**Senior** **Software** **Engineer** **(** **Backend** **)** **ABOUT LINGO** Lingo is building a cuttingedge digital health platform that fuses continuous biosensor data, highperformance backend engineering, and advanced analytics to help people live healthier, longer, fuller lives. Our systems process massive volumes of realtime data, and the backend is the heartbeat that transforms biosensor signals into actionable health insights for our users. **THE OPPORTUNITY** We’re seeking a **Senior** **Software** **Engineer** ( **Backend** ) to design, build, and optimize Lingo’s backend systems, ensuring they are scalable, resilient, and secure. You will play a pivotal role in implementing highperformance APIs, eventdriven services, and data integrations across our global deployments. In this role, you’ll work closely with Product, Mobile, Platform/SRE, and Data/ML teams to deliver robust cloudnative services, troubleshoot complex issues, and continuously improve reliability and developer experience. You’ll contribute your expertise to architecture discussions, lead implementation of key projects, and mentor junior engineers in best practices. **WHAT YOU’LL DO** + Design, develop, andmaintainscalable microservices and APIs forrealtimebiosensor data processing. + Implementeventdrivenintegrations with messaging/streaming systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and analytics pipelines. + Collaborate with SRE to ensure observability, performance, and operational excellence across backend services. + Participate in architecture and design reviews, contributing to decisions on service boundaries, data models, and communication patterns. + Optimizebackend services for low latency, high throughput, and cost efficiency. + Applyprivacybydesignand security standards in line with HIPAA/GDPR compliance requirements. + Write clean, maintainable, and testable code;establishand uphold engineering standards within the team. + Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing sessions. + Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to incident response and postmortem analysis. **REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS** + 5-8 years of backend engineering experience with distributed,cloudnativesystems. + Strong skills inmicroservicesarchitecture and API design (REST; familiarity withGraphQL/gRPCis aplus). + Experience with Kubernetes in production environments and familiarity with service mesh concepts. + Handsonproficiencywith messaging/streaming systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ. + Programmingexpertisein backend languages such as Java, Kotlin, Python. + Knowledge of secure coding practices and compliance requirements (HIPAA, GDPR, or similar). + Solid understanding of performance optimization, scalability patterns, and async data processing. + Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to workcrossfunctionallywith other engineering and product teams. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS** + Experience integrating backend services with analytics and machine learning pipelines. + Exposure to API gateways, authentication/authorization patterns, and rate limiting strategies. + Background in digital health, IoT, or othermissioncriticalplatforms. + Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) andinfrastructureascodetooling (Terraform, Helm). **LINGO CULTURE** Customerfirst, qualitydriven, growthminded, and united. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll contribute directly to delivering secure, reliable, and scalable features, helping teams ship innovative health technology quickly and with confidence. 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