Graduate Software Engineer

About the company

Bending Spoons aims to build a long-lasting, high-performing business that reaches a large customer base, develops people to their fullest potential, operates with exceptional efficiency, and creates strong value for shareholders while upholding high ethical standards. The company acquires and improves digital businesses to own and run them for the long term, focusing on deep product transformations that accelerate innovation, improve customer outcomes, and strengthen performance.

The organization is structured with very little hierarchy and small, highly capable teams. It combines the pace and ambition of a startup with the stability of established products, and it uses AI extensively across its workflow so that human judgment and machine intelligence work together effectively.

For someone talented, motivated, and collaborative, this role offers a fast path to learning, meaningful impact, and rapid career progression.

What you will do

• Take ownership of software from initial concept through to release, building products and systems that are used at scale.
• Use advanced AI tools throughout the development cycle, including design, coding, testing, and documentation, while keeping quality, reliability, and maintainability high.
• Work across varied technology stacks and choose the most suitable tools for each problem, from monoliths and microservices to gRPC, REST, Kubernetes, Docker, Python, and Rust.
• Continuously reduce unnecessary complexity by improving architecture, delivery pipelines, and codebases so they become easier to scale and maintain.

What they are looking for

• Strong analytical and reasoning skills, with the ability to tackle difficult problems once the relevant knowledge is in place.
• A first-principles mindset and the ability to organize ideas clearly while paying attention to the details that truly matter.
• High ambition, strong initiative, persistence, and a genuine sense of responsibility for the work you produce.
• A team-first attitude, including willingness to support others, stay hands-on, and choose the best solution for the team rather than personal preference.
• Reliability, honesty, transparency, and strong collaboration habits.
• Professional fluency in English for reading, writing, and speaking.

What is offered

• Opportunity to work with exceptionally talented, entrepreneurial people in small, autonomous, results-driven teams.
• Strong growth potential, with a focus on placing high-potential people in roles where they can thrive and take on major responsibility quickly.
• Competitive compensation with equity participation for permanent contracts. Typical annual pay for candidates with limited experience is £85,797 in London and €66,065 elsewhere in Europe. For candidates with significant relevant experience, typical annual pay ranges from £112,189 to £250,512 in London and €107,837 to €188,848 elsewhere in Europe. Exceptional candidates may be offered compensation above these ranges based on expected impact.
• Flexible working arrangements, flexible hours, remote work, unlimited support for learning and training, premium health insurance, a strong relocation package, generous parental support, and an annual retreat to a beautiful destination.
• Flexible start timing and the option to begin part-time, then move to full-time while completing your degree.

Commitment and contract

This is a permanent or fixed-term full-time role.

Location and working arrangement

Primary locations include Milan, London, Madrid, and Warsaw, with the option to work fully remotely from eligible countries. For the first few months, the role requires spending most days in the Milan office to help with onboarding, cultural integration, and team trust-building. Travel and accommodation support is provided for this ramp-up period. After that, work can be based in an office or remote from approved countries, depending on the offer agreement.

Selection process and additional notes

Applications are reviewed through the company careers page only. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete one or more difficult tests, which can involve unfamiliar problems and may take several hours. The company evaluates all candidates through the same screening approach and does not favor any alternate path.

Candidates who feel underqualified or worry about having an imperfect CV are encouraged not to rule themselves out if they believe they could grow into the role.

If you have applied before and were not offered the role, the recommendation is to wait at least one year before reapplying.

The company also states that it considers all applicants for employment and provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

This is a demanding environment with very high standards and a strong commitment requirement, but it is also designed to produce exceptional learning, achievement, and career growth.

If the role interests you and you are ready to contribute fully, the company invites you to apply.