At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies. A company that serves a huge number of customers, where team members grow to their full potential, and that operates with high ethical standards. Our strategy is to acquire digital businesses with untapped potential, make them successful using our platform, and reinvest proceeds to strengthen the platform and acquire new businesses.

For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, working at Bending Spoons is an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and progress their career at an exceptionally high rate. That’s our promise to such a candidate.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product and Business teams to determine the most pressing questions that big data can help answer, and figure out how to uncover those insights.
• Query and analyze large sets of usage data to identify product-improvement opportunities and actionable insights to influence our product strategy and roadmap.
• Create brief, high-quality reports to explain findings and discuss implications with relevant team members.
• Screen the app stores and study competing products to glean insights and ideas we can learn from.
• Help direct the development of technologies devoted to the acquisition, storage, and manipulation of big data, supporting ongoing innovation in this field.

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 focus on details that matter.
• Drive. You are ambitious, take initiative, put in effort and tenacity, and hold yourself to a high and rising standard.
• Team spirit. You collaborate, support the best idea, are reliable, honest, and transparent.
• Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. Small, result-oriented, autonomous teams working with bright professionals.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We hire individuals with outstanding potential and aim to place them where they can thrive and impact major projects.
• Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges vary by location and experience; eligibility for equity and accelerated growth are available. Relocation considerations may apply.
• All. These. Benefits. Flexible hours, remote working, learning and training support, comprehensive health insurance, relocation assistance, parental support, and company retreats.

Commitment & contract

Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time or part-time.

Location

Milan (Italy), London (UK).

The selection process

We may require tests to assess how you approach unfamiliar problems. If successful, you’ll proceed to a series of interviews. We set a high bar and won’t extend an offer until we’re convinced we’ve found the right candidate. The role may remain open for an extended period or be reposted.

We encourage applications based on potential and fit. Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities—please let us know through the 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. This environment is demanding and demanding commitments accompany extraordinary learning and career growth. We encourage spending initial months in our Milan office to ramp up quickly and absorb our culture, with travel and accommodation support as needed. Thereafter, work from Milan or London offices or remotely from approved locations, as agreed at the offer stage.