Job description

About Bending Spoons

Bending Spoons aspires to build an exceptional company that serves a vast customer base, fosters individual growth, exemplifies peak efficiency, and generates outstanding value for shareholders, all while upholding strong ethical principles. The company acquires and enhances digital businesses for the long term, transforming them deeply to accelerate innovation and strengthen performance. The company structure is flat with small, high-performing teams, operating established products with an agile, startup-like mindset. Artificial intelligence is deeply integrated into workflows to combine human judgment with machine intelligence.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

Evaluate and improve security by identifying vulnerabilities across systems and infrastructure using modern security technologies, automation, and continuous testing.
Conduct internal security assessments, implement defenses to protect company data integrity and confidentiality.
Develop automated security measures integrated into infrastructure and engineering workflows.
Collaborate with privacy experts to ensure regulatory compliance through solid technical safeguards.
Monitor emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack methods, sharing insights with colleagues to continually bolster security posture.

Candidate Profile

Strong analytical and problem-solving ability grounded in first principles thinking and attention to critical details.
High ambition and drive demonstrated by initiative, effort, tenacity, and a deep sense of accountability.
Team-oriented mindset valuing collaboration, supporting the best ideas, and displaying reliability, honesty, and transparency.
Proficient English communication skills in writing, reading, and speaking.

Benefits and Opportunities

Work within small, autonomous, entrepreneurial teams with highly skilled professionals.
Significant opportunities for accelerated career growth, leading large products and key projects early in the career.
Comprehensive benefits including flexible hours, remote work options, unlimited learning support, premium health insurance, relocation assistance, parental support, and annual retreats.
Flexible start dates and part-time options allowing gradual transition into full-time employment, accommodating ongoing education.
Competitive remuneration with equity options, salary ranges depending on experience and location: typically £85,797 annually in London or €66,065 in other European locations for less experienced hires, rising to between £112,189 and £250,512 (London) or €107,837 to €188,848 (other Europe) for experienced candidates. Exceptional talent may receive compensation beyond published ranges. Relocation to Italy includes a potential 50% tax reduction.

Contract and Location Details

Positions can be permanent or fixed-term, full-time or part-time. Work locations include Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland), or fully remote from approved countries.

Selection Process

Selection emphasizes measurable excellence without bias toward seniority. All candidates undergo the same evaluation process beginning with application screening, followed by challenging assessments that may require several hours. Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they feel their experience is limited. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

Additional Information

New hires are expected to spend their initial months onsite in the Milan office to immerse in company culture and build team rapport, with travel and accommodation support provided. Subsequent work can be remote or from another office as agreed. Previous applicants are advised to wait at least one year before reapplying. The company fosters a high-expectation, demanding environment promising rapid personal development and career advancement.

Security Engineer