Overview

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At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies. This role offers an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and progress your career at an exceptionally high rate while contributing to high ethical standards and value creation.

Responsibilities

• Run security audits, identifying security loopholes and opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of security strategies.
• Perform internal vulnerability testing, uncover weaknesses in systems and implement countermeasures to ensure data integrity.
• Identify company-wide security challenges. Design and implement solutions to strengthen protection and streamline security practices across IT and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with privacy experts to ensure robust privacy compliance and translate regulations into technical implementations.
• Stay up to date with security trends and threats. Share knowledge to promote data protection best practices and a security-focused culture.

What we look for

• Reasoning ability. Ability to solve complex problems from first principles, structure ideas clearly, resist biases, and focus on relevant details.
• Drive. High ambition with initiative, effort, and tenacity; strong sense of responsibility and high standards.
• Team spirit. Supportive, reliable, honest, and collaborative; prioritizes the best idea for the team.
• Proficiency in English. Read, write, and speak proficient English.

What we offer

• Talented, entrepreneurial teams. Small, autonomous teams with high-impact work.
• Growth opportunities. Investment in individuals with potential and opportunities to contribute to major projects.
• Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges and equity options with potential relocation benefits.
• Comprehensive benefits. Flexible hours, remote work options, learning support, health insurance, relocation assistance, parental support, and annual retreats.

Commitment & contract

Fixed-term. Full-time or part-time.

Location

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

The selection process

Screening with problem-solving tests, followed by interviews if successful. The process may take several hours for tests and multiple interview rounds.

Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all applicants and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities—let us know through this form.