Graduate software engineer (Madrid) (Sevilla)

Meetup is a community‑building platform that millions of people use to discover events and meet others who share their interests. 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 and may work directly on Meetup or on 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. We build one of the all‑time great companies by acquiring and improving digital businesses to own and operate them long‑term. Our transformations are deep, designed to accelerate innovation, benefit customers, and strengthen business performance. Hierarchy is minimal, teams are small and talent‑dense, and AI is integrated into how we work so that human judgment and machine intelligence reinforce each other. We are looking for a talented, driven, and collaborative individual to help shape the culture and energy of our new Madrid office. You’ll help set the tone locally while contributing to a fully integrated global team dedicated to high standards and ambition. A few examples of your 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 powerful 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—all applied 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. You solve complex problems using first principles, structure ideas sharply, resist the influence of biases, and attend to the details that matter.
- Drive. You are extremely ambitious, with initiative, effort, and tenacity that match that ambition. You feel deeply responsible for your work and hold yourself to a rising high bar.
- Team spirit. You give generously without expecting something in return, support the best idea, not your own, and are reliable, honest, and transparent.
- Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak English proficiently. 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 prioritize hiring individuals of outstanding potential and place them where they can thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and you could soon be playing an essential role in major projects.
- Competitive pay and access to equity. Typical starting salaries range from £85,797 in London to €66,065 elsewhere in Europe, increasing with experience and impact. Permanent contract holders may receive part of their pay as company equity at a discounted price. Relocating to Italy may offer a 50% tax cut.
- All these benefits. Versátil hours, remote working, unlimited learning and training support, top‑of‑the‑market health insurance, a rich relocation package, generous parental support, and a yearly retreat to a stunning location.
- A flexible start date and part‑time options. You do not need to wait until graduation to apply. We offer flexible start dates and the possibility to begin part‑time, transitioning to full‑time as you complete your degree. 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. If you pass our screening, you’ll be asked to complete a series of challenging tests that may involve unfamiliar problems and can take several hours. We consider all applicants for employment and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities—please let us know through this form. #J-18808-Ljbffr Postúlate en Kit Empleo: kitempleo.es/empleo/6tf805