Does Retool pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Retool employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Retool. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Retool?

68% of Retool employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Retool 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Retool?

Software Engineer (26) , Sales (7) , Sales Engineer (5) , Support Engineer (4) , Associate Sales Engineer (3) , Engineer (3) , Technical Account Manager (TAM) (3) , Account Executive (2) , Anonymous (2) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (2) , Enterprise Account Executive (2) , Marketing (2) , Product Manager (2) , Recruiter (2) , Recruiting (2)

What are the pros of working at Retool according to real employee reviews?

"People and product are both great" ((in 22 reviews)); "Transparent leadership" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great team; really smart and ambitious people who really care about creating strong working relationships." ((in 9 reviews)); "extremely smart colleagues" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Retool according to real employee reviews?

"Our manager is kind and well" ((in 7 reviews)); "leadership team is all white, mostly male (CEO is Asian male, however)" ((in 4 reviews)); "Lots of leadership turnover as the company constantly reassesses what it wants to be" ((in 3 reviews)); "The lack of open communication seriously stifles creativity and fosters a toxic work environment full of projects that go nowhere." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Retool layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Retool layoffs and their outlook for job security at Retool in 2026.

Retool reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(129 total reviews)

David Hsu

65% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Retool has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 129 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Retool employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

129 reviews

3.0

Nov 24, 2024

communication is lacking

Associate sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

friendly team friendly manager good WFH food in office job is easy recruiter was nice

Cons

not a technical role. Was told this is an associate sales engineering role, but it's actually a sales dev rep role. Transparency was lacking during interview process. The duties I was told i'd have during my interview is not what I am currently doing. A lot of internal politics and favoritism. Little diversity in sales.

5.0

Mar 11, 2024

Righted the ship, now on growth trajectory

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-very smart and friendly people -leadership has taken feedback and is being more transparent with the broader company -strong GTM team in place now -great in office experience (once you are inside) and free parking

Cons

-office is in a terrible part of the city -working through startup hiccups

3.0

Jan 26, 2022

Not as an SDR

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting product market fit. The company has a clear path toward unicorn status as they complete these funding rounds. Mangement uses OKRs to reach their growth targets. Might be an interesting startup to be a part of, but not as an SDR.

Cons

Quota appears reachable, but there is very high criteria for your meeting to be qualified. Also, your meeting will be secondary priority since the Account Executives are also busy setting their own meetings. If you start as an SDR, you're unlikely to be promoted to Account Executive. They hire folks who are familiar with this type of product. The market is not as greenfield since previous SDRs have already sprayed emails. SDR Manager(s) are uninspiring and actually de-motivating.

Retool Response

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback—we’re sorry you didn’t have the best experience with us. We’ve built a lot in the last several months and have seen a number of team members enter new roles, both within and outside of Sales, so hopefully new team members won’t experience any limitation about where to move after they’ve tackled the SDR role. If there’s any other feedback you’d like to share with us please let us know at interview-feedback@retool.com.

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