Tech Lead

6 Months ago • 5 Years + • $48,360 PA - $75,995 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Tech Lead at Sword Health, you will lead a team, establish a technical vision, and ensure the success of delivered solutions. You will oversee day-to-day operations, delegate tasks, and set deadlines. You will stay updated with web technologies, software architecture principles, and design patterns, investing in continual improvements. You will work closely with the infrastructure team and other tech leads to improve software and infrastructure architecture. Additionally, you will maintain a productive and inspiring working environment for development teams and actively participate in the training and skill-building of team members. The mission is to build a pain-free world, powered by AI, and enhanced by people - accessible to all. You will be working with over 900 talented colleagues across three continents.

Must have:

Experience as a Tech Lead/Team Lead or leadership skills
Extensive experience (+5y) with web development
Knowledge of main tech stack (Go and NodeJs)
Strong background in event/microservice architecture
Excellent oral and written communication skills in Portuguese and English
Great time management and organizational skills
Proactive, flexible, problem-solver, and decision maker
Quality-oriented process ensuring good code practices
People-oriented mindset, able to build strong relationships

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

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Job Details

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 :

Lead a team, establishing a technical vision, resolving technical disagreements and ensure the success of delivered solutions;
Oversee day-to-day operations, delegating tasks and set deadlines/goals;
Stay up to speed with all web technologies, software architecture principles and design patterns, investing in continual improvements;
Use appropriate engineering practices, such fully automated development pipelines and testing;
Understanding the current lifestyle and development of new lifecycles with emphasis on software quality processes;
Work closely with our infrastructure team and other tech leads to define and improve our software and infrastructure architecture;
Maintaining a productive and inspiring working environment for development teams, actively participating in the training/building skills, provide coach, monitoring performance, motivating the team, recognize high performance and reward accomplishments;
Together with the HR team and assisting Hiring Manager, help on R&D process, motivation and retention of new members.

What you need to have:

Previous experience as a Tech Lead/ Team Lead or natural Leadership skills;
Extensive experience (+5y) with web development;
Already knows our main tech stack (Go and NodeJs);
Strong background in event/microservice architecture;
Excellent oral and written communication skills (Portuguese and English);
Great time management and organizational skills;
Proactive attitude, flexible, problem solver and decision maker;
Quality oriented process ensuring good code practices;
People oriented mindset, able to build strong relationships and motivate the team.

€48,360 - €75,995 a year

Base: €35,613 - €55,963

Variable: €2,888 - €4,538

Net equity value per year: €9,860 - 15,495

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.