Abbott

Senior Front End Developer

United States - California - Alameda Full time
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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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 location 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.

What You'll Work On:

  • Design and architect scalable features for our Direct-to-Consumer e-commerce platform built on Next.js
  • Own critical systems including payment UIs, CMS-driven pages, and authentication workflows
  • Lead technical initiatives from design through deployment, ensuring performance, security, and reliability
  • Build and optimize our TypeScript monorepo using Turborepo, balancing shared component libraries with application independence
  • Build and maintain a component library using React, Storybook, and Tailwind CSS, ensuring design system consistency across the platform
  • Implement responsive, mobile-first interfaces with Tailwind CSS utility classes and custom design tokens
  • Drive integration strategy for third-party platforms including CommerceTools, Contentful, Auth0, and Braze
  • Establish engineering standards and best practices across testing, monitoring, and deployment
  • Mentor mid-level and junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Optimize application performance including Core Web Vitals, bundle size, image optimization, and client-side rendering strategies
  • Implement complex UI patterns including forms, data tables, modals, and multi-step checkout flows
  • Contribute to architectural decisions that impact the scalability and maintainability of the platform
  • Champion accessibility, internationalization, and compliance requirements (WCAG 2.1, GDPR)

Required Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in frontend-focused roles
  • Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript with deep understanding of advanced types, generics, and type safety patterns
  • Extensive experience building production applications with React and Next.js (App Router, Server Components, API routes)
  • Strong proficiency with Tailwind CSS including custom configurations, design tokens, and responsive design patterns
  • Deep understanding of modern CSS including Flexbox, Grid, animations, and CSS custom properties
  • Proven track record building and scaling e-commerce platforms with hands-on experience in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business models
  • Strong understanding of payment UI flows, including third-party integrations and PCI compliance form handling
  • Deep knowledge of web performance optimization, including lazy loading, code splitting, and caching strategies
  • Experience with headless CMS platforms and content modeling
  • Proficiency with modern testing strategies including unit testing (Vitest/Jest), component testing (React Testing Library), and E2E testing (Playwright)
  • Strong understanding of web accessibility (WCAG 2.1) and experience with assistive technology testing
  • Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions across teams
  • Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team technical capabilities

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Hands-on experience with CommerceTools or similar commerce platforms
  • Deep knowledge of Next.js including streaming, caching strategies, and edge runtime optimization
  • Experience with monorepo tools like Turborepo
  • Experience with form libraries (React Hook Form, Zod) and complex validation patterns
  • Knowledge of authentication protocols (OAuth 2.0, SAML, JWT) and identity providers like Auth0
  • Experience with error monitoring tools such as Sentry
  • Understanding of SEO best practices and structured data implementation
  • Experience with internationalization (i18n) and right-to-left (RTL) layout support

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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is

$114,000.00 – $228,000.00

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

DIVISION:

LNGO Lingo

LOCATION:

United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay Parkway

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing 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.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf