About AbbVie
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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job DescriptionThe Manager, Software Engineer will work collaboratively with technology and business groups to conceive, design, engineer, and implement full stack software solutions that solve significant scientific or business problems, while leading and developing a small team of engineers. This role will deliver production-grade web applications and services across a modern React/TypeScript front-end, Python and Node back-end services, and GraphQL APIs. The incumbent will balance hands-on technical contribution with day-to-day team leadership - guiding project execution, developing team members, and driving engineering practices that improve productivity and quality across the group.
Responsibilities
Technical
- Conceive, design, engineer, and implement full stack software solutions—spanning React/TypeScript front-ends, Python and Node.js services, and GraphQL APIs—by studying information needs, conferring with users, and analyzing systems flow, data usage, and work processes.
- Design and build responsive, accessible web experiences in React and TypeScript, using modern tooling (Vite, GraphQL codegen, TanStack/Redux Toolkit, react-hook-form, zod) and shared design systems.
- Design and implement GraphQL APIs; author schemas and resolvers that scale across multiple services and clients.
- Build and operate Python and Node.js back-end services, including agent/LLM-integrated services, exposing them safely and observably to front-end and downstream consumers.
- Design and build custom integrations between systems, both third-party and internal, ensuring reliable and secure data exchange.
- Package and deploy applications using containerization (Docker); have working familiarity with Kubernetes-based orchestration for services owned by the team.
- Maintain CI/CD pipeline ownership for the team's services, covering automated build, test, and deployment across environments.
- Partner with stakeholders to help define and implement technical guardrails for citizen-developed applications, applying software engineering and infrastructure principles to promote secure, reliable, scalable, and supportable solutions.
- Instrument services and clients for observability and use those signals to analyze and resolve technical problems using disciplined problem-solving methods.
People & Team Leadership
- Manage a small team of 2–3 direct FTE reports, and direct the work of additional contract engineers, providing day-to-day direction on tasks, sprint planning, and prioritization.
- Conduct performance reviews and support each FTE team member's career development, including goal-setting and skill growth planning; provide performance feedback on contractors' work.
- Mentor and coach team members on technical practices, code quality, and problem-solving approaches.
- Serve as technical lead for team projects, guiding design decisions and ensuring solutions meet both business needs and engineering standards.
- Routinely demonstrate initiative and creativity in developing technology solutions, both personally and by fostering them within the team.
- Operate with high autonomy, requiring only minimal direction from supervisor. Accountable for team delivery and output, and for the performance and development of direct reports.
- May initiate new areas of investigation that are meaningful, reliable, and can be incorporated directly into a scientific or business activity.
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree with 6 years' experience; Master's Degree with 5 years' experience; PhD with 0 years' experience.
- Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of full stack software engineering.
- Proven, hands-on experience delivering production applications with Python and React + TypeScript.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and consuming GraphQL APIs.
- Experience building custom integrations between systems, including third-party and internal platforms.
- Practical experience with containerization (Docker).
- Strong TypeScript proficiency, including type-driven API design and shared type/codegen workflows between client and service.
- Proven implementation of creative technology solutions that advanced the business.
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
- Experience with Node.js server frameworks (e.g., Hapi, Apollo Server).
- Experience with Python service frameworks and packaging tools (e.g., uv, pydantic, httpx).
- Prior experience managing or leading a small engineering team.
- Exposure to LLM/agent-based application development and integration with internal AI SDKs.
Preferred:
- Life sciences industry experience and/or chemistry degree
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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 6 years of experience, master's degree with 5 years of experience, or PhD with 0 years of experience
- Thorough theoretical and practical understanding of full-stack software engineering
- Hands-on experience delivering production applications with Python and React with TypeScript
- Experience designing, implementing, and consuming GraphQL APIs
- Experience building custom integrations between third-party and internal systems
- Practical experience with Docker containerization
- Strong TypeScript proficiency, including type-driven API design and shared type/code-generation workflows
- Experience implementing creative technology solutions that advanced the business
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills
- Experience with Node.js server frameworks such as Hapi or Apollo Server
- Experience with Python service frameworks and packaging tools such as uv, Pydantic, and httpx
- Prior experience managing or leading a small engineering team
- Exposure to LLM- or agent-based application development and internal AI SDK integration
- Life sciences industry experience and/or a chemistry degree
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.
AbbVie Insights
What We Do
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
