Technical Architect

Cvent is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Architect to spearhead the design and architecture for Cvent’s large-scale, Internet-based applications. The Architect will work as a leading member of the Product Development team and, more specifically, the Architecture team to support and enhance the application architecture and the framework. The Architect will frequently be tasked with researching new tools and technologies and look at integration of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions across our product suite. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the charge in bringing cutting-edge AI technologies to the event industry, enhancing our platforms with capabilities that drive innovation and efficiency. The Architect will also be expected to actively participate in design and implementation of projects featuring a high degree of technical complexity and/or scalability and performance implications.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of AI solutions across our enterprise SaaS platforms, leveraging expertise in large language models (LLMs), agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and evaluation frameworks.
• Integrate AI capabilities into existing and new products, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high performance of AI-driven features.
• Work on specification, design, development, and debugging of large Internet scale and high-performance service-based web applications and frameworks
• Create re-usable frameworks through hands-on development and unit-testing
• Document technical designs using flow charts, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, data flow diagrams, database schemas, descriptive software component documentation, and wireframes
• Provide technical oversight and conduct thorough analysis of AI-related requirements, ensuring optimal architectural quality and alignment with Cvent’s paved road.
• Collaborate with product, UI/UX, and project management teams to define AI solutions that meet business objectives and enhance user experience.
• Contribute to the automation needed for continuous deployment of AI solutions and build tools that enhance developer productivity.
• Act as a key contributor in defining architecture best practices and standards, while providing technical guidance across various departments.

What You Will Need for this Position:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in software development with a strong background in AI technologies, including LLMs, agents, RAG systems, and eval frameworks.
• Proven experience with AWS, CDK/CloudFormation, TypeScript, and Java.
• Strong coding and development skills with a broad understanding of technology, including algorithms, data structures, persistence technologies, and networks.
• Strong experience with one or more of these databases: SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Couchbase, DynamoDB, Redis, Elastic Search or other NoSQL technologies
• Exceptional technical communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex solutions to diverse audiences.
• A track record of leading by example, solving complex problems, and providing mentorship to junior developers.
• Good experience in building high volume systems, that have lot of complex integrations
• Good understanding of cross-browser compatibility and limitation issues

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for AI platforms within an enterprise setting.
• Familiarity with cloud strategy and AI architecture, particularly on AWS.
• Ability to make strategic technology decisions with a long-term vision (4-10 years), specifically in AI domains.
• Experience in conducting due diligence and technical integration for AI-related mergers and acquisitions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and gain support for AI ideas and solutions across the organization.
• Experience presenting at company-wide meetings and external conferences, serving as a technology figurehead for AI initiatives.