Senior Software Engineer - AI​/ML

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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  .

Work location:

• This position requires on-site presence in Atlanta, GA, following a hybrid work model.

In this role, the Software Engineer Senior will focus on AI/SDLC and Python, and influence technical direction through strong engineering judgement and collaboration. This role will technically lead a high impact AI engineering team and play a defining role in how AI-driven software is built across agrowing and ambitious organization. The Software Engineer Senior will work in close partnership with key business and technical stakeholders todefine cloud native, container first solutions designed for enterprise use from day one.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role where job duties include writing production code, driving proof‑of‑concepts, and validating architectural decisions through implementation.

• Lead the technical direction of a high impact AI engineering team, staying hands‑on and setting the pace.
• 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.
• Mentor and coach engineers;
  Support hiring/onboarding critical talent and strengthening a collaborative culture

• Strong technical leadership
• 8 years of experience in Advanced Python engineering (maintainable OOP, typing, async; FastAPI preferred)
• 4-5 years of experience in AI/ML methodologies
• REST APIs and service integrations; cloud delivery (Azure preferred); containers;
  Kubernetes; modern CI/CD and Dev Ops practices
• Quality mindset (unit/integration testing, reviews); security fundamentals (AuthN/AuthZ, secure build/deploy)
• Agile collaboration; SQL and No
  
  SQL data stores

The range for this position is$to$ USD. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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