SWORD Health is hiring a
Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Web Developer at Sword Health, a fast-growing startup focused on pain management solutions. The role involves staying up-to-date with web technologies, participating in training and skill-building, monitoring performance, creating load tests, developing web applications, and working closely with the clinical team.

Requirements

• Extensive experience with web development (experience with Golang or/and NodeJS are mandatory)
• Knowledge of SQL language and managing SQL databases (experience in NoSQL databases a plus)
• Ability to write high-performance, reusable code
• Knowledge of Software Engineering patterns with special focus on Web Services development
• Knowledge of caching software like Memcached or Redis are a plus
• Knowledge of continuous integration / deployment process and tools
• Excellent communication skills, problem solving and proactive attitude
• Good level of written and technical English

Responsibilities

• Stay up to speed with all web technologies, software architecture principles and design patterns
• Understanding the current lifestyle and development of new lifecycles with emphasis on software quality processes
• Actively participate in the training and building skills of other web developers
• Continuous monitoring of performance on production environments
• Create and run load tests, and analyze applications’ performance
• Develop our professional web-based app with an emphasis on rich interaction and responsive design
• Develop analytics dashboards and web data visualization tools
• Work closely with our clinical team to determine the ideal workflow of the system from the user’s perspective

Benefits

• A stimulating, fast-paced environment with lots of room for creativity
• A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company
• Career development and growth, with a competitive salary
• The opportunity to work with a talented team and to add real value to an innovative solution with the potential to change the future of healthcare
• A flexible environment where you can control your hours (remotely) with unlimited vacation
• Access to our health and well-being program (digital therapist sessions)
• Remote or Hybrid work policy (Portugal only)