Is Waters a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Waters have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 28 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Waters employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Waters now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Waters .

Does Waters pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Waters with 2.4 out of 5 stars based on 28 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 28.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Waters.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waters?

Field Service Engineer (49) , Engineer (25) , Manager (25) , Account Manager (22) , 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 133 reviews)); "Good benefits & 401k" ((in 98 reviews)); "Great culture and the company does value employee input" ((in 56 reviews)); "good work life balance 8 out of 10" ((in 54 reviews)); "Not stressful and great colleagues" ((in 49 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 55 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 35 reviews)); "Too many managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of qualified managers." ((in 22 reviews)); "These individuals do not align with the organization's vision, undermine senior management and staff, feign productivity while micromanaging, and exhaust dedicated employees." ((in 16 reviews))

Waters Software Developer reviews

3.4

29% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)

Udit Batra

17% approve of CEO

5% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Waters with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Waters is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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28 reviews

4.0

Dec 3, 2025

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company with good benefits

Cons

Lower Salary bands No easy to commute

2.0

Feb 12, 2025

Return to office mandate is a very silly idea

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy (to a degree) Line manager is undetstanding and helps with upper management issues (ymmv) Generous pension plan + health and dental Most people are nice Building is alright - canteen is very average

Cons

very rigid heirarchy, decisions are made from up high and delivered to the plebs with little feedback or care. Americore corporate culture. Cringe RTO decision will push out the best performing people who have options, leaving only the people who have to or want to stay. Pay not worth 3 days in office though so will be interviewing elsewhere ASAP. So much corporate fluff you have to fight through just to do your job, mostly to do with logging hours, dealing with IT, training and LMS and stupid Objectives which are all pointless ultimately. Decisions are mostly made for the benefit of company share price (which to a degree I understand) but there has to be a balance with worker morale (RTO and pay rise freeze)

3.0

Jan 7, 2025

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free coffee. Free Parking. Not much else to add.

Cons

Very stressful. No one is willing to help. Can be very micro managed.

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