Junior data scientist

Bending Spoons; Madrid; In loco; EUR 66.000 - 189.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible hours

Remote working (selected countries)

Learning budget for training

Top-tier health insurance

Relocation package

Parental support

Annual retreat

Descrizione del lavoro

Bending Spoons is hiring a data-centric engineer to design and improve data pipelines and contribute to scalable data systems across our tech stack. You will ensure data correctness, collaborate with engineers, and build internal data products and tooling for analytics and forecasting.

You will leverage AI to accelerate work, surface insights, and support business planning with robust analytics. English proficiency is required for cross-team collaboration.

Competenze

• Proven ability to design and improve data pipelines.
• Experience designing scalable data systems across stacks.
• Attention to data correctness and reliability.
• Experience using AI tools to accelerate data work.
• Proficient written and spoken English.

Mansioni

• Design and improve data pipelines across multiple tech stacks.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of data systems for accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure data correctness and scalability.
• Collaborate with software engineers to validate data and define metrics.
• Develop internal data products and tooling for analytics.
• Build scalable reporting/forecasting tools used by product teams.
• Support platform-wide data-driven decision making.
• Partner with teams to enable business planning with analytics.

Conoscenze

Data pipelines design

Data systems design

Data validation

AI tooling

English proficiency

Descrizione del lavoro

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.