At Bending Spoons, we're striving to build one of the all-time great companies. We acquire a digital business with untapped potential and make it as successful as we can by leveraging our platform—which comprises our expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents, and company culture. Across the company, we integrate AI deeply into how we operate so that human judgment and machine intelligence reinforce each other. Then, we invest the proceeds into making our platform more powerful, and into acquiring new businesses. 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. Design exceptional UI and UX—from early concepts to polished delivery—using the best available tools to explore more directions, move faster, and raise the quality bar. Design with AI. Use AI agents to turn rough ideas into interactive prototypes, integrate them with the design system, iterate through natural-language feedback, and generate production-ready frontend code.Move fast between lo‐fi exploration and production‐realistic prototypes to stress‐test interactions and accelerate what gets built.Define UX requirements early, stay in the build through QA and release, and make engineering‐aware design decisions.Use qualitative and quantitative signals to assess design effectiveness and sharpen what ships next.You're extremely ambitious in everything you do—and your initiative, effort, and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition. You're always happy to get your hands dirty to help your team. Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.
And if you've got what it takes, you'll soon be playing an essential role in major projects, too.Typically, we offer individuals at the start of their career an annual salary of £85,797 in London and €66,065 elsewhere in Europe. Compensation varies by location and expected impact, and grows rapidly as you gain experience and translate it into greater contributions. 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, and a yearly retreat to a stunning location. We help each Spooner set up the conditions to do their best work.
Some people hold back because they feel they lack experience or have an "imperfect" CV. If you like the role and believe you could excel over time, don't self‐reject. If you pass our screening, you'll be asked to complete one or more tests. While this tends to lead to extraordinary learning, achievement, and career growth, it also requires significant commitment.To help you ramp up quickly and set yourself up for success, we expect you to spend most days in our Milan office during your first few months with us, regardless of your long‐term work location. It's the best way to rapidly absorb our company culture and build trust with your new teammates. We'll support you with generous travel and accommodation assistance. After that, you're welcome to work from one of our offices, or remotely from approved countries—depending on what we agree at the offer stage.