Software Engineer, Apps

About the Position

We are looking for a Software Engineer, Apps to join our Engineering team in San Francisco, United States. At Retool, we're building the platform that makes all of it safe to ship. Build with any AI tool you want, then deploy into one place that connects to your real business data, enforces enterprise policies automatically, and lets teams create once and reuse everywhere with shared, trusted components.

Responsibilities

As a product engineer, you'll own the architectural foundations of how millions of apps are built, loaded, and persisted at Retool-touching the core product that thousands of companies rely on daily. You will:

• Own end-to-end projects improving Retool’s core Apps product offering, making it easier for companies to build internal software that powers their businesses
• Collaborate with the team to build and improve the architectural foundations of how apps are built, loaded, and persisted within Retool
• Meet with internal counterparts to enhance customer thinking and partner closely with product on building out features
• Improve scalability and performance of Retool’s platform
• Debug and fix customer problems
• Help assess and recruit future engineers

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in full stack web development, ideally with strong JavaScript / TypeScript proficiency
• Experience owning technically challenging and demanding cross-functional projects
• Experience working with product managers and/or designers
• An eye for product: you care how features work and how they feel
• Ability to make technical decisions quickly, while looping in key stakeholders
• 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

Nice to Have

• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience in mentoring other team members

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $163,800 – $306,000 per year
• Comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
• Hybrid work location
• Opportunity to work in a TypeScript + Node.js + React stack

About the Company

At Retool, we're building the platform that makes all of it safe to ship. Build with any AI tool you want, then deploy into one place that connects to your real business data, enforces enterprise policies automatically, and lets teams create once and reuse everywhere with shared, trusted components. Developers and domain experts have already automated over 100 million hours of work on our platform, freeing them to focus on creative problem-solving and strategic work that drives real business value.

Let's build the future together.