Junior data scientist

Talantir; Barcelona; Remote; EUR 66,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work

Learning & training support

Market-competitive health insurance

Relocation package

Parental support

Annual retreat

Job summary

Bending Spoons is seeking a talented, driven, and collaborative data professional to help design and scale data pipelines and analytics across a fast-growing company. You will partner with engineers, product teams, and leadership to build robust data systems and internal tools that power strategic decisions.

Relocation and flexible work options are available, with compensation tied to location and impact. A strong emphasis on learning, growth, and high performance drives our environment.

Qualifications

• Reasoning ability.
• You can solve complex problems given the necessary knowledge.
• Think from first principles and structure your ideas sharply.
• Resist biases and avoid common heuristics.
• Identify and handle the details that matter.
• Demonstrate drive and ambition in all you do.
• Feel responsible for your work and own outcomes.
• Maintain a high and rising standard for yourself.
• Show team spirit and contribute generously to the group.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve data pipelines.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of data systems—ensuring data is accurate, reliable, and efficiently processed across diverse tech stacks.
• Ensure data correctness and scalability.
• Work closely with software engineers to validate data, define metrics, and improve reporting and analytics systems.
• Develop internal data products and tooling.
• Help build scalable solutions (e.g., reporting engines, forecasting tools) used by product teams across the company.
• Support platform-wide decision-making.
• Partner with multiple teams to provide the analytical and modeling backbone for business planning and performance tracking.
• Leverage AI to accelerate work and uncover insights.
• Use AI tools to move faster, surface ideas and opportunities, and study competing products and trends.

Skills

Reasoning

Problem solving

First principles

Bias awareness

Attention to detail

Drive

Ambition

Responsibility

Team spirit

Hands-on

Reliability

Integrity

English proficiency

Job description

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 shareowners at an extraordinary rate. And a company that does so 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. Across the company, we integrate AI deeply into how we operate so that human judgment and machine intelligence reinforce each other. 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.

A few examples of your responsibilities

• Design and improve data pipelines.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of data systems—ensuring data is accurate, reliable, and efficiently processed across diverse tech stacks.
• Ensure data correctness and scalability.
• Work closely with software engineers to validate data, define metrics, and improve the robustness of reporting and analytics systems.
• Develop internal data products and tooling.
• Help build scalable solutions (e.g., reporting engines, forecasting tools) used by product teams across the company.
• Support platform-wide decision-making.
• Partner with multiple teams to provide the analytical and modeling backbone for business planning and performance tracking.
• Leverage AI to accelerate work and uncover insights.
• Use AI tools to move faster, surface ideas and opportunities, and study competing products and trends.

What we look for

• Reasoning ability.
• Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems.
• You think from first principles, and structure your ideas sharply.
• You resist the influence of biases.
• You identify and take care of the details that matter.
• Drive.
• You’re extremely ambitious in everything you do—and your initiative, effort, and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition.
• You feel deeply responsible for your work.
• You hold yourself to a high—and rising—bar.
• Team spirit.
• You give generously and without the expectation of receiving in return.
• You support the best idea, not your idea.
• You’re always happy to get your hands dirty to help your team.
• You’re reliable, honest, and transparent.
• Proficiency in English.
• You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. You’ll work in small, result-oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.

An exceptional opportunity for growth. We go to great lengths to hire individuals of outstanding potential—then, our priority is to put them in the ideal position to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And if you’ve got what it takes, you’ll soon be playing an essential role in major projects, too.

Competitive pay and access to equity in the company. Typically, we offer individuals at the start of their career an annual salary of £85,797 in London and €66,065 elsewhere in Europe. For a candidate that we assess as possessing considerable relevant experience, the salary on offer tends to be between £112,189 and £250,512 in London, and €107,837 and €188,848 elsewhere in Europe. Compensation varies by location and expected impact, and grows rapidly as you gain experience and translate it into greater contributions. For individuals who demonstrate exceptional capability, we may offer compensation that extends beyond the usual ranges to reflect their higher expected impact. If you're offered a permanent contract, you'll also be able receive some of your pay in company equity at a discounted price, thus participating in the value creation we achieve together. If relocating to Italy, you may enjoy a 50% tax cut.

All. These. Benefits.

• Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited backing for learning and training, top‑of‑the‑market health insurance, a rich relocation package, generous parental support, and a yearly retreat to a stunning location.

We help each Spooner set up the conditions to do their best work.

Commitment & contract

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

Location

Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland) or remote in selected countries.

The selection process

In our screening process, we prioritize verifiable signals of excellence, regardless of seniority. Some people hold back because they feel they lack experience or have an “imperfect” CV. If you like the role and believe you could excel over time, don’t self‑reject.

If you pass our screening, you’ll be asked to complete one or more tests. They are challenging, may involve unfamiliar problems, and can take several hours.

We set the bar high and won’t extend an offer until we’re confident we’ve found the right candidate. This is why a job may remain open for months or be reposted several times.

We consider all applicants for employment and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities—please 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.

Bending Spoons is a demanding environment. We’re extremely ambitious and we hold ourselves—and one another—to a high standard. While this tends to lead to extraordinary learning, achievement, and career growth, it also requires significant commitment.

To help you ramp up quickly and set yourself up for success, we recommend spending your first few months working from our Milan office, regardless of your long‑term work location. It’s the best way to rapidly absorb our company culture and build trust with your new teammates. We’ll support you with generous travel and accommodation assistance. After that, you’re welcome to work from our offices in Milan or London, or remotely from approved countries—depending on what we agree at the offer stage.

If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to give your best, we’d love to hear from you.