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We help companies turn every dinner, event, and offsite into something effortless to plan and a breeze to manage, plugging right into the tools they already use.\nAbout the Role\n We are looking a Lead Full-Stack Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of our next-generation intelligent applications. This role bridges robust full-stack architecture with smart AI integrations, building scalable Node.js services, crafting intuitive React interfaces, and embedding AI capabilities (LLM APIs, autonomous agents, smart workflows) to solve complex user problems. 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