Overview

Be among the first 25 applicants. 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 company 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, while adhering to high ethical standards.

To achieve this objective, we execute the following strategy: We acquire a digital business with untapped potential and make it as successful as we can by leveraging our platform—which comprises our expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents, and company culture. Then, we invest the proceeds into making our platform more powerful, and into acquiring new businesses. Thus, our strategy sees us combine an investor’s attention to capital allocation with the hands-on approach of an operator.

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

• Master your toolkit. By working across diverse tech stacks, 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. You’ll enjoy plenty of autonomy and take full ownership of your work, from ideation to execution. You’ll have the opportunity to build software from the ground up and witness how your code evolves into a product used at scale.
• Simplify relentlessly. 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 attend to the details that matter.
• Drive. You’re extremely ambitious, take initiative, apply effort and tenacity, and hold yourself to a high—and rising—bar.
• Team spirit. You support the best idea, are reliable and transparent, and are happy to help your team.
• Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. Work in small, result-oriented, autonomous teams with some of the brightest people in the field.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We hire individuals of outstanding potential and place them to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars and may take on major projects as they prove themselves.
• Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges are provided and can include company equity at a discounted price. Relocation benefits and tax considerations may apply where relevant.
• All. These. Benefits. Flexible hours, remote work options, learning support, comprehensive 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

If you pass our screening, you’ll take on a few tests designed to assess how you approach unfamiliar problems. They’re challenging and may take several hours to complete. If successful, you’ll be invited 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. This role may stay open for an extended period or be reposted.

Equal opportunity

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.

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 role is demanding and requires significant commitment. We may ask you to work from our Milan office initially to ramp up quickly and align with our culture, with options to work from Milan, London, or remotely from approved countries later.