Bending Spoons

Android Engineer Interview Experience

August 21, 2020

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 7 weeks.

The overall process is pretty long, and it took about 2 months for me. It's divided into the following steps:

CV and cover letter.
Logical thinking exercises that aren't always related to your field of study.
First interview with a recruiter where you just introduce yourself.
More logical thinking exercises just like step 2.
Second interview with an engineer where you mostly talk about yourself and a couple of logical thinking exercises.
Standardized logical test.

You could get out at any of these steps, and getting to the last one doesn't assure you to get an offer. The overall process took me about 20-25 hours, leading me up to the last step, but I didn't get an offer. The interviews are mainly focused on getting to know you and understanding your behavior under certain circumstances and how you would act in those.

Questions

I can't say since I signed a non-disclosure agreement.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Bending Spoons Android Engineer role.

Success Rate

29%

Pass Rate

Bending Spoons's interview process for their Android Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral29%

Negative21%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bending Spoons's Android Engineer interview process.

Bending Spoons Work Experiences

Great Experience, Tough Expectations

Android Engineer • Former Employee

December 13, 2024

Pros: They are amazing people to work with, and the company treats you so well. If you put in the work there is probably nowhere better in all of Europe.

Cons: They have very high expectation of their employees.

Great Experience, Tough Expectations

Android Engineer • Former Employee

December 13, 2024

Pros: They are amazing people to work with, and the company treats you so well. If you put in the work there is probably nowhere better in all of Europe.

Cons: They have very high expectation of their employees.

Greatest place to work

Android Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - Competitive salaries - Remote working availability - Friendly environment - Helpful colleagues - Great values and culture - Making actual impact to the world - Strives for excellence - Relocation support - Time invested in training and growth - Amazing office - Offers mental health support for employees and family members - Provides employees with food and drinks in the office - Company retreats, bonding events - Use new technologies - Learn from the best - Work with passionate people - Be treated equally - Company cares for the employees' wellness - Diversity and inclusion - State of the art technologies and tools and so so many more!!

Cons: - Expensive city for on-site employees - Thrives for excellence -> If you're not passionate about it, maybe wouldn't be that amazing for you

Greatest place to work

Android Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - Competitive salaries - Remote working availability - Friendly environment - Helpful colleagues - Great values and culture - Making actual impact to the world - Strives for excellence - Relocation support - Time invested in training and growth - Amazing office - Offers mental health support for employees and family members - Provides employees with food and drinks in the office - Company retreats, bonding events - Use new technologies - Learn from the best - Work with passionate people - Be treated equally - Company cares for the employees' wellness - Diversity and inclusion - State of the art technologies and tools and so so many more!!

Cons: - Expensive city for on-site employees - Thrives for excellence -> If you're not passionate about it, maybe wouldn't be that amazing for you

A great place for people looking for a challenge

Backend Software Engineer • Current Employee

September 2, 2024

Pros: If you want to work hard, be responsible for the projects you work on, and be treated as an adult, it's the right place for you. Almost from the get-go, even for Junior positions, you will be expected to start gathering context on the things you work on and have positive impact on whatever you're working on, which is not that common in mid-to-big companies, I'd say. The company expects you to work hard, but compensates you justly for it. The pay, benefits, retreats, events in Milan that anyone can join, no BS time off all help balance out the strain of working very hard.

Cons: One can sense that the culture of "working hard" sometimes borders on "burnout speedrun". There are people in the company that barely take any time off, and while it's their decision to do so, other employees might feel like they are expected to function like that as well, and in some cases it might be true. There's a feel that if you don't work insanely hard you will face a warning or be advised to leave, which is generally not the best for your overall well-being. In my opinion, it's a great place to grind really hard for a couple of years, but probably as the company grows and expects more and more from its employees, only the most hardcore workaholics will be able to secure a spot in Bending Spoons for, say, five years or more.

A great place for people looking for a challenge

Backend Software Engineer • Current Employee

September 2, 2024

Pros: If you want to work hard, be responsible for the projects you work on, and be treated as an adult, it's the right place for you. Almost from the get-go, even for Junior positions, you will be expected to start gathering context on the things you work on and have positive impact on whatever you're working on, which is not that common in mid-to-big companies, I'd say. The company expects you to work hard, but compensates you justly for it. The pay, benefits, retreats, events in Milan that anyone can join, no BS time off all help balance out the strain of working very hard.

