Overview

Join to apply for the 2026 Grad Program, Software Engineering role 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.

Responsibilities

• Master your toolkit. Work across diverse tech stacks to 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. Demonstrate understanding of tool purpose to unleash their full potential.
• Build stuff that matters. You’ll have autonomy and ownership of your work from ideation to execution, building software from the ground up and seeing how your code evolves 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, future-proof solutions.

What we look for

• Reasoning ability. Solve complex problems from first principles, structure ideas sharply, and pay attention to details that matter.
• Drive. Ambitious, proactive, and responsible; sets a high, rising bar for themselves and their work.
• Team spirit. Support the best idea, help teammates, and act with reliability, honesty, and transparency.
• Proficiency in English. Read, write, and speak proficient English.

What we offer

• Talented, entrepreneurial teams. Small, autonomous teams working with bright people.
• Growth opportunities. We hire individuals with potential and place them to thrive; high-impact projects and rapid development.
• Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges and equity opportunities with potential tax considerations; relocation benefits may apply.
• All-around benefits. Flexible hours, remote work options, learning support, health insurance, relocation assistance, parental support, and annual retreats.

Commitment & contract

Permanent or fixed-term, full-time.

Location

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

The selection process

Screening tests designed to assess problem-solving abilities, followed by a series of interviews. A strong match is required before an offer is extended.

Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for disabilities—please let us know through the application form.