Software engineer

Software Engineer

Join Bending Spoons as a Software Engineer where we are building one of the all‑time great companies. We acquire digital businesses with untapped potential and leverage our platform—our expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents and culture—to make them successful. We invest in our platform’s growth and in new businesses, combining capital allocation with hands‑on operations. Our promise to talented, driven, and collaborative individuals is a career path that learns, makes an impact, and progresses at an exceptionally high rate.

Responsibilities

• Master your toolkit. Work across diverse tech stacks, choosing the right tools for every challenge—from monolithic to microservices architectures, gRPC to REST APIs, Kubernetes to Docker, Python to Rust—showing expertise through purpose, not trends.
• Build stuff that matters. Enjoy autonomy and full ownership from ideation to execution. Build software from scratch and see it evolve into a product used at scale.
• Simplify relentlessly. Turn complexity into simplicity. Optimize CI/CD pipelines, write maintainable code, and craft minimalist architectures, driving scalable, future‑proof solutions.

What we look for

• Reasoning ability. Solve complex problems using first principles, sharpen ideas sharply, resist bias, and attend to critical details.
• Drive. Exhibit ambition, initiative, effort, and tenacity; hold yourself to a high, rising bar.
• Team spirit. Give generously, support the best idea, work hands‑on to help teammates, and maintain reliability, honesty, and transparency.
• Proficiency in English. Read, write, and speak proficiently.

What we offer

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. Work in small, result‑oriented, autonomous teams with bright people.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth. Prioritize outstanding potential and place you in positions to thrive; many in their 20s lead high‑value products.
• Competitive pay and equity. Typical starting salaries: £85,797 (London) or €66,065 (Europe). For experienced candidates: £112,189‑£250,512 (London) or €107,837‑€188,848 (Europe). Compensation grows with experience and impact; equity options available for permanent contracts.
• Benefits. Flexible hours, remote work options, unlimited learning support, top‑of‑market health insurance, relocation package, parental support, and an annual retreat.

Commitment & contract

Permanent or fixed‑term, full‑time.

Location

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

The selection process

After screening, you may face tests assessing problem‑solving skills and then a series of interviews. We set a high bar and only extend offers when we are convinced we found the right candidate.

Equal Opportunity

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

Job details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industry: Software Development