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Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Device Driver and CI/CD
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States - California - Alameda
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- 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. USCIS also records 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- 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. 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 roles2 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).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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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Sponsor Radar — Abbott Laboratories
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. USCIS also records 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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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: The Opportunity This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate biometric data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their health with our new sensing technology. The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will work on driving new, embedded product software development and building software and test infrastructure to meet our high standards for safety, quality and reliability. This position may lead technical teams in the accomplishment of software design, testing and/or maintenance activities. This individual will develop networks involving cross functional/cross departmental groups. The ideal candidate will readily adjust priorities and works within the team environment for timely completion of common objectives for multiple projects. Lastly, this individual will resolve significant and/or complex technical issues to meet company objectives. #software #embedded #CI/CD This is a fully on-site role in Alameda, CA What you’ll work on • Self-starter that works independently (or in a lead role) in one or more aspects of the overall software development process (such as software design, code development, testing and/or maintenance) of application software or embedded firmware under a disciplined product development process that meets FDA requirements. • Plan, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded software projects. • Contribute to software system designs including architecture definitions and module interfaces. • Implement device driver designs efficiently in a programming language (C, C++, etc.) • Design multi-worker CI/CD systems with hardware integration that can be scaled to meet development needs • Design and document test infrastructure for ease of use with flexibility to design change • Create high quality software design documentation • Research technical issues and propose technical approaches. • Reliably deliver high quality software within schedule constraints. • Provides technical ownership of software products. • Use appropriate tools and techniques for productivity and code quality: debuggers, profilers, unit testing, source control, etc. • Interact with test engineers to ensure software products are robust and of very high quality. • Participate in the full life cycle of development, from specification and design through implementation, testing, and support. • Work on significant and unique issues where evaluation of situations or data requires analysis of intangibles. • Exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree with 8+ years of experience in technical discipline that related to this role, or master’s degree with 7+ years of experience or Doctorate Degree with 2+ years of experience. • BA or BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar disciplines. • Knowledge of embedded software system design, C, C++, structured software development, debugger and ICE, RTOS, device driver and low-level device interface, microprocessor architecture, SPI, UART, device memory management. • Knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Bitbucket CI, GitHub Actions, etc.). • Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerS