Abbott
Pleasanton, California
Software Engineer I
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What You’ll Work On
- Support project development by learning how system components interact and applying that understanding to implement well‑defined tasks.
- Manage your own work effectively, organizing assignments, balancing priorities, and identifying what is urgent versus important.
- Work with relational databases by exploring schema structures, understanding data flows, writing simple SQL queries, and helping troubleshoot data‑related issues under guidance.
- Analyze system behavior and contribute to evaluating alternative implementation options, using data‑driven reasoning to support team decision‑making.
- Communicate clearly with team members, providing updates on progress, challenges, and findings to peers and project leads.
- Participate in design discussions, brainstorming sessions, and problem‑solving activities that improve tools, workflows, and engineering solutions.
- Follow engineering processes, company policies, and regulatory guidelines, contributing to a positive and collaborative team environment.
- Assist with tasks across one or more projects, receiving mentorship and technical support from senior engineers.
- Learn and apply core software engineering practices, including version control, debugging, testing, and coding best practices, while contributing to team deliverables.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
- Up to 1 year or more of relevant experience through internships, co‑ops, academic projects, research, or capstone work involving software development or data‑focused engineering.
- Familiarity with relational database concepts and writing simple SQL queries (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, etc.)
- Familiarity with one or more programming languages (such as Python, Java, C++, or similar).
- Exposure to modern software development practices, including version control (e.g., Git/GitHub) and basic debugging or testing techniques.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1+ years of relevant work experience.
- Able to learn concepts and apply that understanding to help troubleshoot issues and complete assigned project tasks.
- Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
- Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
- Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
- Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.