Software Engineer Intern - Barcelona

Posted:
9/9/2025, 9:16:38 PM

Location(s):
Catalonia, Spain ⋅ Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Experience Level(s):
Internship

Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ Software Engineering

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

ABOUT ABBOTT
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.


WORKING AT ABBOTT
At Abbott, You Can Do Work That Matters, Grow, And Learn, Care For Yourself And Family, Be Your True Self And Live a Full Life. You Will Have Access To

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

  • A company named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

  • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Opportunity: Engineer Intern - Barcelona

Interested in applying your wealth of technical knowledge and experience towards an opportunity in the medical field and improving the lives of people with diabetes? Candidates will work with a modern tech stack on a Software as a Service cloud platform as well as internal and external APIs to improve the health and well-being of users in over 25 countries in a large-scale system responsible for processing billions of messages daily.   The candidate should bring passion for software engineering and a desire for continuous learning as well as versatility, leadership qualities and a desire to shape the direction of the team. Candidate will support building scalable, highly available, efficient, and secure cloud solutions for a medical device SaaS.

You will learn:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deploy software applications.

  • Write clean, scalable, and well-documented code.

  • Participate in code reviews and team meetings.

  • Assist in debugging and troubleshooting software issues.

  • Contribute to the development of internal tools and automation scripts.

  • Learn and apply best practices in software engineering, including Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

  • Familiarity with one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or C++.

  • Understanding of software development fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms.

  • Experience with version control systems like Git.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

  • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)

  • Experience with web development frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Django).

  • Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

  • Familiarity with databases (SQL or NoSQL).

  • Interest in DevOps, CI/CD, or test automation.

What You’ll Gain

  • Real-world experience working on production-level code.

  • Mentorship from experienced software engineers.

  • Exposure to Agile development practices and tools.

  • A chance to make a tangible impact on projects and products.

Come join our team. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with great experts where you will be able to develop key skills for your professional career and be in continuous learning.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNew

 

     

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Administrative Support

     

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

Spain > Barcelona : Av. Diagonal, 601

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable

     

     

     

Abbott

Website: https://abbott.com/

Headquarter Location: Illinois City, Illinois, United States

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 1944

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Emergency Medicine ⋅ Genetics ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Health Diagnostics ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Medical ⋅ Medical Device ⋅ Nutrition ⋅ Pharmaceutical