Engineering Manager

WHY WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU:

Our engineering leaders are at the forefront of our product development efforts, working to bridge the gap between engineering excellence and customer impact. We look for leaders who not only bring strong technical experience but also possess the strategic vision needed to shape Retool’s product direction, balancing day-to-day execution with longer-term thinking.

You'll lead a dedicated team of engineers, helping them build, iterate, and maintain product features that deliver real value for our users. Your teams' work will span the stack, and across product lines to drive a portfolio of dynamic, impactful products and user experiences. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure we’re delivering a product that aligns with our user needs and business objectives. You’ll set technical and product priorities for your team, ensuring they have the resources and support needed to succeed while focusing on the long-term architectural soundness of our platform. Most importantly, play a critical role in shaping the engineering culture at Retool, emphasizing continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, and high standards for quality.

At Retool, we like to emphasize the word "leader" — the right leader is expected to take ownership, get decisions made, keep our energy and tempo up, and continuously improve the environment for our engineers.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

• Communicate and collaborate effectively with Product and Design counterparts
• Manage a fullstack team of engineers; support the team by identifying growth opportunities, providing continuous feedback, and performance management as appropriate
• Establish and define your team's strategy to ensure execution maximizes business impact
• Meet with customers to better understand product sentiment
• Introduce scalable, repeatable processes that help engineering and product teams deliver a successful product
• Partner with recruiting on building out a diverse team of exceptionally motivated engineers

THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING:

• 5+ years of experience successfully leading and managing teams
• A strong ability to champion an engineering team through macro process changes
• Deep technical understanding; we don’t expect you to code, but you should be able to navigate our codebase and engage deeply on design and architecture
• A history of orienting teams and setting strategy toward engineering goals, with a bias toward impact
• Experience successfully recruiting, building, and scaling teams
• A propensity to operate as a business-owner — caring deeply about our customers, product, and team
• Thoughtfulness around engineering culture, process, and identity
• Proficiency in navigating through ambiguity, managing stakeholders, communicating in a structured manner, as well as driving maximal accountability and excellence
• A collaborative skillset to partner effectively with product, design, and go-to-market teams