Job Description:
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.
With 67% of members achieving a pain-free life and a 70% reduction in surgery intent, Sword Health uses technology to save millions for its enterprise clients across three continents. The company holds the majority of industry patents, wins 70% of competitive evaluations, and has 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 2024, this award highlights Sword Health's focus on being a destination for the best and brightest talent. Since its market debut in 2020, the company has experienced unprecedented growth while creating a remarkable mission and value-driven environment that is loved by its growing team. With a recent valuation of $3 billion, Sword Health is in a phase of hyper growth and expansion.
About This Role:
This opportunity is part of the Algorithms Team, a versatile Software Engineering team at Sword Health. The team builds production-ready software for complex problems that require technical and innovative solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Optimize Human Pose Tracking accuracy in various scenarios through the training or fine-tuning of Deep Learning models.
* Design and implement image acquisition and processing pipelines for accurate real-time inference optimized to the hardware they run on.
* Build and improve tools, scripts, and processes for all tasks related to the training of Computer Vision models.
* Troubleshoot, debug, maintain code and documentation, and create tests and validation procedures to ensure quality.
* Help grow the Computer Vision team by defining and promoting best practices.
Requirements:
* 5+ years of experience in solving complex problems with Computer Vision.
* Strong Software Engineering foundation.
* End-to-end experience training Deep Learning models.
* Experience working in projects from ideation to completion and maintenance (including releasing and iterating).
* Critical thinking, self-direction, and results-oriented mindset.
* Initiative and ability to prioritize.
* Willingness and ability to collaborate effectively as a team to reach common goals.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience working in a fast-paced environment and wearing different hats.
* Experience with transfer learning or fine-tuning Computer Vision models.
* Experience optimizing models for inference speed tailoring them to hardware.
What 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: We have offices in Porto and Lisbon, so if you want to have face-to-face contact you can always work from there.
Sword Benefits & Perks:
* Health, dental, and vision insurance
* Meal allowance
* Equity shares
* Remote work allowance
* Flexible working hours
* Work from home
* Unlimited vacation
* Snacks and beverages
* English class
* Unlimited access to our Learning Platform
Please note that this position does not offer relocation assistance. Candidates must possess a valid EU visa and be based in Portugal.