Software Engineer, AI Product Engineer

• Build generative UIs that let users create real apps from natural language
• Improve the performance, observability, and safety of our internal model architecture
• Extend our AI evaluation systems to support smarter ranking, feedback loops, and product metrics
• Develop patterns for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), few-shot prompting, and agentic architecture.
• Contribute to building internal tools that help us accelerate iteration on AI features and workflows

You’ll work in a TypeScript + Node.js + React stack, but we value strong engineering fundamentals over specific frameworks. You should be comfortable navigating the full stack, even if you lean more frontend or backend.

THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• A track record of building and shipping real product—not just models or papers
• Experience working with LLMs and modern techniques (RAG, CoT, few-shot, embeddings, etc.)
• An eye for product: you care how features work and how they feel
• Familiarity with vector databases, prompt orchestration tools, and evaluation techniques
• A pragmatic mindset about what’s scalable and maintainable in production
• Strong opinions, weakly held—you move quickly but bring others along
• Bonus: experience building AI features for developer tools or productivity software

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You’ll join a small, fast-moving AI team inside Retool, working alongside engineers, designers, and PMs who’ve built everything from visual programming systems to compiler infrastructure. You’ll also collaborate with our core product and infra teams as we deepen AI’s role across the platform.

We value ownership, speed, and a tight feedback loop with our customers (many of whom are developers themselves). This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, developer experience, and product design—with real users, real use cases, and real impact.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience in JavaScript / TypeScript
• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Exposure to MLOps techniques (e.g., fine-tuning pipelines, model hosting)
• Experience mentoring other engineers or working closely with design

READY TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF SOFTWARE?

If you’re excited to shape how developers build with AI—from prompts to production—we’d love to meet you.

For candidates based in the United States, the pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings (OTE) for commissionable roles. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Retool and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors such as (but not limited to), scope and responsibilities, the candidate’s experience and qualifications, and location.

Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission are dependent on the position offered. Retool provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

The base pay range for this role is $163,800 – $306,000 per year.

Retool offers generous benefits to all employees and hybrid work location. For more information, please visit the benefits and perks section of our careers page!

Retool is currently set up to employ all roles in the US and specific roles in the UK and Mexico. To find roles that can be employed in the UK and Mexico, please refer to our careers page and review the indicated locations.

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