Software Engineer Lead

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet. 
 
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.  
 
We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications. 

Job Summary

As a Software Engineer Lead, you will be part of a squad following the Agile Software Development process. You will contribute to the success of the team by supporting the end-to-end design, development, validation, and deployment of the world’s leading internet-connected (IoT) lighting and sensing systems. You will work on a variety of projects, some of which will focus on the development of front-end modules, while others will involve back-end development. To be successful, you will collaborate with product management and architects to plan and execute the evolution of our customer-centric software systems. Throughout these efforts, you will consistently apply critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills to balance the immediate needs of our customers with their long-term goals, ultimately transforming how users experience lighting.
 

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Develop system designs, specifications, implementation details and code for new features connecting cloud and mobile components.
• Actively participate in software design decision making to create new innovative IoT lighting solutions and customer experiences.
• Participate in peer code reviews and provide guidance to other team members as the subject matter expert.
• Develop application and test automation codes using C#, C++, JavaScript, HTML, Python, WiX Toolset, Selenium, Xunit, Nunit, git, SQL, Node.js, NuGet, Grunt, Azure, React and Mithril.js
• Hand on experience with leading, coaching and monitoring other developers
• Collaborate with other team members, such as Product Owners, Squad leads, QA engineers, and other developers, to ensure a shared understanding of requirements and to create software that meets both business and technical expectations.
• Help promote the values and principles of Agile, such as collaboration, flexibility, and delivering value.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes in requirements or priorities, as Scrum values iterative and incremental delivery. You must be willing to adjust the product based on evolving needs.
• Manage and address any technical debt accrued during development to ensure long-term product quality
• Adhere to coding standards, version control practices, and development methodologies that align with Agile and Scrum principles

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS or equivalent
• 5+ Experience with Full Stack Software Design and Development 
• Proficient using JavaScript and React to develop Front-End Components
• Working knowledge of  .NET (C#), C#, C++, JavaScript, HTML and Python
• Familiar with WiX Toolset, Selenium, Xunit, Nunit, git, SQL, Node.js, NuGet, Grunt, Azure, React and Mithril.js
• Extensive knowledge of debugging practices
• Proficient knowledge of software engineering best practices