A strange and disappointing experience.
The entire process, including all HR interactions, felt entirely AI-generated and managed. I invested 2 hours in interviews (1 fit, 1 technical) and 3 hours on a timed "home exercise." While the interviews themselves went relatively smoothly, they included AI bots to take transcripts. Out of curiosity, I requested the transcript, only to find it was a complete mess—about 30% accurate, with the rest being incoherent, AI-generated nonsense.
Based on the interviews and the homework, things seemed to be going well. However, they ghosted me for a week before sending an impersonal, automated rejection email after I followed up for updates. There was no explanation for the decision, and even the headhunter lacked any real details. The entire process felt unprofessional and poorly executed.
TL;DR: I spent 5 hours on this process and still don’t know what went wrong. I’m also still waiting for the data access request from their DPO.
Overall, a bizarre and frustrating experience. I wouldn’t recommend engaging with them.
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Photoroom Frontend Engineer role in France.
Photoroom's interview process for their Frontend Engineer roles in France is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Photoroom's Frontend Engineer interview process in France.