Retool
Software Engineer, Automations
San Francisco, United States · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience; ideally includes time at a high-growth startup.
- Visa sponsorship
- Retool is set up to employ all roles in the US and specific roles in the UK; consult the careers page for roles available in the UK.
About the job
Build and scale Retool Workflows and Agents, enabling customers to automate business processes and create AI-powered applications.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate scalable workflow and agent systems, including orchestration and execution infrastructure.
- Own projects end-to-end and improve developer experience, reliability, and performance in partnership with product, design, and customers.
- Help set technical direction and contribute through code reviews, interviewing, and mentoring.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Experience building and owning complex distributed systems or developer platforms.
- Strong full-stack skills across backend services, APIs, and frontend experiences.
- Experience designing scalable backend systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Nice to have
- Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and React.
- Experience with workflow orchestration, distributed execution, event-driven architectures, AI infrastructure, LLMs, agents, developer tools, or relational databases.
Tools
AWS, GCP, Azure, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL
AI focus
Build AI-powered applications and agents, and integrate AI into automated workflows.
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