Engineering Manager, Retool
Resources
$188.4-251.9k
The application layer for AI
Job no longer available
The application layer for AI
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$188.4-251.9k
201-500 employees
Company mission
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
- Data is the fuel that powers Retool apps and workflows, and our Core Data and Resource Auth team is central to making this data accessible, seamless, and powerful for our users
- Your team’s primary responsibility will be to ensure that this “data fuel” is readily available and scalable to support new use cases built on Retool
- As we expand, we're looking for a Core Data and Resource Auth Engineering Manager who combines technical expertise with a product-driven mindset, deftly balancing day-to-day execution with longer-term thinking to lead this team in supporting Retool’s rapidly growing ecosystem
- This role is crucial for building resilient backend infrastructure, driving feature development, and deepening integration with the platforms that power Retool, ensuring our products continue to serve our users without limitations
- As the Core Data and Resource Auth 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?
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.
Founded in 2017, the company is now valued at over $3.6B. 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.
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Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jul 2022
$45m
SERIES C
Dec 2021
$20m
SERIES C
Total funding: $165.3m
Company benefits
- Your health: Our healthcare plans include flexible, competitive options for medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and disability benefits.
- Your fuel: Fully snack-stocked kitchens at every turn, with breakfast, lunch and dinner provided at our San Francisco and New York offices.
- Your growth: We provide a $1,200 annual stipend that can be utilized for all learning-related expenses, including books, conferences, classes, and more.
- Your family: Access to comprehensive family planning services, generous paid parental leave for new parents, and a remarkable $10,000 lifetime benefit towards fertility support.
- Your time: Flexible freedom for a healthier you: take the time off that you need, when you need it! Discover flexible PTO and our 4 week Work From Anywhere policy to rejuvenate on your time.
- Your sidekick: Bring your favorite sidekick to work and enjoy our dog-friendly offices!
- Your future: Plan for your future. We offer enrollment and matching up to 4% for our US-based employees.
- Your wellbeing: Enjoy a suite of perks and memberships that enable you to thrive both personally and professionally.
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
David Hsu
(Founder & 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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