Sr Software Developer

About the Role

Waters Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Global Software Engineering team in Milford, MA. You'll work on technology that powers quality testing and development for nearly every drug taken globally, with a mission to enable scientists to access lab results from anywhere via the internet. The Lab and Data Management group produces software used worldwide for specialist measurement and scientific analysis.

This role operates in a collaborative, agile environment where team members are empowered to innovate and continually improve. We prioritize personal development, providing dedicated time and support for growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead User Story refinement meetings to ensure stories are understood and decomposed adequately.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, document, and implement quality solutions.
• Work independently and as part of a team, focusing on complex technical problems while explaining the rationale behind solutions and providing constructive feedback on best practices, performance, and maintainability.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and techniques to drive continual improvement of both the team’s skills and product goals.
• Act as a technical expert and mentor for coding, process, and best practices (e.g., adherence to Definition of Done) and communicate this effectively to the team.
• Collaborate across teams to improve working practices and skill levels.
• Carry out all responsibilities in accordance with the Quality Policy and applicable procedures.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and proven experience as a software developer, with exposure to elements of our back-end technology stack, including C# and .NET.
• Good experience working with Amazon Web Services, Microservices, and API development.
• Knowledge and application of software engineering practices (e.g., Unit testing, TDD, CI/CD, SOLID, BDD).
• Proven ability to lead the design and development of complex features.
• Proven ability to work as part of an Agile delivery team.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems using critical thinking to identify cross-domain concerns.
• Excellent communication and team-building skills.
• Knowledge and experience with Agentic development, Cursor or Claude, developing specifications, reviewing output, and ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Strong understanding of computer science algorithms, data structures, and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with IoT cloud platform technologies.
• Proficiency in designing multi-tenant SaaS applications with high-volume transactions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Continuous delivery with pipelines implemented in Kubernetes and Docker.
• Front-end JavaScript frameworks, especially Angular with Jasmine unit testing.
• Experience implementing and maintaining Datadog.
• Experience using GitHub and GitHub Actions.
• Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) with Gherkin & SpecFlow.
• Atlassian Jira and Confluence.
• Software security best practices and implementation (e.g., OWASP, PKI, X509 Certificates, TLS).
• Software development for regulated environments (e.g., IVD/Medical devices).

About the Company

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, accelerating scientific breakthroughs through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. Our portfolio supports regulated, high-volume testing environments, advancing the release of effective medicines, ensuring food and water safety, and improving patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier and managing infections. With ~16,000 colleagues worldwide, we foster a culture of relentless innovation to tackle scientific challenges.