Junior UX/UI Designer

About Meetup and Bending Spoons

Meeetup is a community-building platform used by millions to discover events and connect with others. Now part of Bending Spoons, a portfolio of digital businesses focused on innovation, you'll contribute to leading products within a high-performing, collaborative environment. Bending Spoons aims to be an all-time great company, serving many customers, fostering team member growth, operating effectively, creating exceptional shareholder value, and upholding high ethical standards. They acquire and improve digital businesses for long-term ownership, driving deep transformations to accelerate innovation and business performance. The company features minimal hierarchy, small talent-dense teams, and operates with the agility of a startup, integrating AI to enhance human judgment. Working at Bending Spoons offers talented, driven individuals an opportunity to learn, make a significant impact, and accelerate their careers.

Responsibilities

• Shape high-leverage product experiences by designing intuitive, effective, and delightful UI and UX from concept to delivery.
• Utilize AI tools (LLMs, Cursor, Claude Code) to clarify intent, draft specifications, identify risks, and generate interactive prototypes and production-ready frontend code.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Engineers from the outset, defining UX requirements, supporting through QA and release, and making engineering-aware design decisions.
• Conduct user research, run tests, and analyze data (funnels, retention, adoption) to validate designs, measure effectiveness, and inform future iterations.
• Identify and prioritize high-leverage opportunities in the product backlog that can unlock business value, gain stakeholder alignment, and ensure rapid delivery.

What We Look For

• Reasoning Ability: Solve complex problems using first principles, structured thinking, and a resistance to bias.
• Drive: Demonstrate extreme ambition, initiative, tenacity, and a deep sense of responsibility for your work.
• Team Spirit: Be a generous, supportive, and reliable team member who champions the best ideas and contributes selflessly.
• English Proficiency: Possess strong written and spoken English skills.

What We Offer

• Talented Teams: Work in small, autonomous, result-oriented teams with exceptionally bright individuals.
• Growth Opportunity: Benefit from an environment designed for rapid learning and career progression, with opportunities to lead significant projects early on.
• Competitive Compensation: Receive competitive pay, with typical starting salaries around £85,797 in London or €66,065 elsewhere in Europe, and significantly higher for experienced candidates. Equity options are also available. Potential for tax benefits if relocating to Italy.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, remote working options, unlimited learning and training support, top-tier health insurance, relocation assistance, generous parental support, and an annual company retreat.

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

• We prioritize verifiable signals of excellence over traditional seniority. Do not self-reject if you feel you lack experience.
• The process includes challenging tests that may take several hours and cover unfamiliar problems.
• Offers are extended only when confidence in the candidate's fit is established.
• Reasonable accommodations are provided for individuals with disabilities.

Before You Apply

• If you've applied before without an offer, consider waiting at least a year.
• Bending Spoons is a demanding environment requiring significant commitment for extraordinary growth.
• A recommended initial few months in the Milan office helps rapidly absorb company culture and build team trust, with relocation support provided.
• Post-onboarding, work arrangements can be from our Milan or London offices, or remotely from approved countries.

Key skills/competency

• Junior UX/UI Designer
• Product Design
• User Interface (UI) Design
• User Experience (UX) Design
• Prototyping
• Figma
• AI Tools
• User Research
• Front-end Code
• Collaboration