Principal Cloud Software Engineer

We need your talent!  Waters Corporation is currently seeking a Principal Cloud Software Engineer to join our Global Software Engineering team. 

Our team understands the value of their work in the real world. As a Principal Cloud Software Engineer in Australia, you'll be working with technology used for quality testing and the development of nearly every drug taken in around the globe.  These are processes that we want to optimize.  Consider this, today’s lab instruments can only be viewed from the lab – our mission here is to be able to enable scientists to see their lab results from Starbucks, home, anywhere you can access the internet. 

We are just getting started with building our next generation best in class platform with a goal of being the “best in the industry” to support our customers across life, materials, food, and environmental sciences. 

We're looking for a passionate Principal Cloud Software Engineer with a talent for building quality software solutions. You will work in a fast-paced, agile environment and engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs, demonstrate problem-solving abilities, and present and share ideas through global collaboration. 

The meaningful work you will be asked to lead: 

• 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 with deep focus on hard technical problems and explain the why, how, and what, that makes your solution technically sound, provide constructive feedback regarding best practices, performance, and maintainability 
• Stay ahead of the curve with respect to new technologies and techniques with an eye towards continual improvement of both the team’s skill set and the product goals  
• To act as technical expert and mentor for coding, process and best practices (e.g. adherence to Definition of Done) and effectively communicate this to the team 
• Collaborate across teams to improve working practices and skill levels   
• To carry out all responsibilities in accordance with the Quality Policy and all applicable procedures

Abilities that will help you be successful: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar, or equivalent relevant experience 
• 10+ years’ experience designing, building, and supportingcomplex large-scale applications /platform(s) and/or solutions

• 5+ years of experience designing, building and scaling solutions using microservices architecture

  5+ years of experience working in an environment that leverages devSecOps practices to delivery and scale solutions.  

Other Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience with multiple technologies such as application servers, n-tier applications, database management systems and open-source trends  
• Strong understanding of computer science algorithms, data structures, and design patterns  
• Proficiency in designing Multi-tenant SaaS applications with high-volume transactions  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing with C#, .NET Core, Web API    
• Experience with Angular, Typescript, Javascript, HTML5, Node.JS  
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, Big Data technologies 

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.