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:
Our Sales Engineering team is critical to Retool. Sales Engineers drive revenue by closely partnering with potential customers and ensuring their success with Retool.
Much of the Retool sales process is technical, helping potential customers understand how to build apps and workflows with Retool, deploy on their infrastructure, and connect to critical resources. Building successful relationships with our customers is a key component of this role and you’ll leverage your technical background to dive in.
Our revenue and business goals this year are aggressive, and we need the right team to help turn prospects into happy Retool customers and expand our footprint in existing accounts.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH:
You’ll join our team of Enterprise Sales Engineers and partner closely with our Enterprise Account Executives in a (2AE:1SE) ratio. You’ll also work cross-functionally with the rest of the go-to-market team as well as marketing, engineering, and product.
You’ll be joining a broader team of Retools who are passionate about serving our customers and enjoy collaborating to build an incredibly innovative platform. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Talk with potential customers, understand their problems, and assess whether or not Retool is a good fit
- Identify relevant technical stakeholders, use cases, timelines, etc., and manage the technical sales process
- Convince customers and prospects that Retool is the right solution through art-of-the-possible demos, architecture deep-dives, hands-on technical evaluations, and partnering on business case development
- Showcase the Retool app builder, demonstrating how customers can build apps and automations agentically from their preferred environments whether natively in Retool, Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex
- Serve as the primary, ongoing technical point of contact for our users in the presales process
- Act as the voice of the customer, synthesizing and raising themes, feature requests, and blockers to our engineering and product organizations
- Represent Retool externally via conferences, webinars, etc.
- Partner with our German-speaking customers and prospects across the DACH region, including occasional onsite visits to Germany
THE SKILLSET YOU’LL BRING:
- Professional fluency in German is required for this role, in addition to fluency in English
- Experienced presales professional with 2+ years supporting customers and prospects in the Fortune Global 500, FTSE 100, or DAX 40 (or equivalent skillset working deeply with large customers)
- 5+ years of progressive experience in technical presales roles
- An enthusiastic, strong, technical generalist
- Good knowledge in agentic AI, inference, codegen, agent frameworks (e.g., OpenClaw, Hermes), and industry trends
- Working knowledge of SQL, JavaScript, Python, APIs, etc.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development and agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a plus
- Experience with web development and containerized software is a plus
- Strong sales acumen and proven experience partnering with AEs to drive end-to-end sales (e.g., qualification, influencing pricing strategy, etc.)
- Bonus points for experience using sales frameworks like Command of the Message or MEDDPICC in addition to direct experience with enterprise expansion in large, complex global and European accounts
- Ability to think on your feet and solve problems during calls with technical customers
- Must have the right to work in the UK and be based out of (or willing to relocate to) our London office
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 £123,760 – £167,440 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.