Retool
Software Engineer, AI Governance
San Francisco, United States · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted May 8, 2026
- Experience
- 2–8 years of professional software engineering experience on high impact teams; ideally some at startups.
- Visa sponsorship
- Retool is currently set up to employ all roles in the US and specific roles in the UK. UK employment is limited to roles indicated on its careers page.
About the job
Build full-stack governance, access-control, and security systems that help enterprises safely manage apps, data, and AI agents on Retool.
What you'll do
- Design and build data access controls, including policy modeling, query rewriting, and administration tools.
- Develop governance primitives that permission and monitor agents, and security tools that surface risks and actionable insights.
- Own cross-functional engineering projects and build reliable, scalable software across the stack.
What they ask for
- Experience owning technically challenging, cross-functional projects from start to finish.
- Strong fundamentals across the stack, including backend systems design, data modeling, and reliable, scalable software.
- Clear communication in design documents, code reviews, and cross-functional discussions.
- Care about code quality and testing, and motivation to solve customer problems.
Nice to have
- Experience with authorization, access control, security systems, policy engines, query rewriting, or data governance platforms.
- Familiarity with RBAC, ABAC, relationship-based access control models, or authentication and authorization protocols.
Tools
Zanzibar, OPA, Cedar, OAuth, SAML, SCIM
AI focus
Build governance systems for AI agents, including permissioning, observability, and controls that help enterprises manage agent actions safely.
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