--- title: 'Software Engineer II - Product (Multiple Roles) at Stora' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-ii-product-multiple-roles-stora-belfast-dhzbyyghfy30' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Software Engineer II - Product (Multiple Roles) at Stora - **Company:** Stora - **Location:** Belfast, United Kingdom - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-02-11 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/stora/9bc8a5aa-d7c0-417b-8bd6-1cc9cafa168b ## Job description WHAT IS STORA? Stora https://stora.co/ 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 five years, we’ve helped more than 450 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 a team of passionate Rubyists, working together to enhance and expand our Rails-based platform. You’ll help deliver our product roadmap https://stora.co/roadmap and improve internal tools that keep Stora running smoothly. You’ll work across a variety of interesting domains: from billing and CRM to public APIs, reporting, integrations, and internal tooling, with plenty of room to grow into the areas that interest you most. We’re looking for someone with experience building production Rails applications, comfortable working across the stack and diving into JavaScript and CSS when needed. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy taking ownership from idea to delivery, and can work independently on well-defined projects while collaborating closely with experienced engineers in a small, fast-moving team. ## YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES - Build and maintain features, owning them from initial discussions through to deployment. - Work closely with the product team and other stakeholders to shape and refine new features. - Dedicate time to app maintenance – we aim for at least 20% – improving stability, performance, and developer experience. - Write and maintain tests so we can confidently deploy to production multiple times per day. - Monitor, investigate, and resolve issues to keep the system stable and performant as we scale. - Collaborate with and learn from experienced engineers to continuously grow your skills. ## OUR TECHNOLOGY STACK We take a majestic monolith approach — keeping our Rails app clean, cohesive, and aligned with best practices from the Ruby community. Our stack should feel familiar to most experienced Rubyists: - Backend: Rails 8, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq - Frontend: Turbo 8, a sprinkling of React, ViewComponents, Sass, BEM methodology - Testing: Minitest, Capybara, Playwright - Payments: Stripe Connect and Billing - Deployment: GitHub Actions, Heroku ## WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - You’ve built and shipped production Rails applications and know your way around its ecosystem from writing clean, maintainable code to debugging in a live environment. ActiveRecord, background jobs, and the request/response cycle. - Comfortable leveraging modern LLM‑powered tools to speed up development, troubleshoot, and explore solutions while knowing when to rely on your own expertise. - A testing mindset, with experience writing automated tests in Minitest or RSpec. - Comfortable debugging and troubleshooting production issues. - Able to work independently on well‑defined projects while collaborating closely with a small, fast‑moving team. - Clear communicator who can explain technical challenges and trade‑offs effectively. ## Benefits & Compensation - Competitive salary – starting from £50k+ - 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 days paid annual leave - Professional growth - L&D support - Share options - WFH budget - Company-wide social events. ## NEXT STEPS We’re reviewing applications as they come in and will be in touch quickly if it looks like a match. ## EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AT STORA Stora is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religious belief or political opinion, or sexual orientation. All recruitment and employment decisions are made on the basis of merit, competence, and business need. We actively promote equality of opportunity and fair participation in line with our responsibilities under Northern Ireland equality legislation. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. ## About Stora ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Stora provides a unified operating platform for self-storage operators, bringing bookings, payments, pricing, access control, reporting, and customer management into one system. - **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage: Seed/Series A) - **Headquarters**: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Gavin Shields (CEO), Steven Hylands (Co-founder, CSO & COO), Will McNeilly (Principal Engineer & Co-founder), Phil McClure (Principal Engineer & Co-founder) ## Core Business - **Primary Industry**: Property Technology (PropTech) / Self-Storage Software - **Target Customers**: B2B — Self-storage operators, from single-site owners to multi-site portfolios (SMB to Enterprise) - **Mission/Purpose**: To help self-storage operators build better businesses by replacing disconnected, outdated tools with a single, modern operating platform. ## Products & Services - **Stora Platform (SaaS)**: A unified operating system that includes: - **Website & Online Checkout**: A branded booking engine where over 70% of bookings happen online for Stora operators. - **Built-in CRM**: For managing leads and customer relationships. - **Automated Payments & Invoicing**: Including rent collection and instant online sales. - **Dynamic Pricing & Revenue Tools**: Scheduled rate increases, checkout upsells, and portfolio-wide pricing. - **Access Control Integrations**: Smart entry systems for facility security. - **Facility Maps**: For visualizing site layouts and unit availability. - **Digital Contracts & ID Verification**: For secure, paperless move-ins. - **In-depth Reporting & Real-time Business Insights**: For portfolio-wide visibility. - **Public API**: For custom integrations and extensions. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $5.9M across 4 funding rounds (per LinkedIn). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly named in public sources, but the company has won the SSA Innovation Award and is rated 4.8/5 on Capterra. - **Growth Signals**: - **Headcount Growth**: 41.4% year-over-year growth, now at 32 employees (per LinkedIn). - **Customer Base**: Trusted by hundreds of operators across 15+ countries. - **Operational Metrics**: Processes over 150K bookings per year and over $100M in payments. - **Job Posting Trend**: +600% increase in job postings year-over-year (14 active postings), signaling aggressive hiring. ## Competitive Advantages - **Founder-Market Fit**: Built by a self-storage operator (Gavin Shields) who experienced the industry's software pain points firsthand, leading to a product that directly solves real operator problems. - **Unified Platform**: Replaces 10+ disconnected tools (bookings, payments, access, CRM, reporting) with one integrated system, reducing operational friction and manual work. - **Proven Results**: Operators see an average of 32% revenue growth and 50% admin reduction; one operations manager runs five 24/7 facilities with a 10% revenue growth in three months. - **Innovation Leadership**: Winner of the SSA Innovation Award, positioning Stora as a modern alternative to legacy systems. ## Strategic Focus - **International Expansion**: Active hiring for roles targeting the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and France, indicating a push into European markets. - **Product Development**: Continuous development driven by real operator feedback, with a focus on automation, portfolio-scale control, and AI-driven revenue tools. - **Scaling the Team**: Significant hiring push across engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success to support growth and product roadmap. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-First Culture**: Fully remote company with flexible hours; team members are based across the UK, Ireland, Czechia, and Algeria. An optional team day is held every Thursday in Belfast, with two company meet-ups per year. - **4-Day Work Week**: A standout perk — employees work 32 hours across 4 days (Monday-Thursday) for a full-time salary (e.g., Senior Software Engineer role listed at £70K+). - **Benefits**: Private health insurance (for employee + direct family), company pension, 28 days paid annual leave, laptop of your choice, and a work-from-home budget to set up your ideal environment. - **Engineering Culture**: Small, focused team of 13 technical staff (32% of company) working with modern stack: Rails 7, PostgreSQL, Hotwire, Sidekiq, Stripe Connect, Heroku. Emphasis on collaboration, mentoring, and shipping continuously. - **Growth Opportunity**: Early-stage company with strong product-market fit and aggressive hiring, offering significant impact and ownership for new hires. ## Sources 1. [stora.co/careers](https://stora.co/careers) 2. [stora.co/company](https://stora.co/company) 3. 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