Associate to the CTO in Edinburgh

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, and that functions at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency. We create value for shareowners at an extraordinary rate while adhering to high ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategy. Develop and execute bold, data‑informed strategies laser‑focused on unlocking 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 and make tough decisions to uphold excellence.
• Operate at the sharp end of the industry. We’re one of the highest‑rated employers in tech and finance and our products have hundreds of millions of users. Our sights are set on greatness, and yours (and your team’s) must be, too.
• Master your toolkit. Work across diverse tech stacks, refine your ability to choose the right tools for every challenge—from monolithic to microservices architectures, gRPC to REST APIs, Kubernetes to Docker, Python to Rust—showing that true expertise isn’t about using the trendiest technologies but about understanding their purpose to unleash their full potential.
• Simplify relentlessly. Turn complexity into simplicity. Optimize CI/CD pipelines, write maintainable code, craft minimalist architectures, and power scalable, future‑proof solutions.

What we look for

• Leadership. You have years of outstanding work experience in highly challenging roles and environments, and have demonstrated exceptional performance and outlier growth in your role.
• Drive. You’re extremely ambitious, initiative, effort, and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition, and you feel deeply responsible for your work.
• Reasoning ability. Solve complex problems, think from first principles, structure ideas sharply, resist biases, and take care of the details that matter.
• Team spirit. Give generously, support the best idea, be reliable, honest, and transparent.
• Proficiency in English. Read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer

• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We put outstanding candidates in the ideal position to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. Work in small, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.
• 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.
• Competitive pay and access to equity. For a candidate that we assess as possessing considerable relevant experience, the annual salary on offer tends to be between £151,436 and £250,512 in London, and €145,430 and €240,330 elsewhere in Europe, growing rapidly as you gain experience and translate it into greater contributions. You may also receive some equity at a discounted price.

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 After screening, we’ll ask you to take on a few tests designed to assess how you approach unfamiliar problems. They’re challenging and may take several hours to complete. Successful candidates will be invited to a series of interviews. We set the bar high and won’t extend an offer until we’re convinced we’ve found the right candidate.

Equal opportunity Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider for employment any applicant and provide reasonable accommodations for an individual with disabilities—just let us know through this form.