Senior Backend Engineer (Django)

About usPhotoroom 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.We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to own and evolve a critical part of our Django backend: the systems that power login, content, teams, and what users see the moment they open Photoroom. The challenge is in scaling a high-traffic system, reducing real maintenance debt, and making performance trade-offs where milliseconds matter. You’ll work closely with frontend engineers and product owners, with real autonomy to ship fast and build for scale.Learn more about some of the challenges we work on from this blogpost (dated Oct 2024)Compensation: up to 110k £/€ + Stock-Options/BSPCE Location: Remote across Europe with quarterly Paris office visits (fully reimbursed)About the RoleOwn backend work end to end: from architectural decisions and implementation to release monitoring and production performance (Datadog).Ship frequently and iterate fast, using real user feedback and usage data to guide technical and product decisions.Work closely with product and frontend engineers to design and deliver user-facing experiences, not just APIs.Optimize and evolve high-traffic endpoints, reducing latency and ensuring the system scales reliably as usage grows.About YouYou have 5+ years of experience in backend development with Django and Django Rest FrameworkYou have experience working with a relational database at scale, designing schemas, optimising Django queries, and running migrations with minimal downtimeYou have a hands-on experience with a PostgreSQL/MySQL database larger than 100 GBYou have experience designing endpoints in direct collaboration with frontend engineers, delivering both Open API and developer manuals/supporting documentationYou are always the most pragmatic person in the room. You favour speed of iteration over perfect, always leverage frameworks and libraries to avoid reinventing the wheelYou have a strong sense of ownership. You take initiative and you are at ease to make product & technical decisions.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.BenefitsWork 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 holidaysCompetitive 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 developmentPrivate health insuranceAccess to personalised mental health support, including 1:1 sessions with therapists or coaches, self-care tools, and well-being resources via MokaCareSports and cultural activities reimbursementRelocation 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 ProcessScree ... (truncated, view full listing at source)