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Cvent · 2 days ago

Software Architect

Tysons Corner, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, and they are seeking a hands-on Software Architect to improve security across their platform. The role involves shaping engineering practices, leading architectural strategies, and mentoring engineers while working on distributed systems in an enterprise SaaS environment.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Tarun Pokhriyal

Responsibilities

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)

Qualification

Distributed systemsJavaTypeScriptInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD pipelinesCloud-native servicesSystem designSecurity engineering principlesMentoring engineersCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

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

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

Company

Cvent

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Join #CventNation! www.cvent.com/careers What We Do: Cvent is a global market-leading meetings, events, & hospitality technology provider.

Founded in 1999

Sydney, New South Wales, AUS

1001-5000 employees

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