Overview

Bending Spoons is focused on building one of the all-time great companies by combining ownership with an operator mindset. This role offers an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and progress your career at a high rate in a demanding but rewarding environment.

Responsibilities

• Master your toolkit. Refine your ability to choose the right tools for every challenge across diverse tech stacks, from monolithic to microservices architectures, gRPC to REST APIs, Kubernetes to Docker, Python to Rust. Success comes from understanding purpose, not using trendy technologies.
• Build stuff that matters. Take ownership of your work from ideation to execution, and build software from the ground up that scales in production.
• Simplify relentlessly. Turn complexity into simplicity by optimizing processes and architectures, delivering maintainable code and scalable solutions.

What we look for

• Reasoning ability. You solve complex problems from first principles, structure ideas clearly, and attend to details that matter.
• Drive. You are ambitious, proactive, and hold yourself to a high standard.
• Team spirit. You support the best idea, help your team, and communicate with reliability and honesty.
• Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

• Talented, entrepreneurial teams. Small, autonomous teams working alongside bright colleagues.
• Growth opportunity. We hire individuals with potential and place them in roles to thrive, with meaningful impact on major projects.
• Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges and equity options with potential for growth; relocation-related tax benefits may apply.
• Comprehensive benefits. Flexible hours, remote options, learning support, health insurance, relocation assistance, parental support, and an annual retreat.

Commitment & contract

Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time.

Location

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

The selection process

We screen and test problem-solving ability, followed by a series of interviews if you progress. The process can be lengthy as we aim to find the right candidate. We value talent and potential over a perfect CV.

Equal opportunity

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