Backend Developer

Who we are

SWORD Health is on a mission to relieve the millions of people suffering from musculoskeletal disorders. We go around the world pairing our AI-driven Digital Therapist with our clinical team to deliver best practice care to those with chronic back and joint pain. We recently raised a $8M series A led by Silicon Valley heavyweight Khosla Ventures, and have our teams spread between Porto and New York. We are bold enough to think we can change the world, but we know we need to have stellar people with us in order to make that happen. This is why we need you.

Our Research and Development team is devoted to building our Digital Therapist, whose groundbreaking interface bridges the relationship between our motion algorithms and our patients. They also use the latest technologies to develop state-of-the-art APIs that provide our client applications with all the features they need and implement the latest JavaScript frameworks in our frontend applications.

To do what 

• Develop software applications for backoffice and web infrastructure
• Develop fully automated development pipelines and API integration testing
• 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

Our ideal candidate has 

• Proficiency using Web Development patterns
• Experience with back-end Development (PHP, Node.Js)
• Knowledge of SQL language and manage SQL databases. Experience in NO SQL database (is a plus)
• Ability to write high-performance, reusable code
• A project(s)/released apps that you can tells us about
• Knowledge of advanced server technology (ElasticSearch, Nginx/Apache, Docker)
• Knowledge of front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) (is a plus)
• Previous experience with software integration processes (is a plus)
• A result oriented mindset and a highly motivated team player with a drive to disrupt
• Passion for developing novel and unique systems that have a direct impact on peoples' lives
• Problem solving and proactive attitude
• Natural leadership, winning personality and startup mentality
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

We offer 

• A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company
• The opportunity to work with a talented team and to add real value to an innovative solution with the potential to change an industry
• A stimulating environment with room for creativity - fast paced, fun, and energetic startup with a friendly culture
• The possibility to answer the question "How big of a human problem are you solving?"