Senior Frontend Engineer, Web

About us

Photoroom launched in 2020 after being accepted into Y Combinator and has become the world's most popular AI photo editor over the past four years. Our goal is to create the technology allowing anyone create studio-level product images in minutes.

With over 300 million downloads and processing 5+ billion images annually, we serve both individual creators and major enterprises like Amazon, DoorDash, and Decathlon through our B2C app and B2B API solutions.

We're a profitable, remote-friendly company that has raised Series B funding and aims for 40% year-over-year growth. Our team of 100+ passionate builders focuses on craft, innovation, and collaboration, creating exceptional impact for entrepreneurs and businesses worldwide.

TL;DR

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Web Frontend Engineer, specialising in frontend architecture, to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing a scalable, high-performance web application that delivers exceptional user experiences. Your expertise in React.js, state management with MobX, and frontend performance optimization will be crucial in building applications that cater to millions of users.

As a Senior Web Frontend Engineer, you’ll engage with technologies like Typescript, React.js, MobX, Canvas, TailwindCSS, Turborepo, Vite, Playwright, Web Performance.

Compensation: 80k€-100k€* + Stock-Options/BSPCE

Location: Remote across Europe with monthly Paris office visits (fully reimbursed)

We can go higher for outstanding profiles and adapt to the cost of living if it is higher than in Paris.

About the role

You will architect and develop a scalable and high-performing web application using React.js, TypeScript.

You will effectively manage the application state, ensuring responsive and efficient user interfaces with MobX.

You will own your work from A to Z: collaboration with cross-functional teams to integrate frontend components with backend services, implementation of design specs, plan workload, communicate risks, analyse the product design complexity

You will optimize web application performance, focusing on rendering speed and runtime efficiency.

You will continuously stay updated with emerging frontend technologies and best practices, integrating them into our projects to drive innovation and excellence.

You will work within a small multicultural team of ~80 passionate, friendly & committed folks.

About you

You have proven experience in architecting and developing large-scale web applications, like SaaS platforms that have scaled to millions of users and/or 10s of developers.

You have in-depth knowledge of React.js and a strong understanding of component-based architecture.

You have expertise with state management using MobX or good knowledge of the observer pattern

You have good communication skills: you don’t hesitate to reach out to the relevant stakeholders to gather the right information, and you know how to showcase your work.

You are autonomous, pragmatic & favor speed of iteration over perfect. You believe that fast iteration is the best way to learn.

You have excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to break complex technical challenges into smaller ones and deliver them

If you think you have what it takes but don't meet every single point above, please still apply. We'd love to chat and see if you could be a great fit.

Benefits

Work flexibly from anywhere in Europe within a 3-hour flight from Paris (HQ)

Regular team gatherings, including in-person onboarding in Paris (1-2 weeks), yearly company offsite and team retreat, quarterly in-person meetings (monthly during probation period), and social events like winter party and hackathons.

30 days annual leave plus local public holidays

Competitive equity package with stock options/BSPCE, giving you ownership in our growing company

€1000 one-time home office grant OR €400 per month co-working space stipend

€1,000 annual learning and development budget for training, courses, books, and skill development

Private health insurance

Access to personalised mental health support, including 1:1 sessions with therapists or coaches, self-care tools, and well-being resources via MokaCare

Sports and cultural activities reimbursement

Relocation support (up to 10k) available for those choosing to move to France, including apartment finding and visa assistance.

Note: Visa sponsorship and relocation support are only available for positions based in France. We cannot sponsor visas for remote positions outside of France.

Hiring Process

Screening call with recruiting

Technical interview with the team lead

Home technical assignment, followed by a review with the web team

Ways of working interviews and meet the team

Reference check & offer

Support - If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

We're committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at work. We believe our company and culture are strongest when composed of diverse experiences and backgrounds.

That's also why we have flexible working hours, trust people to work remotely, and extended parental leave.

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.