Retool
Engineering Manager, Automations
San Francisco, United States · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years leading and managing engineering teams.
- Visa sponsorship
- Retool is currently set up to employ all roles in the US and specific roles in the UK; refer to the careers page for roles available in the UK.
About the job
Lead Retool’s Automation team in building workflows, integrations, and AI-driven agents, while setting technical direction and delivering reliable automation capabilities for customers.
What you'll do
- Lead a fullstack team and guide architecture for workflow execution, integrations, observability, and system reliability.
- Partner with Product, Design, customers, and go-to-market teams to set strategy and turn customer processes into reusable automation capabilities.
- Drive delivery and iteration, shape AI oversight and recovery experiences, and coach engineers while building team processes.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of experience successfully leading and managing engineering teams.
- Strong technical judgment and ability to engage deeply in codebase, design, and architecture decisions.
- Track record of setting technical direction and delivering complex systems.
- Experience coaching engineers, managing performance, and recruiting and building teams.
AI focus
Shape AI-driven agents and automation for production, including autonomous execution, human oversight, debugging, and recovery.
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