Software engineering associate lead

At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies – a company that serves a huge number of customers, where team members grow to their full potential, functions at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency, and creates value for shareholders at an extraordinary rate while adhering to high ethical standards.

To achieve this objective, we acquire a digital business with untapped potential and make it as successful as we can by leveraging our platform – comprising our expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents, and company culture. We then invest the proceeds into making our platform more powerful and into acquiring new businesses, combining an investor’s capital‑allocation focus with an operator’s hands‑on approach.

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.

Our Technology team is central to this mission. We build the systems, products, and infrastructure that power dozens of digital businesses serving millions of users worldwide. As part of our fast‑track program for future engineering leads, you’ll join a world‑class group of problem‑solvers working to create technology of extraordinary quality and scale.

Responsibilities

Drive strategy.

Develop and execute bold, data‑informed strategies that unlock new levels of value for the company.

Lead an outstanding team.

Lead a high‑performing team composed of some of the most talented professionals you’ll ever encounter, making tough decisions to uphold excellence when necessary.

Operate at the sharp end of the industry.

Join one of the highest‑rated employers in tech and finance; our products have hundreds of millions of users and we set sights on greatness.

Master your toolkit.

Refine your ability to choose the right tools across diverse tech stacks – from monolithic to microservices architecture, gRPC to REST APIs, Kubernetes to Docker, Python to Rust – demonstrating true expertise in understanding their purpose.

Simplify relentlessly.

Turn complexity into simplicity by optimizing CI/CD pipelines, writing maintainable code, or crafting minimalist architectures.

What we look for

Leadership.

Demonstrated outstanding work experience, exceptional performance, and outlier growth in highly challenging roles and environments.

Drive.

Extremely ambitious with initiative, effort, and tenacity that match your ambition and a deep sense of responsibility for your work.

Reasoning ability.

Ability to solve complex problems, think from first principles, structure ideas sharply, resist biases, and focus on the details that matter.

Team spirit.

Generates generous support for others, remains reliable, honest, and transparent, and is willing to get hands dirty for the team.

Proficiency in English.

Read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

An exceptional opportunity for growth.

Hire individuals of outstanding potential and put them in positions to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars and soon play essential roles in major projects.

Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams.

Work in small, result‑oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.

All benefits.

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

Competitive pay and equity.

Salaries vary by location: £151,436‑£250,512 in London and €145,430‑€240,330 elsewhere in Europe, with rapid growth tied to experience and impact. Permanent contracts may include equity at a discounted price. Italy relocation may offer a 50% tax cut.

Commitment & contract Permanent or fixed‑term. Full‑time.

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

The selection process If you pass our screening, you’ll complete tests designed to assess your approach to unfamiliar problems. Successful candidates are then invited to a series of interviews. We set the bar high and do not extend an offer until we are convinced we have found the right candidate.

Bending Spoons is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider any applicant and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals 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. We are extremely ambitious and hold ourselves and each other to a high standard, which requires significant commitment but also offers extraordinary learning and career growth. We recommend spending the first few months working from our Milan office to quickly absorb our culture and build trust, with travel and accommodation assistance. Afterwards you may work from Milan or London offices or remotely from approved countries 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.

Apply now – we can’t wait to meet you.

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