Senior Android Engineer

About Bending Spoons

Bending Spoons is a fast-growing tech company focused on building and marketing mobile applications. Despite being such a young company, we've already achieved notable results, with tens of millions of downloads of our apps, and millions of users active every month. Far from being satisfied, we look with excitement at the future, and believe that through smart and hard work we’ll accomplish much more.

Position

With tens of millions of active users and hundreds of thousands of daily downloads, our apps already make us one of the top App Store developers globally. Now we’re setting our sights on taking the Play Store by storm. With a new frontier to conquer, we’re looking for a passionate, talented, and experienced native Android Developer eager to join the Android team to help migrate our app portfolio.

A few examples of your responsibilities:

• Migrate our portfolio of world-renowned iOS apps to the most recent Android version, making them available to a whole new user base 
• Contribute to the product development of the apps you’ll work on. We’re all about taking a proactive role and ownership of your work 
• Help define the software architecture of entire apps or new features—and then develop them. The work spans a broad range, from engineering and coding features, to polishing world-class user interfaces 
• Constantly improve the quality of our products by fixing bugs and refactoring the code base where necessary, as well as adding that WOW factor to put a smile on our users’ faces 
• Stay up to speed with new technologies (particularly on Android), and test the promising ones to make sure we don’t miss out on game-changing opportunities

Your qualification

• Passion for the topic. You have a long-standing, proven passion for writing software. It’s a big plus if you have a demonstrated interest in developing native Android apps 
• Reasoning and depth of learning. You’re structured and creative enough to solve most challenging problems independently, given the necessary knowledge. You learn new concepts and skills rapidly, and love to nerd out and go in-depth
• Drive. You’re energetic, hard-working, and persevere through adversity until the job is done—and done well. You’re massively into getting results, and always aim for excellence in what you do
• Curiosity and initiative. You love exploring and you’re entrepreneurial in seeking out new opportunities and testing ideas of your own accord. You seek—you don’t just wait to be told what to do 
• A knack for UX and attention to detail. You care about developing quality user experiences, and notice the details that make a difference. You get a kick out of making a UI or an animation just perfect
• Diligence, organization. You can be entrusted with responsibilities big and small
• Humility. You’re down to earth, eager to listen to feedback and constructive criticism, and ready to get your hands dirty with whatever the team needs to succeed
• Proficient in English. You read and write proficiently, and speak at a conversational level in English

What we offer

• Huge impact. You’ll be working on apps used by millions of people all around the world. The quality of your work will make a decisive difference—both to the users and to Bending Spoons as a whole
• Talented, knowledgeable colleagues. You’ll get the chance to work with some of the brightest and most skilled people you’ll ever meet. Your talent is going to blossom here
• Cool tech stack. We strive to use the best, most modern tools and technologies, and when they fall short of our expectations we invent our own. It’s a geek’s paradise
• Own products. We don’t work for clients—we only develop our own apps. Freed from client-provider politics, we can move fast and be daring
• People who lift each other up. We hire for talent and leave divas at the door. You'll find a group of truly talented Spooners who are eager to learn and teach their secrets. Reciprocal support and respect is everything—you’re unlikely to ever encounter a more harmonious crew
• Top-notch HQ. Natural light, silent rooms, state-of-the-art hardware, fun-filled common spaces... the list never ends! You’ll certainly be in the right environment to do your best work. And, when it’s time to switch off, you can do that in style and comfort
• International reach. Our audience is truly international. Our company language is English. We’re a global force and your work will have worldwide exposure
• Continuous education. We pay for your Italian/English language lessons, but that’s not where it ends. If you make a good case for some extra learning, we’re delighted to foot the tab
• Relocation package. To ease your move to Milan, the first three months of rent are on us. Visa support is provided for those who need it
• Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are on us when you work from the office
• Health care coverage, free weekly yoga classes, and a welfare plan for your well-being
• The latest Mac, iPhone, and wireless noise-canceling headphones, as well as any software you might need to perform at your best
• Our total compensation is top of the market and can grow rapidly and include stock options depending on your performance