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Senior Software Engineer

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Irving, TXJob$78–156K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$78–156K/yr
Location
Irving, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Abbott seeks a Senior Software Engineer for its Core Diagnostics Division in Irving, Texas. The role leads the design, development, testing, and integration of software features in complex systems, serves as a technical expert, and mentors junior engineers. The position works on site daily and collaborates across teams on diagnostic software, including customer issues and product requirements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C/C++/C#PythonAgile MethodologiesTest-Driven MethodologiesCI/CDComponent-Level DesignDesign PatternsCommunicationAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingMultitaskingPrioritizationEmbedded DevelopmentMultithreaded ApplicationsLow-Level Robot ControlApplication Layer DevelopmentHardware/Interface SimulationPerformance TestingRegulated EnvironmentsQuality SystemsSoftware Development Lifecycle

Qualifications

5 Years Relevant Experience or Bachelor's in Software Engineering3 Years Relevant Experience or Master'sModerate Complex Software Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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:

The Opportunity

This position works on site out of our Irving TX location in the Core Diagnostics Division. This role is on site daily. We are seeking a highly skilled and independent Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and integration of software features within a complex system. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to mentor junior engineers while collaborating across cross-functional teams.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

What you will do

  • Lead the design, development, and testing of software features and subsystems.

  • Own engineering implementation for one or more features, including:

  • Application Programming Interface (API) design

  • Unit, integration, and performance testing strategies

  • Feature evolution, branching, integration, and deployment planning

  • Define and maintain source code structure and ensure successful integration in CI environments

  • Serve as the technical subject matter expert (SME) for assigned features.

  • Implement hardware/interface simulation for testing purposes.

  • Analyze user needs and product requirements; provide input to system engineering.

  • Author feature descriptions, detailed designs, and technical specifications.

  • Respond to customer complaints and on-market issues in collaboration with Global Service and other teams.

  • Provide engineering effort estimates and support project management with status updates.

  • Lead feature technical teams and mentor junior engineers on best practices and development procedures.

Required Qualifications:

  • Moderate experience in designing and developing complex software systems.

  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree in software engineering or 3 years of relevant experience with a master’s degree.

  • Advanced knowledge in modern programming languages such as C/C++/C# or Python & agile methodologies.

  • Advanced knowledge of test-driven methodologies.

  • Advanced knowledge with continuous integration & continuous development (CI/CD).

  • Advanced level of understanding of test-driven methodologies.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Ability to develop & design at the component-level.

  • Advanced level understanding of design patterns.

  • Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in Embedded Development.

  • Experience in Multithreaded applications, low level control of robots.

  • Experience with application layer development and hardware/interface simulation tools.

  • Familiarity with software design patterns and performance testing strategies.

  • Prior experience working within a regulated environment or quality system (e.g., medical devices, pharma).

  • Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought.

  • Follows defined software development lifecycle procedures and Abbott's quality system procedures.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/ (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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 abbott.com , on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers .

The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]

How this job compares

Set against the 7,741 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$78–156K/yr
  • Texas median$133–231K/yr251 salary ranges
  • US median$147–245K/yr5,807 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $117K, is 35% below the Texas median midpoint ($181K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineering salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 458 open Software Engineering jobs in Texas and 7,741 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 6,037 postings).
Education
2,155 of the 7,741 open Software Engineering jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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