**About Abbott** Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology **.** **Lingo** is a system powered by Abbott designed to help people understand their glucose patterns and make informed choices about nutrition, exercise, and overall well-being. Interested in applying your wealth of technical knowledge and experience towards an opportunity in the medical field and improve the lives of people? In our **new Technology Hub in Barcelona** , you will join our purpose driven team to: + Drive innovation in health tech by developing scalable platforms that transform real-time biosensor data into meaningful insights. + Shape the future of digital health by building solutions that empower people to take control of their metabolic health. + Create engineering with a global impact by working on technology that reaches millions worldwide. + Advance accessibility and compatibility by ensuring our solutions integrate seamlessly across devices and ecosystems. **The Opportunity** We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with a strong background in building reactive systems to join our team. You will help the team in delivering clinically validated, regulatory grade digital health products and solutions in preventive care using Bio-Wearables. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable, high-performance applications using reactive programming paradigms and frameworks such as Vert.x. The role involves leading development efforts, ensuring code quality, and contributing to the overall architecture of reactive systems. **What You´ll Do** + Architect, design, and implement reactive applications and microservices using Vert.x + Develop high-performance and low-latency applications leveraging non-blocking I/O and event-driven paradigms. + Write clean, efficient, and modular code, adhering to best practices for scalability and maintainability. + Collaborate on implementing RESTful APIs, WebSocket interfaces, and distributed systems. + Mentor junior developers and contribute to the continuous improvement of team skills + Conduct code reviews to maintain high coding standards. + Optimize application performance for scalability and reliability in high-concurrency environments. + Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues. + Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, architects, and DevOps engineers. + Create and maintain technical documentation for the developed modules and systems **Required Qualifications** + 8–12 years in software development with a focus on scalable, high-performance applications. + 3+ years of hands-on experience in Vert.x and reactive systems. + Proficiency in reactive frameworks like Vert.x. + Strong programming skills in Java or Kotlin (experience with other JVM-based languages is a plus). + Expertise in asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and non-blocking I/O. + Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, WebSocket, and message-driven architectures. + Solid understanding of software design patterns, distributed systems, and microservices architecture. + Familiarity with containerization/micro-containerization tools and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes. + Proficiency in NoSQL databases (e.g. Cassandra). + Experience deploying and managing applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP. + Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Familiarity with additional reactive frameworks such as Akka or Spring WebFlux. + Knowledge of polyglot programming and multi-language application development. + Knowledge of graph Database is a huge plus. + Experience with Medical devices and Bio-Wearable sensors. + Contributions to open-source Vert.x projects or related communities is a plus 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 and @AbbottGlobal 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 corpjat@abbott.com