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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Job Title
Senior Android Engineer
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
This position works out of our Alameda, CA office in the Lingo Division. Working on Lingo, you will help build a next-generation technology that enables individuals to make decisions about how to improve energy, lose weight or enhance athletic performance. The Lingo team embodies a start-up culture and mindset with the backing of Abbott, a company with a rich history of healthcare innovation.
We are seeking an experienced Android engineer to help deliver clinically validated, regulatory grade digital health products and solutions in preventive care using Bio-Wearables. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Android applications that deliver exceptional user experiences. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including UI/UX designers, product managers and backend engineers to build scalable and high-performing mobile applications.
What You’ll Work On
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Android applications and Android libraries.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
- Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
- Identify and correct performance bottlenecks and fix bugs.
- Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
- Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Android development.
- Proficiency in Kotlin and Java.
- Strong understanding of Android SDK, NDK and JNI layers.
- Experience with RESTful APIs and GraphQL to connect Android applications to back-end services.
- Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, Jetpack compose, and best practices.
- Experience multithreading optimization and performance tuning.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
- Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
- Test driven development, unit testing and UI testing
Preferred Qualifications
- Bluetooth stack experience
- Experience delivering native libraries or SDKs
- Healthcare or regulated related development
- Familiarity with continuous integration.
- Contributions to open-source projects or personal projects on GitHub.
Apply Now
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is
$112,000.00 – $224,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Product Development
DIVISION:LNGO Lingo
LOCATION:United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay Parkway
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
