Sword Health

Senior iOS Engineer (Portugal-based Remote/Hybrid)

Job Description

Posted on: 
October 16, 2024

Sword Health is on a mission to free two billion people from pain as the world’s first and only end-to-end platform to predict, prevent and treat pain. 


Delivering a 62% reduction in pain and a 60% reduction in surgery intent, at Sword, we are using technology to save millions for our 2,500+ 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 2023, 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 $2 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 impact. 


Joining Sword Health 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 800+ (and growing!) talented colleagues, spanning two continents. Your charge? To help us build a pain-free world, powered by technology, enhanced by people — accessible to all.

What you'll be doing:

  • Design and Build software applications for iOS;
  • Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications;
  • Participate in an exciting and motivating project;
  • Troubleshoot and debug to optimize performance;
  • Design interfaces to improve user experience;
  • Actively participate in the training and building skills of other developers;
  • Contribute to Application Architecture and definition;
  • Work in a dynamic environment.
  • What you need to have:

  • More than 4 years of experience in developing and shipping iOS Applications;
  • Ownership and accountability of work, being able to write and speak clearly, sharing relevant information to project and gain of self-awareness;
  • Able to execute defined and prioritized tasks within the scope of team with specific guidance from manager/TL;
  • Focus on contributing to solve problems with defined solutions, receiving others perspectives and feedback, besides effectively collaborating to get work done;
  • Able to understand and effectively participate in the core processes of the team (planning, on-call rotations, bug triage, metrics review, etc), with high standard excellence of work;
  • Early learning on the Interview and Recruitment Process.
  • Communicates with product team to define requirements and improve specifications.
  • Proficiency in iOS, and it’s life cycle;
  • Proficiency in Swift;
  • Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.;
  • Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications;
  • Frameworks/SDK integration in mobile apps;
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools.
  • What we would love to see:

  • Experience developing applications from scratch.
  • To ensure you feel good solving a big Human problem, we offer:

  • 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);
  • To get to know more about our Tech Stack, check here.