Principal Engineer - Digital Experience
About the Role
Waters is seeking an experienced Principal AEM Engineer to drive the development and evolution of our global digital experience ecosystem. This role will provide hands-on technical leadership across Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Edge Delivery Services, Analytics, Marketo, and related digital platforms, helping deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing customer experiences across more than 100 countries.
Responsibilities
- Build and enhance Waters' global digital experience platform supporting customers in 100+ countries using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Edge Delivery Services.
- Develop scalable, high-performance web solutions leveraging AEM Sites, Assets, Content Fragments, React, Analytics, and Marketing technologies.
- Collaborate with Architects, Product Owners, UX teams, and engineers to deliver innovative digital experiences across web and commerce channels.
- Drive engineering excellence through hands-on development, code reviews, technical problem solving, and mentoring of development teams.
- Contribute to the modernization of Waters.com through AEM Cloud Service, Edge Delivery Services, performance optimization, accessibility, and customer experience improvements.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of Adobe Experience Manager development experience.
- Deep expertise in AEM Sites, Assets, Workflows, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, Sling Models, OSGi, and Dispatcher.
- Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).
- Experience implementing Adobe Edge Delivery Services and Universal Editor.
- Strong Java/J2EE development experience.
- Strong JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML5, and CSS3 development skills.
- Experience implementing Adobe Analytics and Adobe Launch solutions.
- Experience integrating Marketo forms, lead management, and marketing automation capabilities.
- Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, and enterprise system integrations.
- Experience with GitHub, Cloud Manager, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile delivery methodologies.
- Experience with Akamai CDN and website performance optimization.
- Strong understanding of SEO, Accessibility (WCAG), and Core Web Vitals.
- Experience supporting global, multi-language digital platforms.
- Strong communication, mentoring, analytical, and technical leadership skills.
Skills
Technical Leadership
- Lead technical implementation across Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Edge Delivery Services initiatives.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams.
- Conduct code reviews and enforce development standards and best practices.
- Drive technical quality, performance, security, and maintainability across digital solutions.
- Partner with Architects and Engineering Managers to ensure successful solution delivery.
Preferred Skills
AEM Platform Engineering- Design, develop, and maintain AEM components/blocks, templates, workflows, services, and integrations.
- Support AEM Sites, Assets, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, MSM, Sling Models, OSGi, and Dispatcher.
- Lead implementation of Adobe Edge Delivery Services and Universal Editor capabilities.
- Implement Analytics, Marketo, Search, and enterprise platform integrations.
- Optimize Core Web Vitals, SEO, accessibility, caching, and website performance.
About the Company
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.