Mid-Level Software Engineer (Product)

Stora Ltd.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000

Job description

Stora is hiring a mid-level software engineer to join our growing team. We’ll be accepting applications until 30th April 2025, with a start date as soon as possible.

This is an opportunity to make your mark on a fast-growing product. We have plenty of impactful development work ahead as we continue to build the operating system for self-storage.

What is Stora?

Stora is a self-storage software platform leading a technology-driven transformation in the industry. We help operators manage their businesses, automate processes, and grow revenue.

In just over four years, we’ve helped more than 300 operators process tens of millions in automated payments. Known as innovators in our space, we’re a fast-growing team focused on making self-storage better for everyone.

Why Join Us?

Stora offers a collaborative environment where you’ll have room to grow and excel. We value honesty, humility, and responsibility, and encourage everyone to contribute ideas and take ownership of their role. As a part of Stora, you’ll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on our product and be a key player in a rapidly evolving industry.

About the Role

As a software engineer at Stora, you'll join our product team, working alongside senior developers to build and improve our Rails-based platform. You’ll help deliver our roadmap and contribute to internal tools.

We're looking for an engineer with at least two years of experience in Ruby on Rails who is comfortable working across the stack and writing JavaScript and CSS when needed.

We work best with self-starting team players—people who take ownership of their work and thrive in small teams. While you'll collaborate with experienced engineers, you should be comfortable working independently on well-defined tasks.

Your Responsibilities

• Build and maintain features, taking ownership from initial discussions to deployment.
• Collaborate with the product team and other stakeholders to define and refine the scope of new features.
• Contribute to app maintenance—we aim to spend at least 20% of our time improving stability and performance.
• Write tests to ensure we can confidently deploy to production multiple times per day.
• Investigate and fix bugs to keep the system stable as we scale.
• Act on monitoring insights to keep the app performant and reliable.
• Learn from senior engineers and grow your skills in a collaborative environment.

Our Technology Stack

• Backend: Rails 7, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq
• Frontend: Hotwire (Turbo 8), a sprinkling of React, ViewComponents, Sass, BEM
• Testing: Minitest, Capybara, Selenium
• Payments: Stripe Connect and Billing
• Deployment: GitHub Actions, Heroku

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of professional experience in software development, with at least 2 years working in Rails.
• Solid understanding of Rails and its ecosystem—ActiveRecord, background jobs, and the request/response cycle.
• Ability to work independently on well-defined tasks while collaborating with the team when needed.
• Familiarity with writing tests in Minitest or RSpec.
• Comfortable debugging and troubleshooting production issues.
• Good communication skills—able to discuss technical challenges and collaborate effectively.
• Excited to work in a small, fast-moving team alongside experienced engineers.

Benefits & Compensation

• 4 or 5-day week – Choose between working a 4-day (32-hour) or 5-day (40-hour) week.
• Competitive salary – £55k+ for 5 days or £45k+ for 4-day week.
• Remote Work – Fully remote within the UK or EU only. Candidates must be based in either the United Kingdom or the European Union.
• Office Access – Use of office in Belfast for those who live locally.
• Health & wellness – Private health insurance for you and your family.
• Retirement – Company pension plan.
• Leave – 35 or 28 days paid annual leave, depending on your work week.
• Professional growth – Share options, WFH budget, and opportunities for in-person meetups.

How to Apply

Apply by 30th April 2025.

Interview Process

• You’ll hear from us within two weeks after the deadline.
• First interview: A discussion about your experience and approach to development.
• Second interview: A deeper dive into problem-solving, architecture, and how you work.
• Take-home project: A short practical challenge (max 4 hours) relevant to the role.