Principal Software Engineer, AI & Cloud Platform

Cvent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 194,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cvent, a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape the next-generation platform. You will drive microservices architecture, implement features in Java/JavaScript (React), and leverage AWS services in a cloud-based SaaS ecosystem.

You will mentor engineers, manage end-to-end development and deployment pipelines (Maven/Jenkins), and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable software for clients

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field with 60+ months of SaaS/cloud software experience.
• Alternatively, Bachelor’s degree with 84+ months of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical direction and architecture of microservices for scalability and performance.
• Design and implement features using Java/JavaScript (React) in a cloud-based SaaS environment.
• Develop and maintain AWS services (CloudFormation, ECS, RDS, S3, EC2, Lambda).
• Establish automation strategies for unit/integration/API tests to ensure quality.
• Lead engineers in shared services and centralized reporting within a cloud-based event platform.
• Identify and remediate defects and technical debt to improve reliability.
• Set up monitoring/logging to support troubleshooting and proactive issues.
• Participate in production incident discovery and resolution.
• Manage build/deploy pipelines with Maven/Jenkins.
• Model data storage with relational/non-relational databases (MySQL, Couchbase).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system connectivity and compatibility.
• Mentor team members and support their growth.

Skills

AWS Cloud/DevOps

Java/JavaScript/React

DevOps CI/CD

Agile development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in CS/SE/IT

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/IT

Tools

Maven

Jenkins

MySQL

Couchbase

Job description

Cvent, a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape the next-generation platform. You will drive microservices architecture, implement features in Java/JavaScript (React), and leverage AWS services in a cloud-based SaaS ecosystem.

You will mentor engineers, manage end-to-end development and deployment pipelines (Maven/Jenkins), and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable software for clients