Software engineering associate lead in Warwick

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 creates value for shareowners at an extraordinary rate while adhering to high ethical standards.

Our Technology team is central to our mission—building the systems, products, and infrastructure that power dozens of digital businesses serving millions of users worldwide. As part of our fast-track program for future engineering leads, you’ll join a world-class group of problem-solvers working to create technology of extraordinary quality and scale.

This position is open to individuals with an outstanding track record of excellence and growth. After an intensive training period of six to twelve months, if your performance warrants it, you’ll take on a technical leadership role—either as the sole leader or co-leader—of a business unit generating revenue in the tens of millions of dollars at a minimum.

• Drive strategy: Develop and execute bold, data-informed strategies focused on unlocking new levels of value for the company.
• Lead an outstanding team: Lead a high-performing team composed of talented professionals 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.
• Master your toolkit: Work across diverse tech stacks in a full-stack, end-to-end scope, refining your ability to choose the right tools for every challenge.
• Simplify relentlessly: Turn complexity into simplicity by optimizing processes and crafting minimalist architectures.

• Leadership: Outstanding work experience in challenging roles and environments, demonstrating exceptional performance and outlier growth.
• Drive: Extremely ambitious with initiative, effort, and tenacity matching the intensity of ambition.
• Reasoning ability: Ability to solve complex problems and think from first principles.
• Team spirit: Generous support for the best ideas and reliability in teamwork.
• Proficiency in English: Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English.

• An exceptional opportunity for growth with priority given to putting individuals in ideal positions to thrive.
• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams working in small, result-oriented, autonomous groups.
• Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited backing for learning and training, top-of-the-market health insurance, and generous parental support.
• Competitive pay and access to equity in the company, with salaries ranging between £151,436 and £250,512 in London, and €145,430 and €240,330 elsewhere in Europe.

Permanent or fixed-term, full-time.

Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland) or remote in selected countries.

We prioritise verifiable signals of excellence in our screening process. 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.

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.