Job Specifications
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're looking for a Head of Computer Vision to lead our world-class ML team through an ambitious growth phase. You'll drive our long-term technical vision, make bold strategic bets, and push the boundaries of what's possible in AI photo editing to achieve breakthrough capabilities.
Team size: ~10 ML Engineers & Researchers (scaling rapidly)
Reports to: Chief Technology Officer
Competitive salary + stock options
Remote-friendly within a 3-hour flight from Paris (monthly visits)
Relocation support up to €10k + visa sponsorship for France-based positions
Full tech setup + biannual company retreats
About The Role
You'll own:
Long-term ML strategy, including training foundational models from scratch
Team leadership - scaling our exceptional team while maintaining culture and excellence
Technical excellence - code review, performance optimisation, and troubleshooting complex training issues
Breakthrough innovation - driving next-generation capabilities that redefine industry standards
Research excellence - balancing cutting-edge research with rapid product impact
Cross-functional partnership - serving as the primary bridge between ML and Product/Sales/Engineering teams
Talent attraction - building the industry's most compelling CV team
Key opportunities to drive impact:
Advanced research-to-production pipeline for faster innovation cycles
Establish visionary technical direction for our ambitious growth phase
Create space for calculated risk-taking alongside rapid shipping excellence
Build comprehensive evaluation frameworks that set new industry standards
About You
Must-haves:
5+ years leading ML/AI teams at product companies with strategic decision-making experience
Deep Computer Vision + Diffusion/GenAI expertise with hands-on large model training
Foundational model training experience - billion+ parameter models end-to-end
Team scaling experience - 8+ people, proven hiring and mentorship track record
Cross-functional collaboration - can work closely with Product, Sales, and Engineering teams
Technical depth for mentorship - spot code issues, debug training failures, analyse performance bottlenecks, and guide ICs through complex technical challenges
Leadership style:
Empowering, non-micromanaging - sets context, not tasks
Decisive on technical strategy - comfortable making big bets and owning outcomes
Innovation-focused - encourages bold experiments while learning from failures
Technically credible - maintains respect through hands-on expertise, code review proficiency, and opinionated technical guidance
Results-driven - avoids unnecessary process, ensures clear accountability
What Success Looks Like
Clear ML roadmap with research/application balance and cross-functional visibility
Foundational model training launched and progressing with measurable milestones
Accelerated innovation velocity with more research projects reaching production, production features driving business metrics
Enhanced team engagement around vision and technical challenges
World-class hiring outcomes, attracting and retaining top technical talent
Scaled team excellence, maintaining velocity and quality through rapid growth
About The Team
We're a curious, ambitious group with deep ML expertise - folks who've trained billion-parameter models, built real-time CV infrastructure, and shipped to millions of users.
Team strengths: Lightning-fast iteration, state-of-the-art models, strong collaboration, proven user impact at massive scale
Ready for: Visionary leadership to guide our next breakthrough phase, ambitious foundational model initiatives, enhanced research-to-production processes, and technical mentorship from experienced leadership
The opportunity: Lead breakthrough AI capabilities that will process billions more images and define the future of AI photo editing.
Hiring Process
Screening call with Recruiter
Initial conversation, then a deep dive with our CTO
Home technical assignment + team review
Culture fit interviews + meet the team
Reference check & Offer
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 experienc
About the Company
Photoroom is the world's #1 AI Photo Editor. Our mission: to put the power of great images into more people's hands.
Photoroom elevates businesses through amazing photography. We use AI to make photo-editing feel easy and delightful, and the end results look pro.
Since launching in 2019, PhotoRoom has been downloaded over 150 million times worldwide with a 4.7-star rating from 1+ million reviews. Photoroom was also named Editor's Choice by both Google and Apple for 2023.
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