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Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 73 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
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What Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $120k–$149k, median $135k.
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- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- The US Department of Labor certified 73 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 2 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $120k–$149k, median $135k. Most were filed at wage level I (50%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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About the role
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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
A healthy heart is essential to good health. That's why we're committed to advancing treatments for people with cardiovascular disease. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, our breakthrough medical technologies help restore people's health so they can get back to living their best lives, faster. We focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.
Our location in Sylmar, CA or Sunnyvale, CA currently has an opportunity for an innovation-oriented Senior Mobile Software Research & Development Engineer , that is capable of translating ideas and concepts into functional prototypes and products.
PURPOSE OF ROLE
Participate in ideation, research and development of Android and iOS mobile software applications for Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) remote care under a disciplined product development process that meets Abbott quality and appropriate regulatory agency requirements.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
• Participate in ideation, front-end research, prototyping through proof-of-concepts and product development of one or more features, user workflows or platform capabilities related to CRM’s Mobile software Android and iOS applications.
• Support front-end activities such as technology maturation, market-research, clinical trials by collaborating closely with CRM’s mobile software architect, clinical engineering, system engineering and marketing teams to develop and demonstrate solutions, concepts and prototypes quickly.
• Perform requirements gathering and definition, design, coding and unit testing of software applications on Mobile platforms, including Android & iOS, and support product verification and validation testing.
• Understand product requirements and use cases and lead software development for one or more features in the areas including but not limited to - technical requirements development, interface specifications, component architecture and detailed design, prototyping, implementation, identify development test strategy, development of unit and component test design, unit and component test cases, test procedures and scripts, and test execution.
• Ensure that all product development activities and deliverables conform to and comply with design specifications and coding standards per Abbott and CRM requirements and guidelines, as well as regulatory requirements including but not limited to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Union Medical Device Regulations (EU-MDR).
• Perform analysis and defect correction of issues in the applications, perform root cause analysis and identify corrective and preventive actions to address current and future issues.
• Participate in development or enhancements of test framework for automated development testing of applications at various layers including user interface, communication layer, network interface and performance.
• Contribute actively to reviews conducted by other engineers on related projects or functional areas and provide relevant and critical feedback.
• Participate in authoring and/or reviewing one or more project deliverables such as analyses, specifications, design, code, test/tool procedures, processes and procedures ensuring feasibility, thoroughness, clarity, correctness and accuracy.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to other developers in the implementation and delivery of
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