Graduate AI software engineer

About Bending Spoons

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, operates at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency, and creates value for shareholders at an extraordinary rate—all while adhering to high ethical standards. In pursuit of this objective, we acquire and improve digital businesses, not to sell on, but to own and operate them for the long term. Our transformations are often deep—designed to speed up innovation, benefit customers, and strengthen business performance. Hierarchy is minimal and teams are small and talent‑dense. We operate established products with the ambition, agility, and urgency of a startup and integrate AI deeply into how we work so that human judgment and machine intelligence reinforce each other. 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 to such a candidate. A few examples of your responsibilities

Build AI‑powered product experiences.

Work with product teams to identify high‑impact opportunities where AI can transform the user experience for millions—and then build these transformative solutions. Drive the process from possibility to production, delivering code that’s robust, reproducible, and built for 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. Build software that matters.

Take real ownership from idea to production, creating systems used by millions and evolving them into products at scale. Simplify relentlessly.

Question every layer of complexity. Improve architectures, pipelines, and codebases to build systems that are simpler, more scalable, and easier to maintain. What we look for

Reasoning ability.

Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems. You think from first principles, structure your ideas sharply, resist biases, and 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 and hold yourself to a high—and rising—bar. Team spirit.

You give generously and without expectation of return. You support the best idea, not your idea. You’re reliable, honest, and transparent and always ready to help your team. Proficiency in English.

You read, write, and speak proficiently in English. What we offer

Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams.

You’ll work in small, result‑oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field. An exceptional opportunity for growth.

We go to great lengths to hire individuals of outstanding potential—then, our priority is to put them in the ideal position to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and if you’ve got what it takes, you’ll soon be playing an essential role in major projects, too. Competitive pay and access to equity in the company.

Typically, we offer individuals with limited experience an annual salary of £85,797 in London and €66,065 elsewhere in Europe. For a candidate with considerable relevant experience, the salary ranges from £112,189 to £250,512 in London, and €107,837 to €188,848 elsewhere in Europe. Compensation varies by location and expected impact and grows rapidly as you gain experience and translate it into greater contributions. For exceptional capability, we may offer compensation beyond the usual ranges. If you’re offered a permanent contract, you also receive part 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. All. These. Benefits.

Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited backing for learning and training, top‑of‑the‑market health insurance, a rich relocation package, generous parental support, and 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.

You don’t need to wait until graduation to apply. 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. Commitment & contract

Permanent or fixed‑term. Full‑time. Location

Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland) or remote in selected countries. We consider all applicants for employment and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion.

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