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Job Description
About Meetup and Bending Spoons
Meetup is a platform connecting millions through shared interests and events. Now part of Bending Spoons, a portfolio of innovative digital businesses, you'll contribute to Meetup or other leading products within a high-performing, collaborative environment focused on innovation and operational excellence. Bending Spoons aims to be an all-time great company, operating with the ambition of a startup, integrating AI deeply into its workflow, and fostering significant growth for its team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Build impactful systems used by millions, taking ownership from concept to production.
- Leverage AI tools to enhance the development workflow, improving speed and quality.
- Work across diverse technology stacks, choosing appropriate tools for each challenge.
- Simplify architectures, pipelines, and codebases for scalability and maintainability.
What We Look For
- Reasoning Ability: Solve complex problems with first-principles thinking, structured ideas, and attention to detail.
- Drive: High ambition, initiative, effort, and a strong sense of responsibility for your work.
- Team Spirit: Generosity, support for the best ideas, reliability, honesty, and transparency.
- English Proficiency: Read, write, and speak English fluently.
What We Offer
- Talented Teams: Work in small, autonomous, result-oriented teams with bright individuals.
- Growth Opportunities: Exceptional career progression; Spooners in their 20s lead major products.
- Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary, potential for equity, and tax benefits in Italy.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Flexible hours, remote work, unlimited learning, top-tier health insurance, relocation support, parental leave, and annual retreats.
- Flexible Start: Options for flexible start dates and part-time work, even before graduation.
Commitment & Contract
Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time.
Location Options
Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland), or remote in selected countries.
Selection Process
We focus on verifiable signals of excellence. Challenging tests may follow screening. Offers are extended only to the right candidates, so roles may remain open or be reposted. Reasonable accommodations are provided for individuals with disabilities.
Before You Apply
If you've applied before without an offer, wait a year. Bending Spoons is demanding but offers extraordinary growth. We recommend starting in our Milan office to quickly integrate into our culture, with support provided for relocation.
Key skills/competency
- Graduate Software Engineer
- Software Development
- AI Integration
- System Design
- Problem Solving
- Scalability
- Codebase Improvement
- Technology Selection
- Full Stack Development
- Team Collaboration
How to Get Hired at Meetup
- Tailor your resume: Highlight problem-solving, ambition, and team spirit for the Graduate Software Engineer role.
- Showcase impact: Quantify achievements in previous projects, demonstrating ownership and results.
- Prepare for tests: Practice challenging coding problems and system design scenarios.
- Demonstrate reasoning: Articulate your thought process clearly during technical interviews.
- Express enthusiasm: Convey your drive and collaborative nature for the Bending Spoons culture.
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