Overview:

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.

In This Role, You Will:

Design, develop, and maintain the core API framework and developer tools
Define and implement API governance standards to ensure consistency, quality, and security
Build and enhance the developer portal, focusing on intuitive experiences and high-quality documentation
Create and maintain public-facing SDKs
Build Internet-scale applications focusing on performance, reliability, and scalability
Learn and implement Microservices Architecture and robust RESTful APIs
Mentor and support peers to enhance team success

Here's What You Need:

7–9 years of overall development experience, including object-oriented programming in Java
Hands-on experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs with strong knowledge of OpenAPI and JSONSchema
Experience with React and Next.js is a big plus
Experience with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Redis, or similar NoSQL tech
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud; Docker/container experience is highly desirable

What We Value:

Passion for clean code, strong API design, an analytical mindset, and a collaborative team spirit.

Lead Software Engineer (API Platform)