Staff Software Engineer at Abbott
Irving, TX
$99,300–$198,700from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Irving, TX
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves designing and developing real-time, multithreaded embedded software in C/C++ for next-generation laboratory automation and robotic platforms used in medical diagnostics. The engineer will own low-level control software for electromechanical and robotic subsystems, contribute to CI pipelines, and work within a regulated medical device environment requiring strict quality and traceability standards. Suits an experienced embedded systems engineer comfortable working close to hardware without people-management duties.
Senior level · 8+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 640 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 480–830
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $136,221 (middle half $107,984–$167,709). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The job title in the posting header is 'Senior Embedded Software Engineer' but the body text recruits for a 'Staff Software Engineer' — these are treated as the same role; advertised seniority is taken from the title.
The required qualifications accept a Master's degree with 6+ years as an alternative to a Bachelor's with 8+ years; the minimum degree is set to Bachelor's and total experience to 8 years (the lower bound of the primary path).
C/C++/C# or Python are listed together as a single expert-level language requirement in the required section; C and C++ are emitted as separate required skills given their distinct use in embedded contexts, with C#/Python captured as alternatives on C.
All embedded-specific skills (RTOS, ThreadX, communication protocols, Git, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Google Test) appear exclusively under the Preferred Qualifications section and are marked accordingly.
The role requires up to 10% travel to the EU; this cannot be represented in a structured field but may be relevant to candidates.
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