Engineering Manager - Automation & AI Workflows

Retool; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Hybrid work location

Job summary

Retool seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the Automation team, steering workflows, integrations, and AI-driven agents. You’ll align technical direction with customer needs, partnering with Product, Design, and GTM to deliver scalable automation across businesses.

You’ll work with engineers to ensure reliability, observability, and high-quality delivery while shaping production AI usage and governance. This hybrid US-based role offers impactful work and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience successfully leading and managing engineering teams.
• Strong technical judgment; you should navigate codebase and engage in design decisions.
• Track record of setting technical direction and delivering complex systems (workflows, distributed systems, integrations).
• Strong product instincts: connect technical decisions to customer needs and prioritize with Product.
• Perspective on AI-driven automation and dependable production systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a fullstack team building Retool’s automation capabilities, including workflows, integrations, and AI-driven agents.
• Partner with Product and Design to define the team’s strategy and roadmap, connecting investments to customer needs and business impact.
• Guide technical design and architecture across workflow execution, state management, service integrations, observability, and reliability.
• Shape how AI agents operate in production: autonomous execution, human oversight, debugging, recovery.
• Drive end-to-end execution from scoping to launch, balancing experimentation with reliable delivery.
• Work with customers and go-to-market partners to translate complex processes into reusable automation capabilities.
• Support engineers with feedback, coaching, and clear performance expectations.
• Build processes to improve delivery and cross-team collaboration; partner with Recruiting to grow diverse engineers.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Technical judgment

System design

Product instincts

AI automation

Delivery & maintainability

Coaching engineers

Business ownership

Decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Retool seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the Automation team, steering workflows, integrations, and AI-driven agents. You’ll align technical direction with customer needs, partnering with Product, Design, and GTM to deliver scalable automation across businesses.

You’ll work with engineers to ensure reliability, observability, and high-quality delivery while shaping production AI usage and governance. This hybrid US-based role offers impactful work and strong benefits.