Lead Software Engineer (Fullstack)

Overview

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 5,000+ employees and 24,000+ customers worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we're transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the human connection.

Cvent's strength lies in its people, fostering a culture where everyone is encouraged to think like entrepreneurs, taking risks and making decisions confidently. We value diverse perspectives and celebrate differences, working together with colleagues and clients to build strong connections.

AI at Cvent: Leading the Future:

Are you ready to shape the future of work at the intersection of human expertise and AI innovation At Cvent, we're committed to continuous learning and adaptation—AI isn't just a tool for us, it's part of our DNA. We're looking for candidates who are eager to evolve alongside technology. If you love to experiment boldly, share your discoveries, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work, you'll thrive here. Our team values professionals who thoughtfully integrate AI into their daily work, delivering exceptional results while relying on the human judgment and creativity that drive real innovation. Throughout our interview process, you'll have the chance to demonstrate how you use AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact. If you're excited to be part of a team that's leading the way in AI-powered collaboration, we'd love to meet you.

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About The Role

Cvent's R&D is currently looking for a talented Lead Software Engineer to join our Microapps team. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of TypeScript, Java, GraphQL, Next.js, React, Tailwind and experience leading a team that builds for builders. You should be a self-starter capable of taking ambiguous requirements and coming up with a viable solution. You should also be able to design scalable, high-performance solutions that empower our product development teams to create world-class products. You will work closely with a cross-functional team to design, build, maintain and support our Microapps team.

In This Role, You Will

• Design solutions to complex problems, that are flexible, robust, and take into account business needs.
• Work with modern Nrwl/Nx, JavaScript, Typescript, React, Tailwind, GraphQL and Java tech stack.
• Collaborate with your Scrum Team in scoping, estimating, implementing, and testing new features and fixes.
• Be communicative and reliable, so that others can depend on you.
• Delivery of features, improvements, and fixes in a timely, predictable cadence.
• Mentor other engineers on good practices, technologies, and patterns.
• Show up as a team member, encouraging others through example in collaboration, productivity, effective communication, and love for details.
• Collaborate with some of the best engineers in the industry to work on complex Software as a Service (Saas) based applications
  
  

Primary Skills

Here's What You Need:

• Master+ in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 7-9 years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Proficiency with JavaScript, Typescript and Java.
• Experience developing with React as part of a team.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Experience prototyping quickly when needed.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment and result-oriented culture
• Experience working with distributed teams.
• Experience in leading an engineering team
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Proven experience leading the strategic adoption of AI-assisted development tools and agents (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, automation bots) across a team, including defining best practices, integrating with existing SDLC/CI-CD workflows, and mentoring engineers on effective and responsible use
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience presenting ideas, techniques, or approaches to other team members
• Experience in full stack development ranging from front-end user interfaces to backend systems
• Experience with Node.js and Next.js
• Experience with AWS
• Experience with Nrwl/Nx