Retool
Software Engineer, Resources
San Francisco, United States · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Jan 30, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional software development; startup experience is described as ideal.
- Visa sponsorship
- Retool states it is set up to employ all roles in the US and specific roles in the UK; UK-eligible roles are identified on its careers page.
About the job
Build and maintain backend resources and integrations that make data accessible and reliable for Retool apps and workflows.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and manage backend primitives, including managed database and LLM integration capabilities.
- Develop intuitive APIs and integrations, and debug customer problems by building requested features.
- Apply reusable platform patterns while supporting 20M requests/day across 70+ data connections.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of professional software development experience; startup experience is preferred.
- Experience owning technically challenging, cross-functional projects.
- Experience across the stack, from backend to frontend.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Nice to have
- JavaScript / TypeScript; experience building integration platforms or managing many integrations.
- Familiarity with AI/LLM-backed systems, such as prompt orchestration, embeddings, or vector search; mentoring experience is also a bonus.
Tools
Azure, AWS, GCP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Kafka, Slack, Google Sheets
AI focus
Build built-in LLM-powered workflows and RetoolAI capabilities; familiarity with AI/LLM-backed systems such as prompt orchestration, embeddings, and vector search is a nice-to-have.
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