Cvent is looking for a talented quality engineer to join our Technology team, which designs, develops and operates large-scale, Web-based applications. The Quality Engineer ensures the quality and integrity of the application. This position plays an integral role in application usability, providing product feedback at all stages of the development life cycle. This is an entry-level position with significant opportunity for career growth.

·         Write and execute test plans for the application

·         Review and assist in the development of test plans being prepared by others

·         Document defects and work with engineers to resolve issues

·         Provide usability feedback to the product team

·         Assist in applying application standards

·         BS in Computer Science or equivalent

·         1 – 2+ years of relevant experience

·         Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

·         Superior attention to detail

·         Interest in technology and a hunger for learning

·         Ability to work independently and as part of a team

·         Knowledge of relational databases and Microsoft Office required

·         Knowledge of SQL, Software Development Lifecycle, HTML, XML, and automated testing tools a plus

To apply, send resume, any cover letter and compensation requirements to Matt Kumar at matt.kumar@cvent.com .

Company Background:  We started the company in 1999 and currently have 500 employees. Based in McLean, Virginia Cvent has been consistently profitable for the past 24 consecutive quarters. We have grown 50% every year for the past 7 years and we are the only major company in our industry that is consistently profitable. We have a significant international operation and about 15% of the US staff will have an opportunity to go overseas on several-months-long assignments. Over the past 3 years, we sent over 75 US employees for short-term assignments in our international office. 

Management Team:  We have eleven people in senior management. We are very experienced in our particular areas as ten of the eleven members of senior management have been with the company since inception almost 10 years ago. We are all in the early prime of our careers and most of us have advanced degrees (Harvard Business School, Wharton, Georgetown Law, and Duke Law). We believe in hiring people based on talent, not years of experience. We are motivated and very hungry to grow our company. We promote people on performance and we invest aggressively in our people.

Investors:  We raised $17 million in venture capital in 2000. Our investors include institutional venture capitalists and angel investors such as the CEO of Nortel, CEO of Nextel, CEO of Bell Atlantic, CEO of AOL, and worldwide Chairman of McKinsey Consulting. We have over 30 publicly traded CEO’s who have personally invested in the company; we view this as an endorsement of the product and team.

Customers:  Cvent has over 4,500 customers. Nearly 70% of our revenue comes from corporate customers.  Approximately 30% of our revenue comes from associations, non-profits and universities. Representative customers include KPMG, The World Bank, Rolls Royce, American Marketing Association, Walmart, ExxonMobil, Yahoo, Harvard University, United Way, BMW, and Siemens.

Products: Cvent is built on a Microsoft .net platform and is an On-Demand Application Service Provider (ASP). We have invested $25 million in building our products and have run hundreds of thousands of events, millions of event registrations, and hundreds of millions of email invitations. Cvent offers a next generation product suite of Event Management (online registration, eMarketing, reporting, travel capabilities, and supplier sourcing), Web Surveys, Strategic Meetings Management Solutions and Email Marketing.