Photoroom
Head of Computer Vision
✨About us ✨
PhotoRoom provides photo editing software powerful enough to create outstanding images yet simple enough to be used without any training. We leverage deep learning to translate pixels into objects, drastically simplifying non-creative tasks such as removing backgrounds from images.
Our mission: enable entrepreneurs and small businesses to compose images that stand out.
Founded by Matthieu Rouif (10 years of experience in mobile apps, built apps used by 100+ million users) and Eliot Andres (4 years of experience in large-scale computer vision), PhotoRoom was selected by Y Combinator in 2020. Talented engineers, designers, and marketers have joined the team since then, coming from Apple, Algolia, or Google among others.
Today, PhotoRoom is profitable and is used by more than 6 million users every month. We improve our product and our technology with the support of world-class experts in the field like Yann LeCun, Roxanne Varza, or Holger Seim. PhotoRoom was featured by Apple, named Editor’s Choice, and won the Best App of 2021 title on Android.
As a small tight-knit team, our priorities are impact and iteration speed. We ship new versions every week and talk to our users daily. There is nothing we enjoy more than working side-by-side with another team member to improve our users' experience.
Become one of the first hires in a fast-growing start-up and make your mark on a product used by millions of people. Apply at PhotoRoom today ⬇
TL;DR
🤓 We are looking for an expert in the Computer Vision field, in order to help us go to the next level! As Head of Computer Vision, you will guide our team towards success while owning your own Research projects.
💰 100k€ - ∞* depending on experience + Stock-Options/BSPCE
🇪🇺 We are flexible: you can work from anywhere in Europe and come once a month in Paris (fully reimbursed), or come to the office more often.
✈️ We offer substantial support for relocation (10k€ signing bonus), including finding an apartment in Paris and supporting you with the visa procedure.
🇬🇧 PhotoRoom is an international team and we work in English. We offer language lessons for those who need them (English & French).
*We decided to not put an upper bound for outstanding profiles and we will adapt to the cost of living if it is higher than Paris.
✨ Your core mission ✨
As Head of Computer Vision, you will:
- Define the roadmap on Computer Vision and make technical long-term decisions.
- Develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team both remotely and onsite:
=> Be an enabler on projects; help the team remove their blockers.
=> Mentor team members and help them grow (by having 1:1s, pairing them on projects, supporting & encouraging them to develop their skills further).
=> Lead the hiring effort for the Computer Vision team.
- Own Research Projects (e.g. object relighting, 3D object reconstruction, 3D pose estimation, shadow segmentation, fine-grained object detection).
Computer vision solves real users' problems at PhotoRoom, it saves them time and helps them grow their e-commerce or small business. You take into account direct feedback from our users in your computer vision work.
✨ About you ✨
- You have 7+ years of experience in Deep Learning, especially for computer vision tasks such as image segmentation, depth estimation, object detection, image editing, and synthesis tasks such as hole filling and generative image editing using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs).
- You have one or more publications in a top-tier Computer Vision conference.
- You are used to owning the Computer Vision long-term roadmap and making important technical decisions.
- You have previous experience helping people grow and you are considered a great mentor.
- You have a strong sense of ownership. You take initiative and you are at ease to make decisions.
- You are pragmatic & favor speed of iteration over perfect. You believe that fast iteration is the best way to learn.
- You are fluent in English (French is not required!).
✨ 3-steps simple process ✨
1. Screening call with Founder + Talent Manager
2. Home technical assignment, reviewed with the team (can be compensated and does not take more than 3h)
3. Culture fit interview and meet the team!
We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace. We believe both the company and its culture are strongest when composed of diverse experiences and backgrounds.
That's why:
- We have flexible working hours
- We trust people to work remotely
- We extended the length of the parental leave
All qualified applicants will 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.
Head of Human Resources