Overview

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At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies with a strong ethical standard. We grow our people and create value for shareholders by combining a hands-on operator approach with disciplined capital allocation.

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, you’ll 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. Regardless of your seniority, you’ll enjoy plenty of autonomy and take full ownership of your work, from ideation to execution. You’ll have the unique opportunity to build software from the ground up and witness firsthand how your code evolves into a product used at scale.
• Simplify relentlessly. Is every component essential? Do we need this process? Your mission is to 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. You can solve complex problems from first principles, structure your ideas clearly, resist biases, and attend to the details that matter.
• Drive. You’re highly ambitious in everything you do, with initiative, effort, and tenacity that match your ambition. You hold yourself to a high and rising standard.
• Team spirit. You collaborate openly, support the best idea, and are willing to help your team with hands-on effort. You’re reliable, honest, and transparent.
• 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 alongside bright colleagues.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We hire for potential and place you to thrive. Spooners in their 20s have led products worth hundreds of millions of dollars and may soon contribute to major projects.
• Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges are provided, with rapid pay growth as impact increases. Equity options at a discounted price and potential tax considerations apply.
• All. These. Benefits. Flexible hours, remote work, 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 complete a series of tests to assess how you tackle unfamiliar problems. These are followed by 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 stay open for an extended period.

Notes: We encourage applicants even if their CV isn’t a perfect fit. Talent and potential take precedence. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

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 requires a high level of commitment and performance in a demanding environment. A recommended ramp-up period includes working from our Milan office to absorb culture and collaborate with the team, with possible relocation or remote arrangements based on the offer.