Principal Solutions Architect

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Software
Our mission is to change the way developers build software.
The Role
Lead technical customer engagements to design and implement full-stack solutions using Retool. Build Retool applications, integrate enterprise systems, enable partners, scope and deliver professional services, and provide technical guidance and risk management to ensure scalable, production-grade internal tools.
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ABOUT RETOOL
Nearly every company in the world runs on custom software for critical operations like tracking performance metrics, handling customer support workflows, building admin dashboards, and countless other processes you might not have even thought of. 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 building the first enterprise AppGen platform: software that transforms natural language into production-ready code, integrates directly with business data, and meets the highest standards of security and governance. AI is redefining what it means to build software—and who gets to build it. The definition of “developer” now includes analysts, operators, and domain experts creating solutions directly. As the pool of builders widens, so does the complexity of what they need to build. The opportunity is enormous, but so is the challenge of enabling this larger community to build production-grade software safely. That means AI that understands real business data, enforces enterprise policies automatically, and empowers teams to create once and reuse everywhere with shared, trusted components.

Over 100 million hours of work has been automated by developers and domain experts using our platform, freeing them to focus on creative problem-solving and strategic initiatives that drive real business value. The people closest to knowing what needs to be built can now safely create custom solutions within enterprise guardrails. And that's a mission worth striving for.

Let's build the future together!
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Retool’s Solutions Architects help our customers harness the full power of Retool – whether it is a focused Quickstart engagement to help a new customer get started, or a year long engagement where you guide technical teams to manage hundreds of production applications.  You will directly drive value for our customers by addressing their most challenging technical problems and increasing the capacity and velocity for building solutions with our platform.  Our Professional Services team members are billable, and working directly with customers and system integration partners to scale the impact of our products.

This is a hands-on role, and includes building Retool applications, integrating our platform into the customers stack, and advising on end-to-end solutions. In addition to working directly with our customers, this role advises our system integration partners on best practices and provides delivery oversight to our highest-visibility engagements. This role will help shape the service offerings that we go to market with and build the operational processes to scale the PS function at Retool.


IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL:
  • Advise and implement full-stack solutions using Retool
  • Help our partners deliver best-in-class services to our customers, allowing us to efficiently scale the impact of our product
  • Develop new service offerings based on customer / market need
  • Assist with scoping, estimating, and selling professional services engagements
  • Be a thought partner to Retool customers to help them build out complex internal tools for new teams and use cases
  • Assist with partner enablement and certification
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to our customers
  • Identify and lead internal strategic initiatives to grow the consulting practice; serving as an active contributor to the community’s overall knowledge base and expertise
  • Work collaboratively and have very strong communications skills, especially in teaching complex concepts, and creative, prescriptive thinking
  • Identify and proactively manage risk areas and commit to seeing an issue through to complete resolution
  • Manage customer expectations; negotiate solutions to complex problems with both the customer and third-party partners


THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING: 
  • 5+ years in technical, customer-facing roles such as Solutions Architect, Customer Engineer, or Deployed Engineer.
  • Hands-on experience with full-stack development, including SQL, JavaScript, APIs, and Python.
  • Experience designing scalable cloud architectures and integrating enterprise systems.
  • Passion for leveraging technology to solve business problems creatively, ensuring scalable and efficient solutions.
  • Exceptional technical communication skills, translating customer requirements between business and technical teams to drive successful implementations.
  • Ability to think on your feet, troubleshoot issues, and provide real-time solutions during technical discussions.
  • Comfortable with open-ended problem-solving in unstructured environments.





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.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years in technical, customer-facing roles such as Solutions Architect, Customer Engineer, or Deployed Engineer
  • Hands-on experience with full-stack development, including SQL, JavaScript, APIs, and Python
  • Experience designing scalable cloud architectures and integrating enterprise systems
  • Experience building Retool applications and advising system integration partners
  • Experience scoping, estimating, and selling professional services engagements
  • Exceptional technical communication skills translating requirements between business and technical teams
  • Ability to troubleshoot issues and provide real-time solutions during technical discussions
  • Comfortable with open-ended problem solving in unstructured environments
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
350 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Retool is a development platform for building business software. Users can visually design apps that interface with any database or API, and switch to code to customize how their apps look and work. With Retool, developers ship more apps and move their business forward—all in less time. Thousands of teams at companies like Amazon, DoorDash, Peloton, and Brex collaborate around custom-built Retool apps to solve internal workflows. We're just getting started and growing quickly—join us!

Why Work With Us

Retools are solution drivers—whether fixing a button misalignment or enabling customers to build with the newest AI technologies, we wear many hats and act like owners. Our small teams work on big problems, pushing hard and moving quickly to create outsized impact. We hold each other accountable and celebrate together when we get it right. Join us!

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