Manager Software Engineering Job

Company: ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING, INC
Location: Conyers
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Acuity Brands Manager Software Engineering Job in Conyers , Georgia We Light the Way! Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) is transforming the lighting industry. We take pride in our 12,000 employees, and they take pride in working with the best in the industry. Join a team committed to lighting the way to a more brilliant, connected, and productive world. Individually we are talented, but together we are unstoppable. About this Role: We have an immediate need for a talented and enthusiastic Software Engineering Manager with experience developing integrated software solutions. This person will lead a software engineering team that delivers and maintains medium to large-scale internal software solutions focused on processing and delivering customer orders for Acuity products. How you will contribute: --- Lead small teams of three to ten engineers, including contractors, for assigned products --- Leverage Acuity's Solution Delivery Methodology (SDM), founded on the principles of Scrum, to deliver all projects in a standard and repeatable manner --- Spend 25-40% of time contributing to the code base --- Lead the architecture, construction, and deployment phases of product engineering to deliver the high-level architecture designs in partnership with the Product Management, Platform, and Architecture teams; provide feedback on technical feasibility and effort levels; obtain cross-function approvals; drive proofs-of-concept to validate ideas and design --- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, perform root cause analysis, and execute countermeasures to prevent future issues --- Identify performance standards including SLAs for applications, microservices, and APIs; observe and measure performance against the SLAs and adjusts the code accordingly --- Consult with Product Management, leadership, co-workers, and stakeholders to ensure current plans, programs, and initiatives align with business priorities --- Ensure solutions meet business needs by working with the Product Management team to groom the product roadmap, balance new capabilities, and manage technical debt. --- Evaluate solution effectiveness, solicit and apply suggestions to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness --- Establish, maintain, and standardize quality control practices for the technical output of the team --- Build a strong Acuity team culture and drive team productivity and happiness --- Plan product delivery schedules and forecast the need for specific engineering resources required to meet those product delivery schedules --- Establish employee performance expectations and conduct regular performance evaluations; ensure all employees have development plans to further their professional growth; provide recognition and rewards; coach for success and improvement, and ensure diversity awareness. Qualified Applicants will have: --- Bachelors' Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline --- 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience. Including cloud development experience with Azure and .NET development (C#, ASP.NET) --- Hands-on experience with management of software engineers. Including performance evaluation, development planning, and mentoring --- Hands-on experience collaborating with product, design, business, and leadership in setting the strategic direction for teams and products. --- Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum (Scrum certification is a plus) --- Experience with managing projects via Azure DevOps is a plus --- Clear written and verbal communication skills We invite you to apply today to join us as We Light the Way to a Brilliant, Productive, and Connected World! Please utilize the internal career site to apply if you are a current employee at Acuity Brands. 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. Please click here (https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf) and here (https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf) for more information. Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities: As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922-9000. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Acuity Brands from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Brands mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Acuity Brands employees, or to Acuity Brands resume database will be considered Acuity Brands property. Acuity Brands will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Acuity Brands will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor, but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.

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