Engineering Manager, Developer Toolchain

Company: Retool
Company: Retool
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted on: 2023-05-20 19:54
ABOUT RETOOL:  At Retool, we’re changing the way software is built. We’ve developed the fastest way to build internal tools, saving companies time, resources, and engineering bandwidth. Whether it’s refunding orders, underwriting loans, managing marketplaces, rolling out new features, analyzing transactions, or providing customer support, Retool makes it dramatically faster and easier to build internal tools that teams need. We believe that the future of software development lies in being a force multiplier for developers and technical builders, helping them move considerably faster building a lot more software.  We’re looking for highly collaborative people as we build a world-class team to support this mission and we’d love for you to join us! WHY WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU: Retool is transformative for building software, but there is so much more to software beyond just the build. How we enable the software development lifecycle in our platform includes deep technical and product challenges, all of which are owned by the Developer Toolchain team. This team is working to sustain or improve speed and quality of development for our customers, even as their development teams grow and their applications scale in importance, complexity and usage. We have ambitious growth plans for our Developer Toolchain team and we’re looking for an Engineering Manager to help scale this team.  IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL: Communicate and collaborate effectively with product management and product designers Manage a fullstack team of engineers; support the team by identifying growth opportunities, providing continuous feedback and performance management as appropriate Define your team strategy and ensure execution to maximize business impact for the Developer Toolchain team  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 engineers THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING:  3+ years of experience successfully leading and managing teams Champion for engineering 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 Operating as a business-owner – caring deeply about our customers, product, and team Thoughtfulness around engineering culture, process, and identity The ability to navigate ambiguity, manage stakeholders, communicate in a structured manner, and drive maximal accountability and excellence A collaborative skillset to partner effectively with product, design, and go-to-market teams Retool offers generous benefits to all employees. For more information, please visit the benefits and perks section of our careers page! At this time, Retool is only set up to employ in the US and UK. 
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