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At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies. A company that serves a huge number of customers. A firm where team members grow to their full potential. A company that functions at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency. A company that creates value for shareholders at an extraordinary rate. And a company that does so while adhering to high ethical standards. To achieve this objective, we acquire digital businesses with untapped potential and make them as successful as we can by leveraging our platform – our expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents, and culture. We then invest the proceeds into making our platform more powerful and acquiring new businesses, combining capital allocation with the hands‑on approach of an operator.
Responsibilities
* Master your toolkit. By working across diverse tech stacks you’ll refine your ability to choose the right tools for every challenge. From monolithic to microservices architectures, gRPC to REST APIs, Kubernetes to Docker, Python to Rust, you’ll show that true expertise isn’t about using the trendiest technologies, but about understanding their purpose to unleash their full potential.
* Build stuff that matters. Regardless of your seniority, you’ll enjoy plenty of autonomy and take full ownership of your work, from ideation to execution. You’ll have the unique opportunity to build software from the ground up and witness firsthand how your code evolves into a product used at scale.
* Simplify relentlessly. Is every component essential? Do we need this process? As a Bending Spoons engineer, your mission is to turn complexity into simplicity. Whether optimizing CI/CD pipelines, writing maintainable code, or crafting minimalist architectures, your drive to simplify will power scalable, future‑proof solutions.
What we look for
* Reasoning ability. Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems. You think from first principles, structure your ideas sharply, resist biases, and take care of the details that matter.
* Drive. You’re extremely ambitious and your initiative, effort and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition. You feel deeply responsible for your work and hold yourself to a high – and rising – bar.
* Team spirit. You give generously and without expectation of return. You support the best idea, not your own. You’re reliable, honest and transparent, always ready to help your team.
* Proficiency in English. You read, write and speak proficiently in English.
What we offer
* Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. You’ll work in small, result‑oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.
* An exceptional opportunity for growth. We go to great lengths to hire individuals of outstanding potential and then put them in the ideal position to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars and, if you’ve got what it takes, you’ll soon be playing an essential role in major projects.
* Competitive pay and access to equity. Typically, we offer those at the start of their career a salary of £83,997 in London and €63,965 elsewhere in Europe. For those with considerable relevant experience, the salary ranges from £110,389‑£194,964 in London and €105,737‑€186,748 elsewhere. Compensation varies by location and expected impact, grows rapidly with experience and contributions, and may include discounted equity. If relocating to Italy, a 50% tax cut may apply.
* All the benefits. Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited support for learning and training, top‑of‑the‑market health insurance, generous relocation package, parental support and a yearly retreat to a stunning location. We help each Spooner set the conditions to do their best work.
Commitment & contract
Permanent or fixed‑term. Full‑time.
Location
Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland) or remote.
The selection process
If you pass our screening, we’ll ask you to take on a few tests designed to assess how you approach unfamiliar problems. They’re challenging and may take several hours. If you succeed, we’ll invite you to a series of interviews. We set the bar high and won’t extend an offer until we’re convinced we’ve found the right candidate. The job may stay open for months or be reposted multiple times.
Bending Spoons is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider any applicant for employment and provide reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability – just let us know through this form.
Before you apply
If you’ve applied before but didn’t receive an offer, we recommend waiting at least one year before applying again.
Bending Spoons is a demanding environment. We’re extremely ambitious and hold ourselves — and one another — to a high standard. While this leads to extraordinary learning, achievement and career growth, it also requires significant commitment.
To help you ramp up quickly, we recommend spending your first few months working from our Milan office, regardless of your long‑term location. It’s the best way to absorb our culture and build trust with teammates. We’ll support you with generous travel and accommodation assistance. After that, you’re welcome to work from Milan or London offices or remotely from approved countries, depending on what we agree at the offer stage. If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to give your best, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now – we can’t wait to meet you.
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