Software engineer

Bending Spoons is striving to build one of the all-time great companies that serves a huge number of customers while adhering to high ethical standards. They are seeking a talented software engineer to build impactful software, integrate AI tools into development workflows, and simplify complex systems to enhance scalability and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Build software that matters. Take real ownership from idea to production, creating systems used by millions and evolving them into products at scale
• Amplify your impact with AI. Integrate the most powerful AI tools directly into your development workflow—design, implementation, testing, and documentation—to move faster while maintaining high standards for correctness, reliability, and maintainability
• Master your toolkit. Work across diverse stacks with end-to-end ownership, choosing the right technologies for each challenge. From monoliths to microservices, gRPC to REST, Kubernetes to Docker, Python to Rust—you’ll apply technologies thoughtfully, focusing on depth and purpose rather than trends
• Simplify relentlessly. Question every layer of complexity. Improve architectures, pipelines, and codebases to build systems that are simpler, more scalable, and easier to maintain

Skills

• 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

Benefits

• Competitive pay and access to equity in the company.
• 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.
• Flexible hours
• Remote working
• Unlimited backing for learning and training
• Top-of-the-market health insurance
• A rich relocation package
• Generous parental support
• A yearly retreat to a stunning location.
• We help each Spooner set up the conditions to do their best work.
• A flexible start date and part-time options.
• We offer flexible start dates and the possibility to begin part-time, transitioning to full-time as you complete your degree.
• Many Spooners joined before graduating and progressively took on greater responsibility, with arrangements that allowed them to do so without compromising their education.
• We’ll support you with generous travel and accommodation assistance.

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