Staff Full-Stack Engineer: UX-Driven, Cloud-Ready (Zurich)

Acuity Brands, Inc.; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Acuity Brands, Inc. seeks a Staff Software Engineer to own architecture for a small, focused team working across a modern frontend stack (React/Redux, TypeScript) while interfacing with the native Q-SYS platform via C++/C# components and real-time WebSocket and REST communication.

The role evolves the product as VisionSuite expands into the cloud. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, this position requires strong product sense, stakeholder collaboration, and leadership across engineering, design, and

Qualifikationen

• 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 TypeScript.
• Solid experience designing REST APIs and real-time communication (WebSocket) 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 validate solutions collaboratively.
• UX affinity and a user-centered approach to building software.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to operate effectively across a larger organization.
• A strong willingness to learn new technologies, domains, and parts of the stack.

Aufgaben

• Design and implement full-stack features across a modern frontend stack (React, Redux, TypeScript) 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 (WebSocket, 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 VisionSuite'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.

Kenntnisse

React

TypeScript

REST APIs

WebSocket

C++

C#

Architecture ownership

Stakeholder management

UX mindset

Product collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Q-SYS ecosystem

Cloud platforms

Jobbeschreibung

Acuity Brands, Inc. seeks a Staff Software Engineer to own architecture for a small, focused team working across a modern frontend stack (React/Redux, TypeScript) while interfacing with the native Q-SYS platform via C++/C# components and real-time WebSocket and REST communication.

The role evolves the product as VisionSuite expands into the cloud. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, this position requires strong product sense, stakeholder collaboration, and leadership across engineering, design, and