Graduate software engineer (Madrid)
1 day ago
Málaga
Overview Meetup is a community-building platform that millions of people use to discover events, meet others who share their interests, and cultivate meaningful real-world connections. Now part of Bending Spoons, it plays a key role in a portfolio of outstanding digital businesses united by a shared focus on innovation and operational excellence. By applying through the Meetup brand, you’ll be stepping into the wider Bending Spoons team. You may work directly on Meetup or contribute to one of our other leading products. Either way, you’ll be part of a high-performing, collaborative environment where you can make a real impact. ¿Es este el puesto que está buscando? Si es así, siga leyendo para obtener más detalles y no olvide enviar su solicitud hoy mismo. At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies. A company that serves a huge number of customers. A company where team members grow to their full potential. A company that functions at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency. A company that creates value for shareowners at an extraordinary rate. And a company that does so while adhering to high ethical standards. In pursuit of this objective, we acquire and improve digital businesses, not to sell on, but to own and operate for the long term. The transformations we make are often deep—designed to speed up innovation, benefit customers, and strengthen business performance. Here, hierarchy is minimal and teams are small and talent-dense. We operate established products with the ambition, agility, and urgency of a startup. Across the company, we integrate AI deeply into how we work so that human judgment and machine intelligence reinforce each other. 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. That’s our promise to such a candidate. As one of the first hires in our new Madrid office, you’ll help shape the culture and energy of the place, setting the tone for how we work, collaborate, and raise the bar locally. You’ll be part of a fully integrated global team that works across our other European hubs and beyond, while also contributing to an environment in Madrid that reflects our ambition and standards. Responsibilities • Build stuff that matters. Take real ownership from idea to production, creating systems used by millions and evolving them into products at scale., • Amplify your impact with AI. Integrate AI tools directly into your development workflow—design, implementation, testing, and documentation—to move faster while maintaining high standards for correctness, reliability, and maintainability., • Master your toolkit. Work across diverse stacks with end-to-end ownership, choosing the right technologies for each challenge. From monoliths to microservices, gRPC to REST, Kubernetes to Docker, Python to Rust—you’ll apply technologies thoughtfully, focusing on depth and purpose rather than trends., • Simplify relentlessly. Question every layer of complexity. Improve architectures, pipelines, and codebases to build systems that are simpler, more scalable, and easier to maintain.What we look for, • Reasoning ability. Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems. You think from first principles, and structure your ideas sharply. You resist the influence of biases. You identify and take care of the details that matter., • Drive. You’re extremely ambitious in everything you do—and your initiative, effort, and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition. You feel deeply responsible for your work. You hold yourself to a high—and rising—bar., • Team spirit. You give generously and without the expectation of receiving in return. You support the best idea, not your idea. You’re always happy to get your hands dirty to help your team. You’re reliable, honest, and transparent., • Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.What we offer, • Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. You’ll work in small, result-oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field., • An exceptional opportunity for growth. We hire individuals of outstanding potential and place them to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and high performers progress to major projects., • Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges vary by location and experience, with potential equity options. When relocating or contracting, tax considerations may apply., • All. These. Benefits. Flexible hours, remote working, learning support, comprehensive health insurance, relocation assistance, parental support, and retreats., • A flexible start date and part-time options. You don’t need to wait until graduation to apply. Flexible start dates and the possibility to begin part-time, transitioning to full-time as you complete your degree.Commitment, contract, and location Commitment & contract: Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time. Location: Madrid (Spain). The selection process In our screening process, we prioritize verifiable signals of excellence, regardless of seniority. There are no preferential paths beyond what your application demonstrates, and we evaluate every candidate through the same process. All applications go through our careers page. If you pass screening, you’ll be asked to complete tests. They are challenging and may involve unfamiliar problems, and can take several hours. We set the bar high and won’t extend an offer until we’re confident we’ve found the right candidate. This is why a role may remain open for months or be reposted. We consider all applicants for employment and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities—please let us know through this form. Before you apply 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. We’re extremely ambitious and hold ourselves—and one another—to a high standard. To help ramp up quickly, we recommend spending your first few months working from our Milan office, with travel and accommodation support. xcskxlj After that, you may work from Milan or London, or remotely from approved countries—depending on the offer stage. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr