Support Engineer

Posted 8 Days Ago
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New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
113K-184K Annually
Mid level
Software
Our mission is to change the way developers build software.
The Role
Provide technical, customer-facing support: troubleshoot production issues, debug code/logs and databases/APIs, communicate with users via Service Cloud and Zoom, formalize bug reports, improve support ops and documentation, and advocate customer needs internally.
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ABOUT RETOOL

Nearly every company in the world runs on custom software for critical operations like tracking performance metrics, handling support workflows, building admin dashboards, and countless processes you might never have thought of. But most companies don't have the resources to properly invest in these tools, leading to a lot of old, clunky internal software, or worse, teams still stuck in manual and spreadsheet workflows.

AI has changed who gets to build software. The definition of "developer" now includes analysts, operators, and domain experts creating solutions directly—and the tools they reach for are multiplying by the week. That's both an opportunity and a challenge: as more people build with more AI tools, the risk of shipping ungoverned software into production grows just as fast.

At Retool, we're building the platform that makes all of it safe to ship. Build with any AI tool you want, then deploy into one place that connects to your real business data, enforces enterprise policies automatically, and lets teams create once and reuse everywhere with shared, trusted components. The cost of building software has collapsed. The cost of governing it hasn't—and that's the problem we solve.

Developers and domain experts have already automated over 100 million hours of work on our platform, freeing them to focus on creative problem-solving and strategic work that drives real business value. The people closest to the problem can now build the software to solve it, safely, and within enterprise guardrails.

Let's build the future together.
WHY WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU: 
In the last year, we’ve grown our customer base over 5x and continued to enhance our product. As a result, we have more questions, feedback, and tickets coming in than ever before from developers using Retool. As we continue to grow, we’re adding more customer-centric support engineers to help our customers build the systems and tools they need to run their business.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
You’ll work with other support engineers and software engineers to diagnose, troubleshoot, and solve customer problems. You’ll also help train new coworkers on supporting our users. Support is a small team today, but rapidly expanding to match our customer growth.

You'll be joining a broader team of Retools who are passionate about serving our customers, enjoy collaborating to build an incredibly innovative product, and bring energy and curiosity to everything they do. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 
  • Talk to users every day via Service Cloud and Zoom
  • Teach Retool users best practices around performance and development workflows
  • Explore our codebase, logs, and test instances to debug difficult problems
  • Troubleshoot new bugs and formalize bug reports
  • Represent customers internally and advocate for key issues
  • Contribute to our documentation 
  • Help users debug issues with many different database types and APIs
  • Analyze and improve our support operations--there's always new Retool apps to build!
  • Help us track support metrics and share findings you identify

THE SKILLSET YOU'LL BRING: 
  • 2-4 years of experience working in technical and customer-facing roles
  • Intermediate understanding of JavaScript and web development
  • Experience supporting a SQL or NoSQL database management system 
  • Ability to communicate effectively through writing and in person 
  • Ability to think on your feet and come up with creative solutions to non-obvious problems
  • Ability to empathize with customer challenges 
  • Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues in high-availability, production web environments
  • Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, latency bottlenecks, and error handling in web services
  • Ability to diagnose infrastructure-related incidents affecting SaaS uptime, including degraded service performance and regional outages
  • Bonus points if you hold a relevant cloud certification such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, or equivalent
  • Additional bonus points if you know React and can fix minor bugs in our codebase

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 $112,500 – $184,000 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. To find roles that can be employed in the UK, please refer to our careers page and review the indicated locations.

Skills Required

  • 2-4 years experience in technical and customer-facing roles
  • Intermediate understanding of JavaScript and web development
  • Experience supporting a SQL or NoSQL database management system
  • Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues in high-availability production web environments
  • Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, latency bottlenecks, and error handling in web services
  • Ability to diagnose infrastructure-related incidents affecting SaaS uptime, including degraded performance and regional outages
  • Experience exploring codebases, logs, and test instances to debug difficult problems
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills and customer empathy
  • Cloud certification such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect, or Google Cloud Associate (bonus)
  • Knowledge of React and ability to fix minor bugs in a codebase (bonus)
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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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