Software Engineer, Design Systems

About AbbVie

Role Overview

Engineering Responsibilities

• Build accessible React and TypeScript components with design tokens, scalable theming, composability, and Storybook documentation.
• Develop Claude Code skills, MCP integrations, context files, and prompt-to-code or design-to-code workflows.
• Develop Python and Node.js services, automation, and CI/CD, design-operations, compliance, and validation tooling.
• Write automated tests and perform accessibility and cross-browser QA using the team toolset.
• Gather requirements, document technical work, communicate progress and escalations, and close feedback loops.

Community and Collaboration

• Provide developer support, outreach, demos, office hours, presentations, and community management for Unity.
• Partner with designers, brand, accessibility, BTS, and other stakeholders while providing technical guidance or mentoring.
• Pilot and evaluate evolving AI development and productivity tools for team adoption.
• Contribute to data visualization and data-science-driven features where applicable.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 5 years of experience, or master's degree in a relevant field with 4 years of experience.
• Strong React, TypeScript, HTML/CSS, design-system, component-library, design-token, and scalable-theming experience.
• Hands-on experience with agentic AI workflows, Claude Code skills, AI-assisted developer tooling, Python, and Node.js.
• Proficiency with Storybook, GitHub, and accessibility or WCAG testing tools, plus strong testing and QA discipline.
• Experience building developer-facing products and independently gathering requirements, documenting work, communicating, and escalating issues.
• Excellent written and oral English communication with community outreach and relationship-building skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional JavaScript frameworks or languages, data science, data visualization, front-end automation, MCP servers, Figma, Code Connect, or OutSystems experience.
• Developer relations, community management, or mobile development experience is preferred.

Working Model

• The posting does not specify a remote, hybrid, onsite, or field workplace arrangement.

Compensation and Benefits

• The base-pay range is USD 84,500 to USD 162,000 per year, subject to factors including geographic location and applicable pay-disclosure requirements.
• Eligible employees may receive paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), and participation in short-term incentive programs.