Senior Technology Engineer I – Platform Engineering

Location: North Chicago, IL, us

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

As a Senior Technology Engineer I, you will play a key role in designing, building, and delivering a scalable, cloud-based solutions using AWS native services. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to integrate AI-enabled and agentic services, architect modern web applications using React and other front-end technologies, and drive secure, high-quality deployments through iterative DevSecOps practices. You will foster engineering excellence through pair programming, modern testing methodologies, and continuous improvement, advancing technology capabilities across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of cloud-native applications, leveraging AWS-native tools and serverless architectures to ensure resilient and scalable solutions. 

• Architect and implement web front ends using React (or similar frameworks: e.g., Angular, Vue.js), ensuring responsive, accessible, and high-performing user experiences. 

• Integrate AI/ML-enabled and agentic services, collaborating with data scientists and product teams to embed intelligent capabilities into business workflows. 

• Adopt and promote modern software engineering practices including automated testing (e.g., unit, integration, E2E), code reviews, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines within a DevSecOps framework. 

• Champion secure coding and data protection practices, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., GxP, data security). 

• Collaborate in agile, cross-functional teams, actively participating in pair programming, iterative planning, and continuous delivery to incrementally add value. 

• Serve as a technical leader and mentor, guiding less experienced engineers in modern practices, architecture decisions, and software craftsmanship. 

• Evaluate and adopt emerging cloud, AI, and developer productivity tools that drive automation, efficiency, and business outcomes. 

• Engage with vendors and third-party solution providers according to company values and vendor management protocols. 

• Maintain current expertise through ongoing learning, participation in the engineering community, and application of the latest best practices and technologies. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline with 6 years’ experience; Master’s Degree with 5 years’ experience; or PhD with relevant project experience. 
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud services (e.g., Lambda, S3, API Gateway, ECS/EKS), modern web technologies (e.g., React, Typescript), and deployment automation (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, JFrog, CodePipline). 
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and integration practices; hands-on experience with relevant AWS AI services is a plus. 
• Deep understanding of DevSecOps, automated testing, code quality, and secure software delivery lifecycles. 
• Experience in agile, collaborative development environments, with proficiency in pair programming and mentoring others. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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