Senior Software Engineer (Skunkworks)

Job title: Senior Software Engineer (Skunkworks)

Company: Cvent

Job description: Job Description:Overview:Skunkworks at Cvent is focused on building innovative solutions for hybrid and virtual events and these solutions run the gamut from video streaming to generative AI. We offer a positive, collaborative, open and a truly agile environment that enables our teams to rapidly research new technologies and approaches, quickly build working prototypes and then iterate on them to create scalable production-ready solutions.We are seeking innovative candidates to join our skunkworks team, which is currently focused on developing cutting-edge applications and services powered by Generative AI including multiple LLMs. Ideal applicants will have strong interest in learning how to use the latest AI technologies to develop innovative new product offerings. Skunkworks Engineers operate with a high degree of autonomy which is well suited to self-motivated, curious and creative candidates. If you are excited about pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities and thrive in dynamic, experimental environments, we encourage you to apply.The prerequisites for joining our development team are simple: we care just as much about your attitude and aptitude as your experience delivering innovative software. You need to have a strong passion for software development and must take pride in your results. You should also have great analytical skills and ability to handle complex, modular software development in a collaborative team-based environment.
In This Role, You Will:

• Build Internet scale applications where performance, reliability, and scalability, are critical design goals – not afterthoughts
• Create beautiful, interactive, and easy-to-use web applications using modern client-side frameworks and libraries
• Rapidly and independently develop your expertise on new technologies as they emerge
• Ensure the quality of the product remains high by leveraging cutting edge automation and unit/integration/api testing practices
• Evaluate new technologies and techniques by developing proof of concept prototypes
• Investigate, identify, solve, and fix software problems
• Work with other products and teams in the Cvent suite to ensure connectivity and compatibility between systems

Here’s What You Need:

• 5+ years of overall enterprise product development experience working with React, Vue, or Angular
• Experience with designing, using, and implementing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Experience building and supporting high-volume, enterprise grade, client facing services with high scalability and availability requirements
• Experience scaling and securing applications in AWS or a similar cloud platform
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React and Next.js will be a big plus
• Experience developing and deploying applications that use AI would be a benefit
• Bachelors in Computer Science OR related technical discipline. Equivalent experience will also be considered

Expected salary:

Location: Tysons Corner, VA – Canada

Job date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 00:32:22 GMT

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