Director, Core AI Experience Engineering

Retool; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 342,000 - 415,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work location

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Job summary

Retool is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the Core AI Experience, guiding how users turn ideas into AI-connected apps and how they test, refine, and deploy software built with AI.

You will partner with Product and Design to ensure intuitive, reliable AI-powered tooling while managing multiple engineering teams and setting high quality standards across the platform. This hybrid role requires strong strategic and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multiple product engineering teams.
• Strong product instincts and collaboration with Product and Design.
• Technical depth in interactive applications or developer tools.
• Experience shipping AI-powered products and managing model variability.
• Judgment to balance experimentation with durable technical investments.
• Track record turning ambiguous opportunities into clear priorities.
• Strong communication and organizational leadership.
• Ability to move between strategic and hands-on product discussions as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering strategy and execution for Retool’s Core AI Experience, translating long-term vision into priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to shape building, editing, debugging, and iterating software with AI.
• Partner with GTM teams on product launches, positioning, and sales strategy.
• Lead and develop engineering managers and senior tech leaders, ensuring clear ownership and collaboration.
• Set a high bar for product quality, including AI interaction reliability and usability.
• Oversee architectural decisions across UI, AI orchestration, and platform integration.
• Establish evaluation methods for AI behavior using customer feedback and product data.
• Balance rapid experimentation with solid engineering foundations to support complex use cases.
• Work with infrastructure teams to meet data access, permissions, and governance requirements.
• Stay closely connected to customers to resolve ambiguity and ship effectively.

Skills

Leadership of engineering teams

Product/design collaboration

AI-powered product experience

Technical depth in interactive apps

Experimentation vs durable investments

Prioritization under ambiguity

Clear communication & leadership

AI governance & testing

Job description

Retool is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the Core AI Experience, guiding how users turn ideas into AI-connected apps and how they test, refine, and deploy software built with AI.

You will partner with Product and Design to ensure intuitive, reliable AI-powered tooling while managing multiple engineering teams and setting high quality standards across the platform. This hybrid role requires strong strategic and hands-on leadership.