Software Engineer Job at Bending Spoons in Town of Italy

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 and a high-performance culture.

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 is about understanding their purpose to unleash their full potential.
• Build stuff that matters. You’ll enjoy autonomy and take full ownership of your work, from ideation to execution, building software from the ground up and seeing it scale into a product.
• Simplify relentlessly. Turn complexity into simplicity by optimizing CI/CD pipelines, writing maintainable code, and crafting minimalist architectures to power scalable solutions.

What we look for

• Reasoning ability. Solve complex problems from first principles, structure ideas clearly, and attend to important details.
• Drive. Ambitious, proactive, responsible, and committed to high standards.
• Team spirit. Supportive, collaborative, reliable, honest, and transparent.
• Proficiency in English. Read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. Small, result-oriented, autonomous teams with strong colleagues.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We hire for potential and place you to thrive; early-career contributors can lead significant projects.
• Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges for UK and elsewhere, with potential equity and relocation tax considerations where applicable.
• All. These. Benefits. Flexible hours, remote work options, learning support, 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

Passing our screening may involve tests designed to assess problem-solving approaches. If successful, you’ll be invited to a series of interviews. We maintain high standards and may keep the role open for an extended period if needed. We value talent and encourage applications from capable individuals who believe they could excel with us.

Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider for employment any applicant and provide reasonable accommodations for an individual with disabilities—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 with high expectations. We support ramping up quickly, including guidance on initial placement (Milan is recommended for the first months) and travel/relocation assistance. Afterward, you may work from Milan, London, or remotely from approved locations as agreed at the offer stage.

If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to contribute, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now—we can’t wait to meet you.