Overview

Build software that genuinely improves lives

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our software development team, working on a mix of cloud-based and on-premise solutions and helping with the team’s migration to cloud development.

Our software has real-world impact. It helps:

• Environmental scientists monitor pollutants in rivers
• The food and drink industry ensure products are safe to consume
• Pharmaceutical companies discover new medicines and guarantee patient safety

We're looking for talented software engineers with a passion for good software development and making great products that matter.

We work in a collaborative, agile environment, where team members are empowered to innovate and continually improve. We believe strongly in the value of personal development, and provide support and dedicated time for our people to pursue this.

This is a hybrid role, with 3 days per week in the office.

What can we offer you?

• A plan for your personal development in your own area of specialism, pursuing this with the support of your manager to undertake the training and learning to progress
• Flexible working and hybrid approach
• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Private health and dental insurance
• Contributory based pension scheme
• Subsidized membership of onsite gym
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• An optional electric car leasing scheme and electric car charging points on site

Responsibilities

As a Principal Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Developing software across our modern technology stack
• Working collaboratively as part of a cross discipline agile team to deliver software
• Helping drive continuous improvement at team and project level
• Contributing to and evolving our CI/CD pipelines and engineering practices
• Continual learning, to stay up to date with the latest techniques and technologies in software development

Qualifications

What will make you a successful Principal Software Engineer at Waters:

• A degree (or equivalent experience) in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Proven experience delivering AWS-based cloud applications, aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Extensive hands-on experience with C# and .NET
• Front-end experience with Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, and HTML5
• Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes

If you’re an experienced engineer looking for a role where your work has real impact, your voice is heard, and your development is supported, we’d love to hear from you.

We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We aim to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve.

We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.   

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.