Senior Android Engineer

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, and NDK layers.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and GraphQL to connect Android applications to back-end services.
• Strong knowledge of Android Material design principles and Jetpack architecture components.
• Proficiency with Kotlin Coroutines for multithreading optimization
• 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.

• kotlin
• java
• android sdk
• android ndk
• restful apis
• graphql
• android material design
• jetpack architecture
• kotlin coroutines
• git
• problem-solving skills
• mobile development life cycle
• test driven development
• ui testing
• bluetooth stack
• continuous integration
• open-source contributions