Senior Software Engineer

Interested in making a real-world impact while working with the latest technologies in cloud computing? Interested in helping make sure medications are safe for use? Are you looking for an opportunity to be an early leader in the evolution of a new platform and grow your role as it matures? The Waters Connected Science team is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to be part of the journey

In Waters, the Connected Science group produces software that is used by people worldwide for specialist measurement and scientific analysis. We are currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work in one of our Cloud Development teams. 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 their development.

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of all aspects of the applications and services owned by the relevant cloud team (App or platform)
• To complete detailed designs and development of stories as directed by the technical lead to a high quality standard
• To collaborate with stakeholders, Product Owners and Technical Leads on software and technical issues.
• Collaborate within and across teams to improve working practices and skill levels
• To act as a mentor to junior team members.
• To demonstrate significant judgement in technical matters and act on solutions under own guidance.
• To provide code and supporting documentation in accordance with our Software Development Processes and codes of practice.

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

• Extensive knowledge and proven experience as a software developer, with exposure to elements of our back-end technology stack (C#, .Net)
• Strong experience working within a Cloud software engineering environment, especially using Amazon Web Services
• Proven experience completing detailed designs and development of stories – preferably using TDD.
• Good experience developing microservices and APIs
• Front-End JavaScript Frameworks, especially Angular
• Knowledge and application of software engineering practices (e.g. Unit testing, TDD, CI/CD, SOLID, BDD etc.).
• Proven ability to work as part of an Agile delivery team.
• Ability to analyse and solve problems.
• Excellent communication and team working skills.
• Min 5 years of experience in an environment developing innovative customer solutions.

The following criteria are desirable, but are not essential since training will be provided for you:

• Continuous delivery, with pipelines implemented in Kubernetes, Docker
• Experience using GitHub and GitHub Actions
• Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), with Gherkin & SpecFlow
• Atlassian Jira, Confluence & JFrog Artifactory
• Software security best practices and implementation (e.g. OWASP, PKI, X509 Certificates, TLS)
• Software development for regulated environments (e.g. 21CFR11)

In addition to salary, we work flexibly, and excellent benefits. All Waters employees have opportunity to grow, develop and contribute.

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.

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600 passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.