Principal Engineer, Angular

Overview

Join Waters and Lead the Future of Digital Innovation in Life Sciences

Do you want to play a key role in global digital transformation and help scale a multimillion dollar digital and B2B business? Waters is a world leader in life science tools with approximately $3B in annual revenue. Our digital ecosystem is a critical growth driver, powering global ecommerce and digital services across 100+ countries and 10+ languages.

As we modernize our digital commerce platform and with SAP Storefront, we are expanding our engineering leadership in Bangalore. If you're passionate about building modern, scalable front-end platforms on a global scale, we'd love to talk.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of Angular applications within SAP Storefront implementations

• Define and drive front-end architecture, design patterns, and best practices for enterprise-scale Angular solutions

• Translate business and experience requirements into high-quality technical solutions

• Partner closely with UX, Product, and Backend teams to deliver seamless, customer-centric digital experiences

• Mentor senior and junior engineers, raising the bar on front-end engineering excellence

• Drive continuous improvement in performance, accessibility, security, and code quality

• Influence the evolution of Waters' digital platform as we modernize and scale globally

• Angular (latest versions), TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+)

• SAP Commerce Cloud (Spartacus / SAP Storefront)

• HTML5, CSS3, SCSS

• Adobe Edge Delivery Services

• RESTful APIs, GraphQL (desirable)

• State management, design systems, component libraries

• Git, CI/CD pipelines, modern DevOps tooling

• Testing frameworks (Jest, Karma, Cypress or similar)

• Agile / Scrum delivery models

• Serve as a front-end technical authority for Angular and SAP Storefront across the digital platform

• Define scalable front-end architecture and coding standards aligned with enterprise and SAP best practices

• Lead design reviews, architectural discussions, and complex technical problem-solving

• Ensure performance optimization, accessibility (WCAG), and security standards are met

• Conduct code reviews and promote testing, automation, and CI/CD best practices

• Design, develop, and maintain modular Angular applications for global ecommerce and digital experiences

• Build reusable UI components and design-system-aligned front-end frameworks

• Collaborate with backend teams on API contracts and integration patterns

• Work with DevOps and QA teams to ensure smooth deployments and high-quality releases

• Contribute to multi-year digital platform initiatives and large-scale modernization programs

• Work within an agile, squad-based delivery model across global teams

• Mentor engineers in Angular, modern front-end practices, and enterprise-scale development

• Lead technical spikes, proof-of-concepts, and knowledge-sharing sessions

• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• B.E./B.Tech or equivalent
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on front-end development

• 7+ years hands-on experience with Angular in enterprise or large-scale applications

• Strong experience building modern SPAs using TypeScript, Angular, and component-based architectures

• Experience with SAP Commerce Cloud / SAP Storefront (Spartacus) or similar commerce platforms is preferred.

• Deep understanding of front-end performance optimization, accessibility, and security best practices

• Proven experience leading complex front-end initiatives and influencing technical direction

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-based delivery models

• Proven success working in agile/scrum environments

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills