Retool · 2 months ago
Software Engineer, AI Agents
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expRetool is a company focused on accelerating software development, with a new emphasis on AI technology. The Software Engineer, AI Agents role involves building a platform for customers to create and deploy AI agents, defining workflows, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Enterprise SoftwareProductivity ToolsSoftwareSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Build and expand the Retool Agents product, enabling customers to automate real business workflows with AI
Design and implement the primitives that power agent orchestration, reasoning, and tool execution
Ship new agent capabilities – from chat-based invocation to workflow triggers and observability features
Debug customer problems and build features that help them integrate AI safely into their existing systems
Stay close to the latest LLM and agentic advancements, bringing the best of that technology into Retool
Work closely with a high-velocity, technically skilled cross-functional team
Help assess and recruit future engineers
Work on improving the scalability and performance of Retool’s platform (e.g. frontend performance, query latency, and real-time monitoring)
Qualification
Required
8+ 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!)
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
Preferred
Experience working with LLMs, agents, or AI orchestration frameworks in a production context
Experience designing or using evals and feedback loops to improve AI systems
Experience in JavaScript / TypeScript
Experience with PostgreSQL
Bonus points if you have experience in mentoring other team members, and have previously worked closely with designers
Company
Retool
Retool is a software development company that offers solutions in AI apps, documentation, developer tools, and external apps.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (13)
2024 (12)
2023 (5)
2022 (13)
2021 (4)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$141MKey Investors
Sequoia Capital
2022-07-27Series C· $45M
2021-12-22Series C· $20M
2020-10-20Series B· $50M
Leadership Team
David Hsu
Founder, CEO
Recent News
SV Angel
2025-12-01
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