Chief Software Architect

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 114000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About the Opportunity

The Chief Software Architect will lead the end-to-end software architecture for Abbotts Heart Failure Division spanning Cloud Backend Services Databases Web Applications Mobile Applications and Connected Devices. This role is responsible for defining and driving the technology strategy and architectural standards that enable scalable secure high-performing and regulatory-compliant software systems supporting next-generation medical device platforms and digital health solutions.

This individual brings deep technical expertise across multiple domains strong leadership capabilities and a collaborative mindset. Success in this role requires close partnership with product clinical regulatory quality compliance security and engineering teams within R&D to deliver robust enterprise solutions aligned with business objectives and clinical needs.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Own and architect the end-to-end software architecture for IoT platformsleveraging Cloud-native technologies across Backend Services Databases Web and Mobile Applications and Medical Connected Devicesto ensure seamless interoperability scalability availability security maintainability and regulatory compliance.
• Lead enterprise software architecture for key initiatives by assessing current-state systems defining future-state vision identifying architectural gaps and areas of technical debt and establishing principles and implementation models to bridge those gapsparticularly within clinical and regulated environments.
• Apply structured architectural frameworks (e.g. the 41 View Model) to develop comprehensive system artifactsincluding logical process development deployment and use case viewsto support technical alignment and cross-team communication.
• Lead Architecture Review Boards technical design sessions and cross-functional reviews to ensure architectural integrity alignment with business goals and adherence to best practices.
• Collaborate closely with product management clinical teams regulatory quality compliance security and engineering leaders to ensure system architecture supports business needs clinical workflows and industry standards.
• Guide engineering teams in modern software engineering practicessuch as microservices event-driven architecture serverless computing API design Cloud-native development DevOps Kubernetes CI/CD automated testing observability and operational excellence.
• Continuously evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (e.g. Generative AI Agentic AI etc.) to enhance engineering productivity optimize system performance and future-proof the technology stack.
• Mentor and develop senior technical leaders architects and engineering teams to build deep technical expertise and architectural rigor across the organization.
• Serve as a senior technical advisor to executive leadership translating complex architectural concepts into clear actionable business insights.

Education and Experience Youll Bring

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related technical field.
• 10 years of progressive experience in software development and architecture across the full technology stack.
• 2 years of experience in people management technical leadership or mentoring senior engineers and architects.
• Advanced to expert-level knowledge of software architecture systems design application integration and platform scalability.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture principles including PaaS SaaS multi-tenancy and multi-tiered infrastructure with hands-on experience in Azure AWS or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with modern architectural patterns such as microservices event-driven systems serverless computing and scalable integration strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex systems and make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills including emotional intelligence conflict resolution and the ability to thrive in a shared leadership environment.
• Proven ability to mentor coach and develop senior engineers and technical leaders across diverse teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related technical field.
• Deep expertise in web technologies API design databases streaming platforms and CI/CD pipelines and test automation.
• Proven experience building high-performance distributed systems that solve large-scale engineering challenges with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud-native technologies and modern development stacks such as Spring Boot/Java (Backend) Ruby on Rails/Ruby (Backend) Angular/TypeScript (Web) Flutter/Dart (Mobile) and Kubernetes/Docker (Deployment).
• Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries is a strong plus.

The base pay for this position is

$169300.00 $338700.00

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

DIVISION:

HF Heart Failure

LOCATION:

United States > Pleasanton : 6101 Stoneridge Dr

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

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.

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