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Cvent, Inc.

Software Architect

Cvent, Inc., Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States

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Overview Hybrid: 2 days in office

Our Culture and Impact 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.

In This Role, You Will:

Shape and lead a company-wide engineering guild

focused on secure-by-default practices, modern SDLC patterns, and architectural consistency across Cvent’s SaaS platforms.

Design and build developer-centric frameworks, libraries, and automation

that improve system reliability, maintainability, and security—without slowing delivery.

Work hands‑on in code

(Java, TypeScript, IaC) to create reusable components, integration patterns, and platform building blocks used across engineering teams.

Enhance CI/CD pipelines

with guardrails, automated checks, and feedback loops that improve code quality, reduce vulnerabilities, and streamline developer workflows.

Partner with product, platform, and cloud engineering teams

to evolve architecture standards, ensuring distributed systems are scalable, observable, and resilient.

Lead design reviews and provide architectural guidance

across services, APIs, storage systems, and cloud infrastructure, helping teams make high‑quality technical decisions.

Introduce modern engineering patterns and tooling , including AI‑assisted static analysis, automated detection systems, and secure‑by‑default scaffolding.

Build documentation, best practices, and training materials

that raise engineering excellence and empower developers to own security as part of system design.

Collaborate with external partners and vendors

to evaluate new technologies and integrate capabilities into platform workflows.

Mentor engineers and influence engineering culture , promoting craftsmanship, simplicity, and scalable design across the stack.

Help guide long‑term architectural strategy , adapting secure development practices to new technologies and emerging patterns (e.g., AI systems, microservices evolution, event‑driven architectures).

Here’s What You Need:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

10+ years of experience building and architecting distributed systems

for enterprise or large‑scale SaaS platforms.

Strong hands‑on coding experience with

Java, TypeScript, cloud‑native services, and infrastructure‑as‑code

(CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.).

Deep understanding of

system design, data structures, algorithms, networking, caching, and persistence technologies .

Experience designing and implementing

automation in CI/CD pipelines

(GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).

Demonstrated ability to

modernize engineering practices

across multiple teams through frameworks, tooling, and shared architectural patterns.

Familiarity with foundational

security engineering principles —secure coding, service hardening, identity and access models, threat considerations—even if not in a security‑only role.

Strong communication skills and the ability to influence engineers, product teams, and leadership.

A track record of solving complex problems, driving change, and mentoring engineers through architectural decisions.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience improving security posture in a

large‑scale distributed SaaS environment .

Hands‑on knowledge of

AWS architecture

(IAM, KMS, networking, load balancing, etc.).

Understanding of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, etc.) and how engineering teams build systems that meet those requirements.

Experience with

threat modeling, design reviews, and platform‑level security patterns .

Ability to make long‑term architectural decisions (4–10 years) aligned with platform and business strategy.

Experience evaluating technologies, running POCs, or leading due diligence during acquisitions.

Experience presenting technical topics to engineering organizations or external audiences.

Join Cvent as a

Software Architect

and help shape the next generation of our secure, scalable, developer‑friendly SaaS platform. If you’re a hands‑on builder who loves improving systems, influencing engineering culture, and embedding secure‑by‑default patterns across distributed architectures, we’d love to meet you.

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