Paris, France Hybrid Full-time USD 90,000 – 120,000 / year

Photoroom is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Rust)

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the cross-platform libraries powering Photoroom on iOS, Android, and the Web, directly impacting millions of users.
  • Architect, develop, and deliver complex features used by in-house app developers in technologies such as Rust, WebAssembly, and wgpu.
  • Own work from A to Z: from specification and implementation to integration on the target platform.
  • Work hand-in-hand with product, web, and mobile teams to ensure a consistent Photoroom experience across all platforms.
  • Contribute to the live collaboration platform (like Figma or Google Docs).

Requirements

  • Proven experience developing software with Rust
  • Experience in C/C++ is also very much appreciated
  • Some understanding of at least one higher-level language (e.g. Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript)
  • Experience delivering cross-platform client-side code that provides simple interfaces to handle complex tasks
  • Strong sense of ownership — take initiative and comfortable making both product and technical decisions
  • Worked as part of a talented team and have experience in a fast-growing start-up
  • Fluent in English (French is not required)

Nice to Have

  • Experience with OpenGL, Metal, WebGPU, WebAssembly, Elixir, or Erlang

Benefits

  • Work flexibly from Germany, UK, Italy, France, Ireland, Portugal, or Spain, with monthly Paris office visits (fully reimbursed)
  • Regular team gatherings, including in-person onboarding in Paris (1–2 weeks)
  • Yearly company offsite and team retreat
  • Quarterly in-person meetings and social events
  • 30 days annual leave plus local public holidays
  • Competitive equity package with stock options/BSPCE, giving you ownership in our growing company
  • €1,000 one-time home office grant OR €400/month co-working space stipend (remote outside Paris)
  • €1,000 annual learning and development budget for training, courses, books, and skill development
  • Private health insurance
  • Relocation support (up to €10,000) for those choosing to move to France, including apartment finding and visa assistance
  • 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
  • Language lessons available for English and French

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — Paris

Additional Information

  • Monthly Paris office visits are fully reimbursed
  • In-person onboarding in Paris lasts 1–2 weeks
  • Visa sponsorship and relocation support are only available for positions based in France
  • Remote work allowed only from selected countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, UK
  • Flexible working hours
  • Extended parental leave

Visa sponsorship available

Required Skills
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About company
Photoroom
Photoroom launched in 2020 after Y Combinator and is the world's most popular AI photo editor. The company's goal is to create technology allowing anyone to create studio-level product images in minutes. It serves both individual creators and major enterprises through B2C app and B2B API solutions, with over 300 million downloads and processing 5+ billion images annually. It is a profitable, remote-friendly company with Series B funding.
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Posted 2 months ago