Job description
Sword Health is on a mission to free two billion people from pain.
With 67% of members achieving a pain-free life and a 70% reduction in surgery intent, at Sword, we are using AI Care to change lives, and save millions for our 25,000+ enterprise clients across three continents. Today, we hold the majority of industry patents, win 70% of competitive evaluations, and have raised more than $300 million from top venture firms like Founders Fund, Sapphire Ventures, General Catalyst, and Khosla Ventures.
Recognized as a Forbes Best Startup Employer in 2025, this award highlights our focus on being a destination for the best and brightest talent. Not only have we experienced unprecedented growth since our market debut in 2020, but we’ve also created a remarkable mission and value-driven environment that is loved by our growing team. With a recent valuation of $3 billion, we are in a phase of hyper growth and expansion, and we’re looking for individuals with passion, commitment, and energy to help us scale our global impact.
Joining Sword means committing to a set of core values, chief amongst them to “do it for the patients” every day, and to always “deliver more than expected” on behalf of our members and clients.
This is an opportunity for you to make a significant difference on a massive scale as you work alongside 900+ (and growing!) talented colleagues, spanning three continents. Your charge? To help us build a pain-free world, powered by AI, enhanced by people — accessible to all.
What you’ll be doing:
- Contribute to designing, building, evaluating, shipping, and improving Sword’s products through hands-on GenAI implementation and integration;
- Develop and maintain applications and services that leverage large language models, vector databases, and other generative AI technologies;
- Implement prompt engineering strategies, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and other GenAI patterns to solve real business problems;
- Work alongside the Product Managers, ML Engineers, Backend Engineers and Frontend Engineers to define and implement AI-powered features for internal and external users.
What you need to have:
- 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering and system design;
- Strong programming skills (especially in OOP) with Python and familiarity with modern software development practices;
- Experience implementing and deploying production-grade applications and services;
- Familiarity with API integration, especially with AI/ML models or services;
- Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) or open-source models;
- Ability to learn quickly and dive deep into new technologies and paradigms;
- Ability to communicate concepts clearly and interface with both technical and non-technical stakeholders;
- Ability to prioritize and solve issues according to the team’s direction and goals.
What we would love to see:
- Experience implementing vector databases and similarity search for RAG applications;
- Experience building data processing pipelines or ETL workflows;
- Knowledge of prompt engineering patterns and best practices;
- Interest in healthcare technology and improving patient outcomes through innovation.
To ensure you feel good solving a big Human problem, we offer:
- A stimulating, fast-paced environment with lots of room for creativity and ownership;
- Career development and growth, with a competitive salary;
- The opportunity to work with a talented team on cutting-edge AI/ML applications that have the potential to transform 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.
€44,086 - €64,086 a year
Base: €27,907 - €46,512
Variable: €2,093 - €3,488
Net equity value per year: €14,086
These compensation bands are just the starting point. Once someone joins and proves they’re outlier talent, we adjust quickly to ensure their compensation aligns with their impact.
Our job titles may span more than one career level. Actual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, location, market demand, and other factors. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary and any potential variable, bonus or sales incentives, and the Company’s estimation of the value of private company stock options, if applicable. The pay range is subject to change, future value of company stock options is not guaranteed, and compensation may be modified in the future. In addition to our total compensation, Sword offers a number of benefits as listed below.
Portugal - Sword Benefits & Perks:
• 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
Note: Please note that this position does not offer relocation assistance. Candidates must possess a valid EU visa and be based in Portugal.
Sword Health, which includes SWORD Health, Inc. and Sword Health Professionals (consisting of Sword Health Care Providers, P.A., SWORD Health Care Providers of NJ, P.C., SWORD Health Care Physical Therapy Providers of CA, P.C.*) complies with applicable Federal and State civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of Age, Ancestry, Color, Citizenship, Gender, Gender expression, Gender identity, Gender information, Marital status, Medical condition, National origin, Physical or mental disability, Pregnancy, Race, Religion, Caste, Sexual orientation, and Veteran status.
