Software Engineer, Developer Experience

About Retool
Nearly every company in the world runs on custom software for critical operations like tracking performance metrics, handling customer support workflows, building admin dashboards, and countless other processes you might not have even thought of. But most companies don't have adequate resources to properly invest in these tools, leading to a lot of old and clunky internal software or, even worse, users still stuck in manual and spreadsheet flows.

At Retool, we're building the first enterprise AppGen platform: software that transforms natural language into production-ready code, integrates directly with business data, and meets the highest standards of security and governance. AI is redefining what it means to build software—and who gets to build it. The definition of "developer" now includes analysts, operators, and domain experts creating solutions directly. As the pool of builders widens, so does the complexity of what they need to build. The opportunity is enormous, but so is the challenge of enabling this larger community to build production-grade software safely. That means AI that understands real business data, enforces enterprise policies automatically, and empowers teams to create once and reuse everywhere with shared, trusted components.

Over 100 million hours of work has been automated by developers and domain experts using our platform, freeing them to focus on creative problem-solving and strategic initiatives that drive real business value. The people closest to knowing what needs to be built can now safely create custom solutions within enterprise guardrails. And that's a mission worth striving for.

Let's build the future together

What You'll Do
As a member of the Developer Experience (DevX) team, you will build the tools, systems, and processes that enable all engineers at Retool to be productive and ship great code. This includes build systems, release pipelines, testing frameworks, editor extensions, interactive CLIs, and more. You will be part of a team of engineers who are passionate about creating smooth and intuitive tools for their peers and are not afraid to contribute to any part of our codebase.

In This Role, You Will

• Build high-quality internal tooling to help our make our developers more productive
• Identify developer pain points and work with product teams to design solutions
• Build and improve our CI systems
• Own the pipelines and processes we use to release code to production
• Orchestrate large-scale changes and upgrades across the codebase

The Skillset You'll Bring

• 3+ years of experience as an individual contributor on fast-moving engineering teams
• Passion for building and productionizing developer productivity tools, frameworks, and other aspects of platform engineering
• Experience with the JavaScript / TypeScript / ecosystem
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Bazel (preferred but not required)
• You have a track record of building productive, collaborative relationships, both within an engineering org and across the broader company
• You have a track record of delivering engineering projects and process improvements
• You're excited by the ambiguity and high-ownership culture of early-stage startups
• You are pragmatic, solution-oriented, and scrappy

For candidates based in San Francisco, the pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings (OTE) for commissionable roles. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Retool and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors such as (but not limited to), scope and responsibilities, the candidate's experience and qualifications, and location.

Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity, and/or commission/bonuses are dependent on the position offered. Retool provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

San Francisco

$160,000—$193,600 USD

Retool offers generous benefits to all employees and hybrid work location. For more information, please visit the benefits and perks section of our careers page

Retool is currently set up to employ all roles in the US and specific roles in the UK. To find roles that can be employed in the UK, please refer to our careers page and review the indicated locations.