Overview
Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Senior-level
Remote
Hybrid remote
Benefits
Paid Vacation
Job Description
ABOUT RETOOL
Nearly every company in the world runs on custom software for critical operations like tracking performance metrics, handling support workflows, building admin dashboards, and countless processes you might never have thought of. But most companies don't have the resources to properly invest in these tools, leading to a lot of old, clunky internal software, or worse, teams still stuck in manual and spreadsheet workflows.
AI has changed who gets to build software. The definition of "developer" now includes analysts, operators, and domain experts creating solutions directly—and the tools they reach for are multiplying by the week. That's both an opportunity and a challenge: as more people build with more AI tools, the risk of shipping ungoverned software into production grows just as fast.
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. The cost of building software has collapsed. The cost of governing it hasn't—and that's the problem we solve.
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. The people closest to the problem can now build the software to solve it, safely, and within enterprise guardrails.
Let's build the future together.
WHY WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU:
Retool is in an exciting hyper-growth phase and we need infrastructure engineers to tackle our rapid scaling challenges. These scaling challenges are unique both in scope and in technical complexity as we scale both the company and the product.
As a member of the Cloud Platform team, you will build and automate foundational systems for reliability, security, performance, developer velocity, and scale. Whether you’re interested in wide breadth or deep depth, there are both opportunities for both. You will work cross functionally, supporting the engineering, product, design, customer success, support, and sales functions.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU'LL:
- Scale Retool’s core cloud platform for high availability and performance globally
- Work collaboratively with the rest of the engineering team to deliver infrastructure for core and emerging products
- Evolve our backend architecture/infrastructure for both cloud and on-premise deployments
- Work with the team to set and prioritize our roadmap to maximize customer impact
- Define and automate developer process/workflow
- Support our systems in production
- Develop new data solutions
- Build monitoring and observability for production systems
THE SKILLSET YOU'll BRING:
- You have a track record of delivering engineering projects and process improvements
- You have experience scaling cloud infrastructure
- You enjoy building and productionizing developer productivity tools, frameworks, and other aspects of platform engineering
- You have experience with inner workings of Linux, containers (Docker, containerd), and container orchestration technologies (e.g. docker-compose, Kubernetes)
- You have a track record of building productive, collaborative relationships, both within an engineering org and across the broader company
- You enjoy the ambiguity and high-ownership culture of early-stage startups
- You are pragmatic, solution-oriented, and scrappy
- You enjoy working collaboratively with a broad range of job functions and roles
- You have experience with our tech stack: Node, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes
- You have experience scaling relational databases (Postgres preferred)
- You have good knowledge of cloud, on-prem, traffic routing, service architecture in multi-region setup.
Retool offers generous benefits to all employees and hybrid work location. For more information, please visit the benefits and perks section of our careers page!
Retool is currently set up to employ all roles in the US and specific roles in the UK. To find roles that can be employed in the UK, please refer to our careers page and review the indicated locations.
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FAQs About Software Engineer, Cloud Platform Jobs at Retool
What is the work location for this position at Retool?
This job at Retool is located in San Francisco, California, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
What pay range can candidates expect for this role at Retool?
Employer has not shared pay details for this role.
What employment applies to this position at Retool?
Retool lists this role as a Full-time position.
What experience level is required for this role at Retool?
Retool is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.
What benefits are offered by Retool for this role?
Retool offers Paid Vacation for this position. Actual benefits may vary depending on the employer's policies and employment terms.
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