Software Engineer Lead

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Acuity 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 (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at  .

This role is for a Lead Engineer (AI and Python) who wants to influence technical direction through strong engineering judgement and collaboration. You will technically lead a high impact AI engineering team and play a defining role in how AI driven software is built across a growing and ambitious organisation. This position comes with real ownership, where your technical judgement directly shapes outcomes.
You will work in close partnership with key business and technical stakeholders, collaborating to define cloud native, container first solutions designed for enterprise use from day one.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will write production code, drive proof-of-concepts, and validate architectural decisions through implementation. Alongside this, you will set technical standards, guide design choices, and raise the bar for the team. You will also play a central role in hiring and building your team, reinforcing a strong engineering culture and a consistently high technical bar.
AI is central to the mission. You will operate at the intersection of exploratory AI development and enterprise grade engineering, turning emerging ideas into secure, scalable production systems. You will work alongside a friendly, collaborative team of high calibre engineers who take immense pride in their work, value good engineering practices, and support each other in building platforms and teams that underpin future capabilities.

• Lead the technical direction of a high impact AI engineering team, staying
  -hands-on- and setting the pace through example.
• Design and deliver cloud native,
  -container first- services that are built to scale and ready for real enterprise use.
• Partner closely with architects and key stakeholders to shape architecture, align on patterns, and translate strategy into practical engineering decisions.
• Take AI enabled capabilities from early exploration and proof--of---concept through to secure, reliable, production deployments.
  
  Write
• high-quality
  - Python code and help define the engineering bar for maintainability, testing, and operational excellence.
• Drive good engineering practices across code quality, CI/CD, containerisation, Kubernetes, and cloud operations, keeping teams focused on outcomes.
• Guide technical trade-offs and prioritisation, balancing innovation with pragmatism and
  -long-term platform health-.
• Play a central role in hiring and onboarding, helping build a high calibre team and strengthening a collaborative, supportive culture-.
• Mentor and coach engineers through reviews, pairing, and technical feedback, enabling growth and shared ownership.
• Stay current with fast-moving AI and cloud…