Process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks.
I was contacted by the company through LinkedIn, and they proposed a first introductory interview. Once I expressed my interest in the position, I officially applied and completed a set of quite challenging, deliberately "weird", and original problems. The idea is to put the candidate in front of types of problems that they have never faced before. In the meantime, I had another two interviews: one with a recruiter and one with a member of the team I would have worked in. At the end of everything, the recruiting team asked me for about two weeks to analyze my selection process, but the response actually arrived after a week, with a great offer. The team was also accommodating of some of my requests, including working fully remotely. The whole selection process lasted just over a month, but it was worth it!
Questions
Classic interview questions, strengths and weaknesses, passions and expectations, etc. In another interview they gave me some problems to see how I reasoned.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Bending Spoons AI Scientist role.
Success Rate
Bending Spoons's interview process for their AI Scientist roles is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bending Spoons's AI Scientist interview process.
Bending Spoons Work Experiences
- 2.0Enjoyable work experience, but frequent travel requiredSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Former EmployeeMilanJune 30, 2026Pros: I had a good and nice work experience there.Cons: I had to travel a lot.
- 5.0Thriving place to be for impact-driven people.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMilanJune 24, 2023Pros: As the company is obsessed with impact, you'll have plenty of occasions to prove your worth in high-leverage endeavors. Each line of code must exist to make a real difference, and each unnecessary bureaucratic process is thrown out of the window. Remember those colleagues or classmates that spent hours or days working on diminishing returns efforts or unnecessary code abstractions just to have the core value proposition of their software fail miserably? Out there, loads of tech companies are full of code optimizers and religious wars on how to name certain variables or functions. Here we strive for real impact.Cons: It isn't easy to see the rest of the world in the same way once you glance at this.
- 5.0Backend Software Engineer at Bending SpoonsBackend Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMilanJune 23, 2023Pros: - extremely stimulating environment - interesting, and always willing to help, colleagues (some of them are now between my closest friends) - there is always something new to learn - the company treats you as a human being, not as a resourceCons: - They're offering too much food, it's difficult to lose weight.
