Lead Software Engineer (Java / PHP)

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 4,800 employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide, including 53% 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.

The DNA of Cvent is our people, and our culture has an emphasis on fostering intrapreneurship – a system that encourages Cventers to think and act like individual entrepreneurs and empowers them to take action, embrace risk, and make decisions as if they had founded the company themselves. At Cvent, we value the diverse perspectives that each individual brings. Whether working with a team of colleagues or with clients, we ensure that we foster a culture that celebrates differences and builds on shared connections.

Lead Software Engineer (Splatform)

We are looking for a solid lead engineer that can work with and pick up many different languages and tools. The ideal candidate should be willing and capable of picking up new tools and languages to do their job. The main tech stack in Splash is PHP, TypeScript and a little bit of Go. So expect to work with PHP and TS on a day-to-day basis. Cvent's preferred technology stack includes Java which we will gradually adopt into the Splash codebase.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex challenges in a backend-focused environment, leveraging modern technologies and ensuring seamless data connectivity at scale.

In This Role, You Will :

• Design and implement scalable, robust, and flexible integration solutions tailored to business needs.
• Work with Kubernetes, database optimization, and AWS cloud-native technologies to evolve our architecture.
• Modernize our PHP-based and Golang stack and ensure smooth interaction between legacy and modern components.
• Collaborate with your Scrum team to scope, estimate, implement, and test new features and fixes.
• Deliver features, improvements, and fixes with a predictable and timely cadence.
• Be the technical lead on projects with 3-4 other engineers. Lead initiatives, and facilitate engagement with other stakeholders.
• Mentor other engineers on best practices, architectural patterns, and technologies.
• Contribute to platform stability and performance improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong collaboration, communication, and attention to detail while fostering a positive team environment.

Here’s What You Need :

Primary Skills

Preferred Skills

Familiarity with Kubernetes for managing containerized workloads.