Is Waters a good company to work for as a Principal Software Engineer?

Principal Software Engineer professionals working at Waters have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 15 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Waters employees being 3.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Engineer Jobs at Waters now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer interview questions at Waters .

Does Waters pay Principal Software Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Waters with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 15 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 27% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer salaries at Waters.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waters?

Field Service Engineer (49) , Engineer (25) , Manager (25) , Account Manager (23) , Software Engineer (19) , Principal Software Engineer (15) , Senior Scientist (15) , Director (14) , Field Service Specialist (14) , Product Manager (14) , Marketing (11) , Scientist (11) , Software Developer (11) , Intern (10) , Project Manager (9)

What are the pros of working at Waters according to real employee reviews?

"The people I worked with were great and very capable but that is where it ends." ((in 135 reviews)); "Good benefits & 401k" ((in 85 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 49 reviews)); "Not stressful and great colleagues" ((in 48 reviews)); "Good work environment and flexible too" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Waters according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and you don't get hired from the agency." ((in 56 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 35 reviews)); "Too many managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "Low pay compared to other companies with similar roles and management like to reduce headcount to cut costs when times get tough." ((in 28 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of qualified managers." ((in 23 reviews))

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Waters Principal Software Engineer reviews

3.9

98% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Udit Batra

66% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.9

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Culture & values

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Principal Software Engineer employees have rated Waters with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Waters is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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15 reviews

3.0

Jul 31, 2022

Good overall

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some exposure to AWS, IAC and Terraform. Workload is light, don't expect to learn cutting edge technologies. Most of the software developers have been at Waters for greater than 5 years and significant percentage greater than 10 years.

Cons

Groups can be clickish. A lot of complaints about salary, advancement and upper management by the software developers. Most of the developers have an older technology framework knowledge, software process is slow which has led to missed deadlines. The last major software project was a disaster and never released.

4.0

Jul 8, 2022

A little bogged down in process, but interesting domain

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you like science, you'll like the work, it's really interesting. The current CEO is good, like an actual human being. Reasonably up-to-date software development tools.

Cons

The processes on products for regulated industries can be a bit arduous. Some people feel overworked (I don't personally).

5.0

Apr 11, 2022

Great Company To Work With

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Working Hrs Excellent Salary Excellent Pension Scheme Friendly People Around

Cons

N/A at the movement as I am 100% happy.

Waters Response

Thank you for your review! We love to hear that you are 100% happy and wish you continued success! - Wendy G.

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