - Next Generation Sequencing data analysis tools and workflows. - Familiarity with object-oriented languages, such as Python (preferred), Java, .NET, or C++. ## Additional Information - Work shift: Standard. - Travel: Yes, 5% of the time. - Medical surveillance: No. - Significant work activities: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8-hour day) and keyboard use (greater than or equal to 50% of the workday).Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.