Senior Android Engineer

at  Abbott Laboratories

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.

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.

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.

Please refer the Job description for details