Software Engineer - Data Platform & AI Tooling

Retool; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work location

Medical, dental, vision; 401(k)

Equity

Job summary

Retool in San Francisco is seeking a seasoned software engineer to own end-to-end projects, engage with customers to understand their needs, and help scale the Retool platform and business.

You will work across backend and frontend, connect data sources, improve integrations, and contribute to a safety-first, enterprise-grade product with a strong emphasis on collaboration and rapid decision-making.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience owning technically challenging cross-functional projects.
• Experience across backend to frontend stack.
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Ability to make technical decisions quickly with stakeholders.
• Customer-first mindset and willingness to speak with customers.
• Habit of introspection and learning from past work.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and manage backend primitives to let teams focus on business logic.
• Blend product thinking with API and backend design for ease of use.
• Debug customer problems and build features to address their needs.
• Apply a platform mindset to reusable security and integration work.
• Support high volume data access with multiple data connections.

Skills

Software development

Cross-functional leadership

Full-stack experience

Cloud platforms

Customer-focused

Decision making

Self-reflection

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Retool in San Francisco is seeking a seasoned software engineer to own end-to-end projects, engage with customers to understand their needs, and help scale the Retool platform and business.

You will work across backend and frontend, connect data sources, improve integrations, and contribute to a safety-first, enterprise-grade product with a strong emphasis on collaboration and rapid decision-making.