Overview

2026 Grad Program, Software Engineering at Bending Spoons. This is an exclusive opportunity for top students on track to graduate between December 2025 and December 2026 to learn, make an impact, and accelerate their career at an exceptionally high rate.

Bending Spoons aims to build one of the all-time great companies by leveraging a platform of expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents, and culture, while adhering to high ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Master your toolkit. Work across diverse tech stacks to choose the right tools for each challenge. From monolithic to microservices architectures, gRPC to REST APIs, Kubernetes to Docker, Python to Rust, you’ll understand the purpose of technologies to unleash their full potential.
• Build stuff that matters. Take ownership of your work from ideation to execution, building software from the ground up and watching your code evolve into a product used at scale.
• Simplify relentlessly. Turn complexity into simplicity by optimizing CI/CD pipelines, writing maintainable code, and crafting minimalist architectures to power scalable solutions.

What we look for

• Reasoning ability. Solve complex problems from first principles, structure ideas sharply, resist biases, and attend to details that matter.
• Drive. Ambition, initiative, effort, tenacity, and high standards—matching your level of ambition.
• Team spirit. Support the best idea, collaborate, be reliable, honest, and transparent.
• Proficiency in English. Read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

• Talented, entrepreneurial teams. Small, autonomous teams with strong collaborators.
• Growth opportunities. We hire individuals of outstanding potential and place them to thrive, with roles in major projects as you progress.
• Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges vary by location with potential equity at a discounted price; relocation benefits and tax considerations may apply.
• Comprehensive benefits. Flexible hours, remote options, learning support, health insurance, relocation package, parental support, and annual retreats.

Commitment & contract

Permanent or fixed-term, full-time.

Location

Milan (Italy), London (UK), or remote.

Selection process

Screening tests to assess approach to unfamiliar problems, followed by interviews if you’re successful. The process may take several hours and is designed to ensure we find the right candidate. The role may remain open for months or be reposted.

Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all applicants and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities—please 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. The company emphasizes a high standard, strong ambition, and significant commitment. Early ramp-up is encouraged, with initial work from Milan to help absorb culture and build trust, supported by travel and accommodation assistance. Thereafter, you may work from Milan or London offices or remotely from approved countries, depending on the offer stage.

If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to contribute, apply now—we’d love to meet you.