Infrastructure Engineer

Build internal tools fast. Retool provides building blocks for creating internal tools and enterprise applications.
DevOps
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
101 - 500 Employees
7+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Infrastructure Engineer

Retool is revolutionizing the way software is built by providing the fastest way to build internal tools. As a profitable startup backed by notable investors including Stripe's founders and Github's leadership, Retool is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to join their growing team.

The role presents a unique opportunity to tackle complex scaling challenges as Retool expands its services to thousands of companies, from startups to S&P 500 enterprises. As an early member of the infrastructure team, you'll be responsible for building and automating foundational systems that ensure reliability, security, performance, and developer velocity at scale.

The position requires a seasoned professional with 7+ years of experience who can navigate both cloud and on-premise deployments. You'll work with technologies like Node.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes, while managing multi-region setups and complex service architectures. The ideal candidate should have a strong track record in scaling cloud infrastructure and relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL.

What makes this role particularly exciting is the combination of technical depth and broad impact. You'll collaborate across all departments, from engineering to sales, while having the autonomy to shape the infrastructure that powers thousands of companies' internal tools. The position offers the opportunity to work on both deeply technical challenges and high-level strategic initiatives.

Retool's mission is to be a force multiplier for developers and technical builders, and as an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of making this vision a reality. The company's rapid growth phase means you'll face unique technical challenges while having the opportunity to significantly influence the direction of the infrastructure team and the company's technical foundation.

Last updated 6 days ago

Responsibilities For Infrastructure Engineer

  • Scale Retool's core cloud platform for high availability and performance globally
  • Work collaboratively with engineering team to deliver infrastructure for core and emerging products
  • Evolve backend architecture/infrastructure for cloud and on-premise deployments
  • Set and prioritize roadmap to maximize customer impact
  • Define and automate developer process/workflow
  • Support systems in production
  • Develop new data solutions
  • Build monitoring and observability for production systems
  • Conduct engineering interviews for new team members

Requirements For Infrastructure Engineer

Node.js
PostgreSQL
Kubernetes
  • 7+ years of relevant experience
  • Track record of delivering engineering projects and process improvements
  • Experience scaling cloud infrastructure
  • Experience with Linux, containers (Docker, containerd), and container orchestration technologies
  • Experience with Node, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Experience scaling relational databases (Postgres preferred)
  • Good knowledge of cloud, on-prem, traffic routing, service architecture in multi-region setup
  • Passion for building developer productivity tools and platform engineering
  • Strong collaborative relationships within engineering and across company
  • Excited by early-stage startup ambiguity and high-ownership culture
  • Pragmatic, solution-oriented, and scrappy approach

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