Principal Engineer - Digital Experience

Waters Corporation; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Waters Corporation is seeking a Principal AEM Engineer to lead the development of global digital experience platforms across 100+ countries. This role entails hands-on technical leadership in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), collaboration with product and UX teams, and driving scalability and performance improvements.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in AEM development, strong skills in Java, JavaScript, and a keen understanding of digital marketing technologies. Join us to make an impact in life sciences!

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Adobe Experience Manager development experience.
• Deep expertise in AEM Sites, Assets, Workflows.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical implementation across Adobe Experience Manager and Edge Delivery Services.
• Design, develop, and maintain AEM components and integrations.
• Drive CI/CD, automation, testing, and platform modernization.

Skills

Adobe Experience Manager development

Java/J2EE development

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

HTML5

CSS3

REST APIs

GraphQL

SEO

Tools

Adobe Edge Delivery Services

Akamai CDN

GitHub

Cloud Manager

Job description

Overview

Join Waters and Lead the Future of Digital Innovation in Life Sciences. Do you want to be part of a global digital transformation journey and help grow a multi‑million dollar digital and B2B business? Water has operations in 35+ countries in Americas, EU and Asia and customers in 100+ countries. Our digital presence supports multiple personas via Waters.com in 100+ countries, 10+ languages, multiple digital commerce channels (in 100+ countries) including eCommerce, eProcurement and EDI. If this piques your interest, lets chat.

About The Role

Are you passionate about building world‑class digital experiences and leading the technical delivery of enterprise web platforms? 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.

As a key technical leader, you will work closely with Architects, Product Owners, UX teams, and Engineering Managers to translate business requirements and solution designs into robust technical implementations. You will mentor development teams, establish engineering best practices, conduct code reviews, and champion quality, performance, accessibility, and innovation across Waters’ digital platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Build and enhance Waters’ global digital experience platform supporting customers in 100+ countries using 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.

Why Waters?

At Waters, your work fuels scientific breakthroughs that improve lives. You’ll lead strategic initiatives, work with cutting‑edge technologies, and make a measurable impact on how we engage with scientists, researchers, and innovators around the world.

This Is Your Opportunity To

• Be a technical trailblazer in a globally respected company.
• Drive real‑world impact in the life sciences industry.
• Work with smart, passionate teams who care deeply about their craft and their mission.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Engineering Excellence
  • Establish reusable frameworks, coding standards, and implementation patterns.
  • Drive CI/CD, automation, testing, and platform modernization initiatives.
  • Troubleshoot complex production issues and lead root cause analysis activities.
  • Support release readiness, deployment planning, and operational excellence.
  • Promote continuous improvement across development teams.

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.

Company Description

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.

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.