Lead Software Engineer (R&D)

• Cvent s Research and Development division is currently looking for a highly skilled and motivated Full-Stack Lead Software Engineer to join our Machine Learning & Data Science Group
• The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing both the front-end and back-end components of innovative data science toolkits and solutions
• The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Java, Python, and Infrastructure as Code
• You should be a self-starter capable of taking ambiguous requirements and coming up with a viable solution
• You should also be able to design scalable, easy-to-use, high-performance applications that productionize our data science R&D work to be used by both Cvent internal teams and Cvent Products
• You will work closely with data scientists, data engineers and software engineers to design, build, maintain and support our data science R&D solutions into production

In This Role, You Will:

• Contribute directly to design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, secure and reliable code that powers the frond-end and back-end of our data science solutions
• Showcase strong architecture and design instincts to collaborate with data scientists and other cross functional teams to develop and execute on roadmap
• Support consuming teams as they adopt, upgrade, and utilize the developed data science toolkits
• Proactively stays ahead of emerging technologies and trends to anticipate future challenges and opportunities
• Implement responsive and intuitive user interfaces using modern web development frameworks
• Ensure that all security and data protection measures are integrated into the software development lifecycle
• Consistently look for ways to remove friction to ensuring a desirable experience for our customers of the data science toolkits

Heres What You Need:

• Bachelors+ in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience 7 to 9 years of Software Development experience Self-starter with excellent troubleshooting skills
• Highly proficient in at least one object-oriented language: Java or Python
• Highly proficient in JavaScript/Typescript and React/Redux/Angular for web application development
• Proficient in CI/CD concepts, knowing how to configure and manage pipelines to ensure that software updates are deployed quickly, safely, and efficiently
• Experience with RESTful Web Services and API development using Spring/Dropwizard or any another framework
• Experience in contributing to the architecture and design (Design Patterns, Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) including Performance, Scalability, Reliability, Security) Some experience with Cloud Computing platforms like AWS/GCP/Azure Cloud and services like AWS CloudFront, ECS, S3, Lambda and others
• Proven ability to work in a fast paced, agile environment and result oriented culture

Preferred Skills

• Experience with one or more of the databases: SQL Server, Snowflake, Couchbase, AWS DynamoDB or other NoSQL technologies is a plus
• Familiarity with JavaScript/Typescript and React/Redux/Angular for web application development is a plus
• Familiarity with data science concepts, machine learning pipelines, and the ability to work closely with data scientists is a plus
• Familiarity with Databricks ML platform is a plus