Engineering Manager, Retool
Core Data
$188.4-251.9k
Low-code internal tools building software
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Low-code internal tools building software
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$188.4-251.9k
201-500 employees
Company mission
Retool's mission is to create the future of internal software by making software development for engineers simpler and more accessible.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience leading and scaling successful engineering teams
- Deep technical understanding—while coding isn’t expected, you should be able to navigate our codebase and engage meaningfully in design and architecture discussions
- A bias toward impactful goals, with a history of setting strategic direction that aligns with engineering objectives. You operate as a business owner, showing unwavering care for our customers, product, and team
- Strong decision-making skills, balancing speed and quality, and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Product-oriented approach to engineering, centered on understanding user needs and prioritizing impactful solutions. You support the team through macro process changes with a clear focus on outcomes
- Thoughtfulness around engineering culture, process, and identity—proficient in navigating ambiguity, managing stakeholders, structuring communication, and driving accountability and excellence
- Deep empathy for Retool’s mission with a drive to build a product that fundamentally transforms how software is built in order to bring good software to everyone
What the job involves
- As the Core Data Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a team dedicated to enabling data connectivity and usage across Retool. You’ll play a key role in making sure our users can effortlessly connect, manage, and utilize data from a wide array of sources to build powerful internal tools. This means that every Retool customer is a Core Data customer. You'll tackle questions like:
- How do we empower our users to leverage critical data sources, making data integration not just functional, but transformative?
- How do we make it possible to connect any type of data source, such that lack of ability to connect existing data doesn’t block new use-cases or customers?
- How can we enable users to manage data more abstractly, possibly by creating a unified data model across diverse sources?
- At Retool, we like to emphasize the word "leader" — the right leader is expected to take ownership, drive outcomes, inspire high standards, and continuously improve the environment for our engineers. If you’re passionate about data, eager to take on new challenges, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
Our take
Retool allows developers to build internal applications quickly using a complete set of ready-made building blocks. These internal applications can be used to display company data from a range of sources, including Redis, Salesforce, Google Cloud, and Slack.
For a monthly fee, the platform enables companies to save time that they would have otherwise spent on developing their own internal applications. Retool brands itself as 'low-code,' meaning that it is easy to use and customize. There is a huge demand for systems that allow teams to analyze the data they already have. Retool already counts brands such as Amazon, Philips, Peloton, NBC, and Mercedes-Benz as customers.
Retool was founded in 2017, and the company is now valued at over $1 billion. Founded by Oxford graduate David Hsu, the management team includes ex-Stripe and ex-Airbnb employees with plenty of experience in taking a company from a start-up to a global brand. Retool was awarded $45 million in Series C in 2022, which it is using to expand its workforce, tweak its platform, and develop new products.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2022
$45m
SERIES C
Dec 2021
$20m
SERIES C
Total funding: $165.2m
Company benefits
- Competitive healthcare, dental and vision benefits
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner at our San Francisco and New York offices
- $1,200 annual stipend for anything learning-related (books, conferences, classes, etc.)
- $1,000 work-from-home-setup stipend
- Flexible PTO
- Family planning support and paid parental leave
- 401(k) Matching
- Mental health and wellness benefits
Company HQ
Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
David Hsu
(CEO)David studied Philosophy and Computer Science at the University of Oxford, before founding Retool in 2017. He has served as CEO ever since.
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