Retool Developer (Permanent or Full-time contract)

Retool Developer

About January Digital 

January Digital is the Marketing Leadership Company. We solve business challenges through media excellence, strategic guidance, and actionable analytics. Our agency team handles full funnel media planning, execution, and optimization while our consulting team offers true strategic leadership for building successful marketing agencies. All our work is supported with a strong foundation of data and actionable insights which ensure our clients are as successful as possible.

As a company, our motto is to build a company that improves the lives of our clients, our people, and the world around us. We support this mission through a number of efforts including our WORKS program. Good Works is our philanthropy program that ensures we have an outsized impact on our surrounding communities through financial and volunteering efforts. Our Well Works program focuses on the mental, physical, and spiritual health of our employees through required minimum PTO, an annual wellness stipend, fully paid health care, fully paid counseling services, extended parental leave, and much more.

Between our work and our culture, January Digital has been recognized more than 125 times including being a best place to work, 2023 NRF Digital Agency of the Year, 2024 NRF Partner of the Year, seven-time INC 5000 fastest growing company, and numerous times for our tactical and strategic excellence.

About the role

January Digital is seeking a highly skilled Retool Developer for our dynamic Analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for both front-end and back-end development, designing and implementing scalable web applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to build innovative, user-friendly solutions that meet our business needs.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and optimize internal tools and dashboards using Retool to enhance team productivity and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other analytics functions to identify internal tooling needs and translate them into Retool applications. This may include client services, marketing analysts, UX/UI designers, data engineering, etc.
• Design and implement integrations between Retool and internal/external APIs to streamline workflows.
• Configure and manage data workflows using SQL or NoSQL databases.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and enhance existing Retool applications for performance and usability.
• Ensure that all internal tools meet security, scalability, and usability standards.
• Provide technical support and training to end-users of Retool applications.
• Contribute to documentation of tools, workflows, and best practices to promote knowledge sharing and maintainability.
• Travel Requirements: Must be able and willing to travel between NY & Dallas offices and to client and other company meetings within the U.S., as needed. 

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of Retool development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Demonstrated proficiency in using Retool to build and maintain internal tools and workflows.
• Strong understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and experience writing SQL queries.
• Familiarity with front-end concepts and JavaScript, including basic HTML and CSS for customization within Retool.
• Experience working with REST APIs and integrating them into Retool applications.
• Basic understanding of data security principles and best practices.
• Problem-solving mindset with strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with version control tools such as Git.
• Exposure to scripting languages such as Python or Node.js for light back-end tasks.

Benefits & Perks (permanent employees only)

• Competitive and equitable pay, 401k matching, and bi-annual bonus eligibility
• Flexible PTO and Half-Day Fridays
• Philanthropic Efforts and Paid Time Off to Volunteer
• Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Annual Wellness Stipend
• Currently a hybrid work environment with stunning NYC & Dallas offices
• Suite of parental benefits, including generous paid leave, 529 scholarship fund, Milk Stork, and fully stocked mother’s room

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