Graduate Software Engineer At Bending Spoons, we strive to build one of the all‑time great companies by acquiring digital businesses with untapped potential and continuously strengthening our platform of technology, talent, and culture. For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, working at Bending Spoons offers an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and advance your career at an exceptionally high rate. Responsibilities Master your toolkit. Refine your ability to choose the right tools for every challenge across diverse tech stacks—from monolithic to microservices architectures, gRPC to REST APIs, Kubernetes to Docker, Python to Rust—demonstrating true expertise through thoughtful technology choices. Build stuff that matters. Enjoy autonomy and take full ownership of your work, from ideation to execution, building software from the ground up and witnessing your code evolve into a product used at scale. Simplify relentlessly. Turn complexity into simplicity by optimizing CI/CD pipelines, writing maintainable code, and crafting minimalist architectures that power scalable, future‑proof solutions. Qualifications Reasoning ability. Solve complex problems by thinking from first principles, structuring ideas sharply, and preventing biases while paying attention to essential details. Drive. Demonstrate extreme ambition, initiative, effort, and tenacity, holding yourself to a high and rising bar. Team spirit. Give generously without expecting returns, support the best ideas, and help your team while remaining reliable, honest, and transparent. Proficiency in English. Read, write, and speak proficiently in English. What We Offer Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. Work in small, result‑oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field. An exceptional opportunity for growth. Our priority is to place outstanding potential into ideal positions to thrive—Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and you may soon play a key role in major projects. Competitive pay and equity. Typical annual salary ranges from £85,797 in London to €66,065 elsewhere in Europe, with higher ranges for more experienced candidates. Permanent contracts may include equity at a discounted price and, for Italy, a 50% tax cut. All these benefits. Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited learning support, top‑of‑market health insurance, a generous relocation package, parental support, and a yearly retreat to a stunning location. Commitment & Contract Permanent or fixed‑term, full‑time. Location Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland), or remote in selected countries. Selection Process After screening, you will take tests designed to assess problem‑solving skills, followed by a series of interviews. We set a high bar and will only extend an offer once we’re convinced the right candidate has been found, even if the role remains open for months or is reposted. Bending Spoons is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative‑action employer. We consider every applicant and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities—just let us know through our form. #J-18808-Ljbffr