Managers Take Credit, Engineers Take Pressure - Software Engineer 2 Cvent Employee Review

1.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary n/a n/a n/a

Cons

Working here as a Software Engineer II has been one of the worst career decisions for me. The company is extremely process-heavy, where employees spend more time dealing with approvals, meetings, and management pressure than doing actual engineering work. Instead of enabling productivity, the culture creates unnecessary stress and frustration. One of the biggest issues is the management culture. Many leads and managers are quick to take credit for the work done by engineers while contributing very little themselves. Recognition is often driven by visibility and politics rather than real technical contribution or hard work. There is little appreciation for employees, and growth seems to depend more on pleasing management than actual performance. Micromanagement is common, and over time the environment becomes mentally exhausting and demotivating. I would not recommend this company to anyone looking for a healthy engineering culture, supportive leadership, or merit-based growth.

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5.0
Mar 2, 2026
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Pros

Great people and the job was fun.

Cons

Did not get paid what I’m worth. Not flexible in pay. Kept in the dark regarding pay for a long time.

1.0
Jul 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I tried to come up with one, but simply cannot.

Cons

The pay and benefits are well below industry standards. Cvent loves to talk about being a SaaS industry leader, and in the same sentence offer you "benefits" from the 90s (accrued PTO, vesting 401k, etc). The OTEs are a good 30-40% below industry standards as well. OTE obviously it not everything, but it comes with a complimentary bogus commission plan. Sold a big deal in Q1 that gets you to 200% for the quarter? Hope you enjoy getting only 125% of that. They hang on to the rest to pay you out on any underperforming quarters, which is paternalistic and does not respect the time value of the money you earned. My other primary complaint is the abysmal culture. Granted, Cvent's goal is certainly to create an army of employees who never talk negatively of the company and praise its every move. So congrats to them, they have largely achieved this. For those of us who can see past this facade, it is a dark reality. They still refer to themselves as a family, which I thought companies had learned long ago was something you should not do. I also witnessed a whole auditorium of employees stand and clap for the CEO when he came on stage, which was so dystopian and disturbing. Both of these points can best be summarized by when I shared my critique of the new commission plan with a sales leader. We were not given our Q1 quotas/commission plans until well after the quarter was complete, which is a failure on so many levels. When I gave this feedback, I was told its "just a small step back for the company on the march towards the company's revenue goal." No rep should be asked to sacrifice their own success and financial planning for the benefit of their corporate overlords. If you are in SaaS sales, please look elsewhere.

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