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 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.

You will own architecture and key technical decisions for a small, focused team, working across a modern frontend stack (React/Redux, Type Script) while interfacing directly with the native Q-SYS platform through C++/C# components and real-time Web Socket and REST communication. As Vision Suite extends further into the cloud and deeper into the broader Q-SYS ecosystem, you will help shape how the product evolves — both technically and as an experience.

At the Staff level, technical depth is a given; what sets this role apart is the ability to operate effectively across the wider organization. You will partner closely with Product, work directly with stakeholders to refine and validate solutions, and bring genuine product and UX sensibility to your engineering decisions — ensuring the team builds not just correct software, but the right software.

This position is a hybrid position based in Zurich, Switzerland.

• Design and implement full-stack features across a modern frontend stack (React, Redux, Type Script) and the interfaces connecting it to the native Q-SYS platform.
• Build and maintain reliable real-time and request/response communication between the Designer application and Q-SYS components (Web Socket, REST).
• Contribute to and extend Q-SYS platform components in C++/C# where the product requires it.
• Partner with Product to shape the roadmap, refine requirements, and make sound trade-offs across scope, quality, and time.
• Work directly with stakeholders and users to prototype, test, and validate solutions, iterating toward the right outcome.
• Champion UX quality and a coherent, usable experience across the application.
• Help drive Vision Suite's evolution into the cloud and its integration within the broader Q-SYS ecosystem.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship through architecture, code review, and hands-on collaboration.
• Elevate engineering standards and act as a force multiplier across the team and adjacent groups.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant full-stack web development.
• Deep proficiency in modern frontend development with React and Type Script.
• Solid experience designing REST APIs and real-time communication (Web Socket) between frontend and backend or native systems.
• Familiarity with C++ and comfort working across the boundary between web applications and native components.
• Proven ownership of architecture and technical decisions within a subsystem, product, or team.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with Product and bring product sense to engineering decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to refine, test, and…