Senior Django Backend Engineer(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

About Photoroom

Photoroom started in 2020 after joining Y Combinator and has grown into the leading global AI photo-editing platform. Our technology enables anyone from individual creators to global retailers to create studio-quality product images in minutes.

Our apps and API process 5+ billion images every year, serve 300 million+ users, and power workflows for well-known organisations such as Amazon, Decathlon, and DoorDash. We are profitable, scaling steadily, and backed by a strong Series B.

Our culture is rooted in craftsmanship, innovation, and helping entrepreneurs of all sizes thrive.

What This Role Involves

As a Senior Django Backend Engineer, you’ll play a key part in building and optimising the systems that power Photoroom’s core products. This is a hands-on engineering role involving architecture design, backend feature development, and continuous monitoring of performance using tools like Datadog.

You’ll ship often (we deploy backend updates multiple times a week), collaborate closely with product managers and frontend engineers, and use real-time user feedback to guide decisions.

Your Main Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend features end-to-end  from planning to deployment and performance tracking.
• Improve and scale existing endpoints to minimise latency and support continued growth.
• Work with product and frontend teams to craft smooth, reliable experiences for millions of users.
• Make data-driven decisions based on product usage patterns and customer behaviour.
• Write clear API documentation and actively support internal and external developers.

What You Bring

You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience using Django and Django REST Framework.
• A deep understanding of large-scale relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL), including schema design, query optimisation, and handling DBs over 100 GB.
• Experience shipping endpoints that serve real products, written in collaboration with frontend engineers.
• A pragmatic engineering philosophy — you choose speed and iteration over unnecessary complexity, leveraging frameworks wherever possible.
• Strong ownership: you’re comfortable making technical and product decisions independently.
• Full professional fluency in English (French not required).
• If you don’t meet every requirement but believe you can contribute meaningfully, we still encourage you to apply.

Benefits & Perks

• Work from anywhere in Europe (within a 3-hour flight to Paris).
• Fully reimbursed monthly visits to our Paris HQ.
• 30 days of paid annual leave + public holidays.
• BSPCE stock options for long-term ownership.
• €1,000 home-office budget or €400/month coworking allowance.
• €1,000 yearly learning and development budget.
• Private health insurance.
• Mental wellness support through MokaCare.
• Reimbursement for cultural and sports activities.

Relocation package up to €10,000 for those choosing to move to France, including visa assistance.
Note: Visa sponsorship is only available for candidates relocating to France.

Recruitment Process

• Introductory call with Talent Manager (30 min)
• Technical interview with the Hiring Manager (45 min)
• Take-home assignment + team review (approx. 45 min live session)
• Culture & team interviews (around 3 hours total)
• References + final offer
• We’re committed to making the hiring experience accessible — let us know if you need accommodations at any stage.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Photoroom embraces diversity and aims to build a workplace where everyone feels respected and empowered. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and offer flexible working, remote opportunities, and extended parental leave.