Associate Data Engineer

$48,000 - $96,000/Yr

Abbott Laboratories - Waukegan, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Waukegan, IL

10,001+ employees

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Associate Data Engineer position at Abbott is an entry-level role designed for recent graduates with a background in computer science. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and optimizing backend software architecture and data platforms, particularly for AI-based applications. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects that enhance data architecture and support new product developments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing, developing, and optimizing software architecture, data pipelines, and data models for data and AI-based applications and systems.
• Collaborate on the development of AI RAG applications and prompt engineering solutions.
• Support the integration of AI models and algorithms into software systems to enhance functionality and performance.
• Work with stakeholders including the Product, Data and Design teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
• Work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems and platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• 1-2 years of business internship or similar work experience in a software development role.
• Highly motivated to work, collaborate, and contribute to a team-based engineering and product development culture.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including 1:1 situations, team demos, and group presentations.
• Basic knowledge of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Internship, work, or academic project experience in developing AI-based applications and integrating AI models into software systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Academic and/or working knowledge and practical hands-on experience with relational databases, query authoring (SQL), retrieving data from REST APIs, as well as familiarity with NoSQL databases.
• Foundational understanding of software development principles and practices.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis on software and data-related issues as part of academic projects or internships would be beneficial.
• Up-to-date knowledge of software/tools such as Programming languages: Python/C#/Java (or similar), Data and ML Libraries: pandas, PySpark, PyNumPy, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar, Web Development Frameworks: Django, Flask, or similar, Cloud services: AWS/Azure related services.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $48,000.00 - $96,000.00 based on location and experience.