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Software Engineer, Resources
Retool
San Francisco$164k–306kHybrid4mo ago
- Employment
- Full-time
About the role
- We’ll make it possible to connect any external resource, such that the lack of ability to connect existing data doesn’t block new use-cases or customers.
- We’ll provide built-in resources, such that builders always have whatever they need to build their next app, from databases to LLM-powered workflows.
- We’ll make it easy and intuitive to reliably work with these resources, such that it’s far easier to work with data in Retool than outside of Retool. Every Retool customer is a customer of this team.
- Design, build and manage backend primitives so that users can focus solely on their business logic (e.g. RetoolDB, our managed database solution; and RetoolAI, our built-in framework for wiring LLM interactions into apps and workflows)
- Blend product thinking with API and backend design (e.g. how can we make Kafka event streams intuitive to the user and easy for us to maintain, how can we help a user use Slack without needing to dive into its documentation?)
- Debug customer problems + build features for them (e.g.. "the Google Sheets integration doesn't support adding rows", and "what's the best way to support that? Via cell ranges, or via a lightweight, home-grown ORM?")
- Apply a platform mindset to what you build (e.g.. How can I implement PKCE such that it can easily be reused across all of our Oauth integrations?)
- Support 20M requests/day via 70+ ways to connect data
- 5+ years experience in professional software development, ideally some of which you’ve spent in startups
- Experience owning technically challenging and demanding cross-functional projects
- Experience across the entire stack, from backend to frontend (and if you have a preference, we’d love to hear it!)
- Experience with cloud based infrastructure like Azure, AWS or GCP
- Ability to make technical decisions quickly, while looping in key stakeholders, too
- A customer-first mindset and an interest in talking with customers to make sure what we’re building meets their needs
- Habit of introspection and understanding what’s helped you be successful in the past
- Experience in JavaScript / TypeScript
- Experience building integration platforms or operating a large set of integrations
- Familiarity with AI/LLM-backed systems (e.g. prompt orchestration, embeddings, vector search), especially as part of a broader platform or product
- Bonus points if you have experience in mentoring other team members
Perks & benefits
- 401k
- Equity Compensation
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