IT specialist in London

At Bending Spoons, we strive 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 function at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency while adhering to high ethical standards.

To achieve this objective, we execute the following strategy: We acquire a digital business with untapped potential and make it successful by leveraging our platform, which comprises our expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents, and company culture. 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.

• Support Spooners with day-to-day IT needs, resolving helpdesk requests related to hardware, software, and SaaS tools and escalating issues when needed.
• Lead the integration of IT stacks from newly acquired companies into a single, centralized ecosystem, ensuring compatibility, continuity, and high standards across the board.
• Keep the office IT infrastructure—including networking, conferencing, and access control systems—running smoothly and securely.
• Manage hardware and software onboarding and offboarding for Spooners, ensuring devices, accounts, and access are correctly set up and documented.
• Provide hands-on technical support for live events, handling testing, setup, and real-time troubleshooting to ensure everything runs flawlessly.

• Reasoning ability: You can solve complex problems, think from first principles, and structure your ideas sharply.
• Drive: You’re extremely ambitious in everything you do, feeling deeply responsible for your work.
• Team spirit: You give generously and support the best idea, not just your own.
• Proficiency in English: You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams working in small, result-oriented, autonomous groups.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth, with Spooners in their 20s leading products worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Competitive pay and access to equity in the company, with salaries varying based on experience and location.
• Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited backing for learning and training, top-of-the-market health insurance, and generous parental support.

Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time. Location: Milan (Italy), London (UK).

We prioritise verifiable signals of excellence in our screening process. 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. We set the bar high and won’t extend an offer until we’re confident we’ve found the right candidate.

If you’ve applied before but didn’t receive an offer, we recommend waiting at least one year before applying again. Bending Spoons is a demanding environment requiring significant commitment.

To help you ramp up quickly, we recommend spending your first few months working from our Milan office. After that, you’re welcome to work from our offices in Milan or London, or remotely from approved countries.

If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to give your best, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now—we can’t wait to meet you.