Bending Spoons
Data scientist
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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. To achieve this, we acquire and improve digital businesses with minimal hierarchy and operate established products with the agility of a startup. AI is deeply integrated across our processes, blending human judgment with intelligence.
For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, this is an opportunity:
- To learn
- Make an impact
- Progress their career at an exceptionally high rate
About the Role
A few examples of your responsibilities include:
- Design and improve data pipelines. Contribute to the design of data systems—ensuring better accuracy, reliability, and efficiency across diverse tech stacks.
- Ensure data correctness and scalability. Collaborate with software engineers to validate data, define metrics, and enhance the robustness of reporting and analytics.
- Develop internal data products and tooling. Build scalable solutions such as reporting engines and forecasting tools, widely used by product teams across the company.
- Support platform-wide decision-making. Work with multiple teams to provide the analytical modeling foundation for business planning and performance tracking.
- Leverage AI to accelerate work. Use AI tools to discover insights, speed up analysis, and study competing products and trends.
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Requirements
We seek an individual who embodies the following traits:
- Reasoning ability. Can solve complex problems, think analytically, and resist biases, identifying critical details.
- Drive. Ambition matched by effort, initiative, and responsibility. Commitment to self-improvement and rigorous standards.
- Team spirit. Generous collaboration, support of best ideas, hands-on problem-solving, trust, honesty, and transparency.
- Proficiency in English. Effective communication and problem-solving skills in English.
Benefits of Joining Bending Spoons
You’ll thrive in our environment of innovation and autonomy.
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Exceptional opportunities for growth. Our investment in talent ensures rapid career progression in impactful teams.
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Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited learning resources, top-tier health insurance, relocation support, comprehensive parental assistance, and annual retreats in stunning locations.
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Competitive compensation. Starting salary ranges:
- £85,797 in London
- €66,065 elsewhere in Europe
Experienced candidates earn between:
- £112,189 – £250,512 in London
- €107,837 – €188,848 elsewhere in Europe
Salaries scale rapidly as contributions increase. Competitors may receive equity with company stock at a discounted rate.
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- Tax incentives may apply in Italy, such as a 50% tax cut for relocating.
Commitment & Contract
- Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time or part-time.
Location
Flexible. Work in-person at:
- Milan (Italy)
- London (UK)
- Madrid (Spain)
- Warsaw (Poland)
Or fully remote from approved locations.
Selection Process
We prioritize verifiable excellence and welcome applicants regardless of seniority. There are no special paths—just a structured evaluation of merit.
- Application step. Submit via our careers page.
- On-site tests. Small subset of applicants moves forward for challenging assessments (often under an estimated duration of several hours).
- Entries remain open months—that’s how seriously we evaluate candidates.
Note: Disability accommodations can be requested via the provided form.
Before Applying: Considerations
- If applying twice within one year, wait at least 12 months between attempts.
- Demanding work environment, requiring strong commitment, resilience and high expectations for progress.
- Early tenure requires a stay at our Milan office to integrate—travel and lodging support provided.
If embracing competition lets you flourish, apply now. We’re excited to meet you.
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