Software Engineer, Performance
ABOUT RETOOL:
Nearly every company in the world runs on custom software: Gartner estimates that up to 50% of all code is written for internal use. This is the operational software for refunding orders, underwriting loans, onboarding employees, analyzing transactions, and providing customer support. But most companies don’t have adequate resources to properly invest in these tools, leading to a lot of old and clunky internal software or, even worse, users still stuck in manual and spreadsheet flows.
At Retool, we’re on a mission to bring good software to everyone. We’re building a new type of development platform that combines the benefits of traditional software development with a drag-and-drop UI editor and AI, making it dramatically faster to build internal tools. We believe that the future of software development lies in abstracting away the tedious and repetitive tasks developers waste time on, while creating reusable components that act as a force multiplier for future developers and projects. The result is not just productivity, but good software by default. And that’s a mission worth striving for.
Today, our customers span from small startups building their first operational tools to Fortune 500 companies building mission-critical apps for thousands of users across their business. Interested in joining us? Let us know!
WHY WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU
Retool started as a way to address obstacles with internal tools and has grown into a company that solves internal tooling for thousands of companies (big and small). We’ve done a lot with a little: we have a growing engineering team and a laundry list of features and foundational improvements we want to tackle.
To continue our fast-paced growth, we need to build a world-class engineering team. You’ll help us get there by optimizing our stack to the nth degree. We believe performance is a feature, and have to ensure our product runs smoothly on all types of machines and network connections.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
We’re a tool built by engineers, for engineers. You'll work on features that impact Retool builders globally and have the power to change how applications are built across all parts of the stack. You’ll meet with internal counterparts to enhance customer thinking and partner closely with product on building out features. Your work plays a pivotal role in enhancing existing functionality and shipping new features — optimizing the performance of our customers' applications at every turn.
Retool is built primarily in JavaScript and TypeScript, Node.js on the backend, and React on the frontend. We’re looking for someone with a thorough understanding of at least one of these technologies, and an appetite for going deep into the weeds. We want an opinionated builder, someone who has seen the issues with hyperscaling this stack, and is ready to institute the necessary upgrades.
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
As a performance engineer, you will work closely with other product engineers and the infra team to build, ship, and iterate on optimizations. We’re a hard-working, passionate bunch who are motivated by collaboration, strong results, and bringing the impact of Retool to our customers. When we’re in the office, we enjoy eating lunch (and occasionally dinner!) together, and we’ve been known for our lively game nights. But at the root of it all, we come together to show our customers — and not-quite-yet customers — how Retool can make them and their companies more efficient and successful. If this sounds like a fit, we’d love to hear from you!
IN THIS ROLE YOU'LL
- Drive step-change performance wins in Retool’s core runtime environment
- Bring technologies like WebAssembly and edge compute from theory to practice
- Rethink best practices, push the boundaries of what is possible in the web browser
- Work closely with other engineers at Retool to incentivize behaviors that are beneficial for performance
- Stay up-to-date, and perhaps contribute to the latest tools and technologies that are enabling other engineers to build high performing apps
THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING
- 6+ years experience in professional software development
- 3+ years experience in web performance
- You have strong programming fundamentals
- Strong React or systems-level experience (Node, Deno, V8, WebKit etc.)
- You’re self-directed and comfortable working autonomously
- You’re able to work with ambiguity, helping navigate to successful outcomes
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience working on web standards or on browser teams (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox etc.)
- Experience writing web apps that use technologies like WASM, web workers and edge compute to improve performance
- Deep understanding of JS build systems like webpack and esbuild
For candidates based in the United States, the annual base salary range is listed below. 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/bonuses 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.
United States pay range
$127,500—$234,100 USD
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. To find roles that can be employed in the UK, please refer to our careers page and review the indicated locations.