Senior Fullstack Engineer

Summary

Join Sword Health, a Forbes Best Startup Employer, on its mission to alleviate pain globally using AI-powered healthcare. As a Senior Fullstack Engineer, you will play a crucial role in building and scaling our intelligent health products. You will design, build, and maintain high-performance web applications, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and implement AI/ML models into production applications. This position requires 5+ years of experience in full-stack engineering with proficiency in Python or Node.js and modern frontend frameworks. The ideal candidate will possess strong problem-solving skills and thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment. Sword Health offers a variety of benefits, including health insurance, meal allowance, equity shares, remote work options, and flexible working hours.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Fullstack Engineer
• Proficiency in Python (our primary backend language) or Node.js, with deep understanding of their ecosystems
• Hands-on experience with React or Vue.js in production
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and distributed systems
• Experience working with both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Redis) databases
• Familiarity with containerized environments using Docker
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure
• Strong problem-solving skills, autonomy, and an ability to break down complex technical challenges
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, agile environments and collaborating across disciplines

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance web applications using Python, Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks (React or Vue.js)
• Create robust production systems that power core features and clinical decision support tools
• Implement and optimize APIs, data pipelines, and backend services integrated with our AI/ML workflows
• Collaborate closely with AI, Product, Data, and Engineering teams to define and deliver high-impact features that elevate the user experience
• Architect efficient systems for deploying machine learning models at scale
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following modern development practices
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to a high-performance engineering culture
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues across the full stack
• Advocate for engineering excellence and help evolve our tech stack, tooling, and processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong UI/UX design sensibility and ability to translate product requirements into intuitive user experiences
• Experience in healthcare or health-tech environments
• Background integrating AI/ML models into production applications
• Proficiency in FastAPI, Django, or Flask for building backend services
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures (e.g., GCP Pub/Sub, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Knowledge of testing frameworks like PyTest, Jest, or Mocha, and CI/CD practices
• Contributions to open-source or personal GitHub repositories
• A passion for building software that helps real people live healthier lives

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Meal allowance
• Equity shares
• Remote work allowance
• Flexible working hours
• Work from home
• Discretionary vacation
• Snacks and beverages
• English class