Cons: One can sense that the culture of "working hard" sometimes borders on "burnout speedrun". There are people in the company that barely take any time off, and while it's their decision to do so, other employees might feel like they are expected to function like that as well, and in some cases it might be true. There's a feel that if you don't work insanely hard you will face a warning or be advised to leave, which is generally not the best for your overall well-being. In my opinion, it's a great place to grind really hard for a couple of years, but probably as the company grows and expects more and more from its employees, only the most hardcore workaholics will be able to secure a spot in Bending Spoons for, say, five years or more.

Great Experience, Tough Expectations

Android Engineer • Former Employee

December 13, 2024

Pros: They are amazing people to work with, and the company treats you so well. If you put in the work there is probably nowhere better in all of Europe.

Cons: They have very high expectation of their employees.

5.0
Great Experience, Tough Expectations
Android Engineer • Former Employee
Milan
December 13, 2024
Pros: They are amazing people to work with, and the company treats you so well. If you put in the work there is probably nowhere better in all of Europe.
Cons: They have very high expectation of their employees.

Greatest place to work

Android Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: - Competitive salaries - Remote working availability - Friendly environment - Helpful colleagues - Great values and culture - Making actual impact to the world - Strives for excellence - Relocation support - Time invested in training and growth - Amazing office - Offers mental health support for employees and family members - Provides employees with food and drinks in the office - Company retreats, bonding events - Use new technologies - Learn from the best - Work with passionate people - Be treated equally - Company cares for the employees' wellness - Diversity and inclusion - State of the art technologies and tools and so so many more!!

Cons: - Expensive city for on-site employees - Thrives for excellence -> If you're not passionate about it, maybe wouldn't be that amazing for you

5.0
Greatest place to work
Android Software Engineer • Current Employee
Milan
June 23, 2023
Pros: - Competitive salaries - Remote working availability - Friendly environment - Helpful colleagues - Great values and culture - Making actual impact to the world - Strives for excellence - Relocation support - Time invested in training and growth - Amazing office - Offers mental health support for employees and family members - Provides employees with food and drinks in the office - Company retreats, bonding events - Use new technologies - Learn from the best - Work with passionate people - Be treated equally - Company cares for the employees' wellness - Diversity and inclusion - State of the art technologies and tools and so so many more!!
Cons: - Expensive city for on-site employees - Thrives for excellence -> If you're not passionate about it, maybe wouldn't be that amazing for you

A great place for people looking for a challenge

Backend Software Engineer • Current Employee

September 2, 2024

Pros: If you want to work hard, be responsible for the projects you work on, and be treated as an adult, it's the right place for you. Almost from the get-go, even for Junior positions, you will be expected to start gathering context on the things you work on and have positive impact on whatever you're working on, which is not that common in mid-to-big companies, I'd say. The company expects you to work hard, but compensates you justly for it. The pay, benefits, retreats, events in Milan that anyone can join, no BS time off all help balance out the strain of working very hard.

Cons: One can sense that the culture of "working hard" sometimes borders on "burnout speedrun". There are people in the company that barely take any time off, and while it's their decision to do so, other employees might feel like they are expected to function like that as well, and in some cases it might be true. There's a feel that if you don't work insanely hard you will face a warning or be advised to leave, which is generally not the best for your overall well-being. In my opinion, it's a great place to grind really hard for a couple of years, but probably as the company grows and expects more and more from its employees, only the most hardcore workaholics will be able to secure a spot in Bending Spoons for, say, five years or more.

5.0
A great place for people looking for a challenge
Backend Software Engineer • Current Employee
Athens, Athens
September 2, 2024
Pros: If you want to work hard, be responsible for the projects you work on, and be treated as an adult, it's the right place for you. Almost from the get-go, even for Junior positions, you will be expected to start gathering context on the things you work on and have positive impact on whatever you're working on, which is not that common in mid-to-big companies, I'd say. The company expects you to work hard, but compensates you justly for it. The pay, benefits, retreats, events in Milan that anyone can join, no BS time off all help balance out the strain of working very hard.
Cons: One can sense that the culture of "working hard" sometimes borders on "burnout speedrun". There are people in the company that barely take any time off, and while it's their decision to do so, other employees might feel like they are expected to function like that as well, and in some cases it might be true. There's a feel that if you don't work insanely hard you will face a warning or be advised to leave, which is generally not the best for your overall well-being. In my opinion, it's a great place to grind really hard for a couple of years, but probably as the company grows and expects more and more from its employees, only the most hardcore workaholics will be able to secure a spot in Bending Spoons for, say, five years or more.

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