Software Developer, CMS

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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.

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Join our rapidly growing software engineering team as a Typescript and React focused content management system developer. Be a part of a talented group of developers building the critical components that make up the next iteration of Abbott's FreeStyle Libre and LIbreView diabetes management platform. Candidates will work with a modern tech stack on a Software as a Service cloud and mobile platform that is currently available in 45+ countries around the world. The candidate should bring a passion for software engineering and a desire for continuous learning as well as versatility, leadership qualities and a desire to help shape the direction of the team.

What You'll Work On

• Create and manage content models within the Contentful CMS system.
• Work with cross functional teams to gather and manage content for both Mobile and Web Projects.
• Develop a process to automatically sync and update content provided by the Contentful API with the suite of Libre platform projects.
• Write modular, maintainable, well-tested, and documented code within a large scale highly regulated React Native application.
• Design, develop, and maintain reusable components and services that can be shared between multiple code bases.
• Craft UI components that take globalization/localization into account and can grow and scale appropriately.
• Work to resolve the root cause of complex problems, leaving software better and easier to maintain than when you found it.
• Engage in technical planning, design, estimation, and code reviews including peer review of pull request.
• Stay up to date with current best practices, standards, and open-source frameworks, making recommendations as needed to help the organization innovate.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or an equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.
• Strong technical background and analytical abilities in software design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• 2 years' experience programming (may include education).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an agile development environment preferred.
• Experience with Contentful or other headless CMS systems.
• Experience with JavaScript or Typescript and React / React Native

Apply Now

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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.

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

The salary for this role is between:

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JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

LOCATION:

United States > Orlando : University Park Building

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

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