Software Engineer, Developer Experience
RetoolSan FranciscoPosted 1 March 2026
Job Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
As a member of the Developer Experience (DevX) team, you will build the tools, systems, and processes that enable all engineers at Retool to be productive and ship great code. This includes build systems, release pipelines, testing frameworks, editor extensions, interactive CLIs, and more. You will be part of a team of engineers who are passionate about creating smooth and intuitive tools for their peers and are not afraid to contribute to any part of our codebase.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
Build high-quality internal tooling to help our make our developers more productive
Identify developer pain points and work with product teams to design solutions
Build and improve our CI systems
Own the pipelines and processes we use to release code to production
Orchestrate large-scale changes and upgrades across the codebase
THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING:
3+ years of experience as an individual contributor on fast-moving engineering teams
Passion for building and productionizing developer productivity tools, frameworks, and other aspects of platform engineering
Experience with the JavaScript / TypeScript / Node.js ecosystem
Experience with Python
Experience with Bazel (preferred but not required)
You have a track record of building productive, collaborative relationships, both within an engineering org and across the broader company
You have a track record of delivering engineering projects and process improvements
You're excited by the ambiguity and high-ownership culture of early-stage startups
You are pragmatic, solution-oriented, and scrappy
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