Software Engineer, Automations
About The Position
Retool is building the platform that makes it safe to ship software built with AI tools. The platform connects to business data, enforces enterprise policies, and allows teams to reuse components. Developers and domain experts have already automated over 100 million hours of work on the platform. The people closest to the problem can now build the software to solve it, safely, and within enterprise guardrails. We are looking for a Software Engineer to help build the next generation of automation at Retool. You will work on the systems powering Retool Workflows and Agents, helping customers automate business processes, orchestrate complex workflows, and build AI-powered applications that integrate across their technology stack. This is a highly technical, product-minded engineering role. You will partner closely with product and design to shape an emerging area of the platform, translating ambiguous problems into scalable systems and intuitive developer experiences. From orchestration engines and execution infrastructure to AI integrations and developer tooling, you will help define how automation is built at Retool. You will own projects end-to-end—from technical design through implementation, launch, and iteration—while helping establish the architecture that will support this product area as it scales.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally including time at a high-growth startup.
- Experience building and owning complex, distributed systems or developer platforms.
- Strong full-stack engineering experience, with comfort working across backend services, APIs, and frontend user experiences.
- Experience designing scalable backend systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Ability to navigate ambiguous technical problems and make thoughtful architectural tradeoffs.
- Strong product intuition and a customer-first mindset—you enjoy understanding how people use what you build.
- Excellent collaboration skills and experience partnering closely with product and design.
- A bias toward ownership, iteration, and shipping high-quality software.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and React.
- Experience building workflow orchestration, distributed execution systems, or event-driven architectures.
- Experience working with AI infrastructure, LLMs, agents, or developer tools.
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
- Experience mentoring engineers and helping shape technical direction across a team.
Responsibilities
- Design and build the systems powering Retool Workflows and Agents.
- Build scalable systems that enable customers to orchestrate complex workflows, automate business processes, and leverage AI throughout their applications.
- Partner closely with product and design to turn ambiguous product ideas into thoughtful technical solutions.
- Own projects end-to-end—from architecture and implementation to rollout, monitoring, and iteration.
- Work across the stack to improve the developer experience, platform reliability, and execution performance of automation workloads.
- Collaborate directly with customers to understand their automation challenges and build solutions that solve real-world problems.
- Help shape the technical direction of an emerging product area through architecture discussions, technical decision-making, and code reviews.
- Contribute to growing the engineering team through interviewing and mentoring.
Benefits
- generous benefits to all employees
- hybrid work location
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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