Tech Lead - Algorithms (Portugal-based)

Job Description

What you’ll be doing:

Lead a software engineering team, overseeing the software development process and ensuring the attainment of goals;

Contribute to designing, building, evaluating, shipping, and improving Sword’s products by hands-on software development;

Actively participate in planning and technical strategy;

Implement appropriate engineering practices continuously improving team processes;

Maintain a productive, inspiring and inclusive working environment for the team;

Own all people management responsibilities (performance review, training, mentoring, etc.).

What you need to have:

Proven experience in leading software teams and projects coupled with strong management and leadership skills;

5+ years of experience in solving complex and ambiguous problems with software in domains such as Mathematics, Data Science, Signal Processing, Control, etc;

5+ years of experience in software development, with solid knowledge of design patterns and system design;

Experience leading projects from ideation to completion and maintenance;

Ability to evaluate trade-offs, make tactical decisions and prioritize;

A strong mathematics/engineering background - with the ability to dive deep into complex technical concepts quickly;

Strong communication ability, both technical and non-technical;

Critical thinking & self-direction, with a results-oriented mindset;

Experience with Agile Methodologies.

What we would love to see:

Experience working in a fast-paced environment and wearing different hats;

Experience with mobile app development;

Experience with game development or machine learning.

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: We have offices in Porto and Lisbon, so if you want to have face-to-face contact you can always work from there.