UX/UI designer, Lyon

Overview 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.

Responsibilities

Shape high-leverage product experiences.

Design exceptional UI and UX—from early concepts to polished delivery—using the best available tools to explore more directions, move faster, and raise the quality bar. Ensure every experience is intuitive, effective, and delightful.

Start with an LLM.

Use AI tools to clarify intent, draft short specs, and surface risks, edge cases, and initial approaches before opening any design tool. Use this work to align quickly with your team and compress the time from ambiguity to direction.

Prototype and build with AI.

Use Cursor and Claude Code to turn rough concepts into interactive prototypes and generate production-ready frontend code. You know when to reach for code and when to reach for Figma—and you move fluidly between both to get the best result.

Co-create with PMs and engineers from day one.

Define UX requirements early, stay in the build through QA and release, and make engineering-aware design decisions.

Validate and measure.

Talk directly with customers, run quick tests, and use what you learn to adjust direction. Track funnels, retention, and adoption to assess design effectiveness and sharpen what ships next.

Find the highest-leverage bets from the backlog.

Identify where product improvements can unlock business value, align stakeholders around them, and move fast to deliver.

Qualifications

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; you could play an essential role in major projects as well.

Competitive pay and access to equity in the company.

Salary ranges vary by location and experience; compensation grows with impact. Permanent contracts may include equity at a discounted price, and relocation to Italy may include a 50% tax cut.

All. These. Benefits.

Flexible hours, remote work, learning and training support, comprehensive health insurance, relocation assistance, parental support, and an annual 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 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, which is the only way to be considered. If you pass our screening, you’ll be asked to complete one or more tests. They are challenging, 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 job may remain open for months or be reposted several times. 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 we hold ourselves—and one another—to a high standard. While this tends to lead to extraordinary learning, achievement, and career growth, it also requires significant commitment.

To help you ramp up quickly and set yourself up for success, we recommend spending your first few months working from our Milan office, regardless of your long-term work location. We’ll support you with generous travel and accommodation assistance. After that, you’re welcome to work from our offices in Milan or London, or remotely from approved countries—depending on what we agree at 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.

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