Lead Software Engineer (.NET Core)

Overview

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 4,800

employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide, including 53% of the Fortune 500. Founded in

1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for

marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues

and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our

technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re

transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the

human connection.

The DNA of Cvent is our people, and our culture has an emphasis on fostering intrapreneurship

• a system that encourages Cventers to think and act like individual entrepreneurs and
  
  

empowers them to take action, embrace risk, and make decisions as if they had founded the

company themselves. At Cvent, we value the diverse perspectives that each individual brings.

Whether working with a team of colleagues or with clients, we ensure that we foster a culture

that celebrates differences and builds on shared connections.

In This Role, You Will

Technical Leadership & Development:

• Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, high performance,
  
  

and secure applications using .NET Core and related technologies.

• Act as a subject matter expert for .NET Core, providing technical guidance and
  
  

mentorship to team members.

• Drive architectural decisions and ensure adherence to best practices in software design,
  
  

coding standards, and security.

• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and other stakeholders to understand
  
  

requirements and translate them into technical specifications and actionable plans.

• Identify and implement opportunities for performance optimization, scalability
  
  

improvements, and technical debt reduction.

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends and recommend their
  
  

adoption where beneficial.

• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues across various environments.
• Contribute significantly to hands-on coding and feature development.
  
  

Team Handling & People Management

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high performing
  
  

environment.

• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and regular feedback to team members to
  
  

support their professional growth and development.

• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other agile ceremonies.
• Assist in setting individual and team goals, conducting performance reviews, and
  
  

identifying training needs.

• Delegate tasks effectively and ensure equitable distribution of workload within the
  
  

team.

• Act as a point of escalation for technical and team-related issues.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and innovation within
  
  

the team.

• Participate in the recruitment and onboarding of new team members.
  
  

Here's What You Need

• 7 to 9 years of professional experience in software development, with at least 4+ years
  
  

of hands-on experience specifically with .NET Core (ASP.NET Core, C#).

• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and design
  
  

patterns.

• Proficiency in building RESTful APIs and microservices using .NET Core.
• Extensive experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  
  

and ORMs (e.g., Entity Framework Core).

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and deploying .NET Core
  
  

applications.

• Solid understanding of front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and ideally a
  
  

modern JavaScript framework like React, Angular, or Vue.js) for full-stack

considerations.

• Experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g., xUnit, NUnit, MSTest) and writing
  
  

comprehensive tests.

• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Experience with caching mechanisms (e.g., Redis, Memcached) is a plus.
• Understanding of message queues/brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, Azure Service Bus) is
  
  

a plus.

Required Team Handling & People Management Skills

• Proven experience leading and mentoring a team of software engineers (ideally 2+ years
  
  

in a lead or senior-level role with direct reports/mentorship responsibilities).

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to articulate
  
  

complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport, motivate, and resolve
  
  

conflicts within a team.

• Demonstrated ability to delegate effectively and empower team members.
• Experience with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities with a focus on practical solutions.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and foster a positive learning environment.
• Empathy and a genuine interest in the growth and well-being of team members.