AEM Technical Lead , Principal Software Engineer , AEM , AEM Engineer

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 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.

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.

• 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.

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.