Bending Spoons

Software Engineer Interview Experience

November 28, 2022

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 2 months.

The whole process took around 2 months. The first step includes some online tests, focusing on both coding and problem-solving skills. Next, there are 2 rounds of interviews: one behavioral round with HR and a longer technical interview, focusing on past projects, experience, and problem-solving skills. I enjoyed the process, which was very different from other companies, and I think it's a good way to get to know the company better.

Questions

Lots of questions assessing problem-solving skills and product sense, which I found very interesting and different from other companies.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 233 interview experiences for the Bending Spoons Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

38%

Pass Rate

Bending Spoons's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive66%

Neutral16%

Negative18%

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

Bending Spoons Work Experiences

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Software Engineer • Former Employee

November 14, 2023

Pros: The people I worked with were generally nice!

Cons: Bending Spoons is clearly trying to replicate a Silicon Valley culture, including a lot of its flaws (which especially isn't great for minorities). The company also seems pretty disorganized at times and there seems to be a sentiment that things are getting worse; I wouldn't really recommend working here.

Software Engineer • Former Employee

November 14, 2023

Pros: The people I worked with were generally nice!

Cons: Bending Spoons is clearly trying to replicate a Silicon Valley culture, including a lot of its flaws (which especially isn't great for minorities). The company also seems pretty disorganized at times and there seems to be a sentiment that things are getting worse; I wouldn't really recommend working here.

Thriving place to be for impact-driven people.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: 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.

Thriving place to be for impact-driven people.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: 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.

Great, growing tech company

Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 31, 2016

Pros: People at Bending Spoons are amazing: they're nice, welcoming, smart, talented, and hardworking. Bending Spoons has a particularly ambitious vision: becoming one of the greatest tech companies in the world. I truly believe we have a shot at making it. There are always new big challenges we need to face and overcome; it's not boring for sure :) One thing I appreciate a lot is the transparency in almost every aspect of life at Bending Spoons: from day one you are given access to all the info, decisions, and policies of the company, and you're encouraged to challenge them, make proposals on how to improve them, or simply ask for more details about them. When it comes to taking decisions, many times everyone is asked their opinion on the matter. Another nice thing is the ability to work remotely, when need be.

Cons: Most people here work more than the default 40 hours per week, although we're not required to. Maybe it's just that we care about what we're trying to achieve together, and we want it as fast as we can.

Great, growing tech company

Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 31, 2016

Pros: People at Bending Spoons are amazing: they're nice, welcoming, smart, talented, and hardworking. Bending Spoons has a particularly ambitious vision: becoming one of the greatest tech companies in the world. I truly believe we have a shot at making it. There are always new big challenges we need to face and overcome; it's not boring for sure :) One thing I appreciate a lot is the transparency in almost every aspect of life at Bending Spoons: from day one you are given access to all the info, decisions, and policies of the company, and you're encouraged to challenge them, make proposals on how to improve them, or simply ask for more details about them. When it comes to taking decisions, many times everyone is asked their opinion on the matter. Another nice thing is the ability to work remotely, when need be.

Cons: Most people here work more than the default 40 hours per week, although we're not required to. Maybe it's just that we care about what we're trying to achieve together, and we want it as fast as we can.

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Software Engineer • Former Employee

November 14, 2023

Pros: The people I worked with were generally nice!

Cons: Bending Spoons is clearly trying to replicate a Silicon Valley culture, including a lot of its flaws (which especially isn't great for minorities). The company also seems pretty disorganized at times and there seems to be a sentiment that things are getting worse; I wouldn't really recommend working here.

3.0
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Software Engineer • Former Employee
Milan
November 14, 2023
Pros: The people I worked with were generally nice!
Cons: Bending Spoons is clearly trying to replicate a Silicon Valley culture, including a lot of its flaws (which especially isn't great for minorities). The company also seems pretty disorganized at times and there seems to be a sentiment that things are getting worse; I wouldn't really recommend working here.

Thriving place to be for impact-driven people.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: 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.

5.0
Thriving place to be for impact-driven people.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Milan
June 24, 2023
Pros: 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.

Great, growing tech company

Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 31, 2016

Pros: People at Bending Spoons are amazing: they're nice, welcoming, smart, talented, and hardworking. Bending Spoons has a particularly ambitious vision: becoming one of the greatest tech companies in the world. I truly believe we have a shot at making it. There are always new big challenges we need to face and overcome; it's not boring for sure :) One thing I appreciate a lot is the transparency in almost every aspect of life at Bending Spoons: from day one you are given access to all the info, decisions, and policies of the company, and you're encouraged to challenge them, make proposals on how to improve them, or simply ask for more details about them. When it comes to taking decisions, many times everyone is asked their opinion on the matter. Another nice thing is the ability to work remotely, when need be.

Cons: Most people here work more than the default 40 hours per week, although we're not required to. Maybe it's just that we care about what we're trying to achieve together, and we want it as fast as we can.

5.0
Great, growing tech company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Milan
October 31, 2016
Pros: People at Bending Spoons are amazing: they're nice, welcoming, smart, talented, and hardworking. Bending Spoons has a particularly ambitious vision: becoming one of the greatest tech companies in the world. I truly believe we have a shot at making it. There are always new big challenges we need to face and overcome; it's not boring for sure :) One thing I appreciate a lot is the transparency in almost every aspect of life at Bending Spoons: from day one you are given access to all the info, decisions, and policies of the company, and you're encouraged to challenge them, make proposals on how to improve them, or simply ask for more details about them. When it comes to taking decisions, many times everyone is asked their opinion on the matter. Another nice thing is the ability to work remotely, when need be.
Cons: Most people here work more than the default 40 hours per week, although we're not required to. Maybe it's just that we care about what we're trying to achieve together, and we want it as fast as we can.

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