Senior Software Engineer (Integrations)

Stora is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Integrations) to help us expand and enhance our integrations with third-party systems, such as smart entry solutions and accounting software. We’ll be accepting applications until 30th April 2025, with a start date as soon as possible.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of an essential part of our platform, ensuring seamless connectivity between Stora and the wider self-storage ecosystem. You’ll be responsible for maintaining and improving our existing integrations, designing and implementing new ones, and building product features that leverage them.

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?

We’re a small, experienced team where you’ll have a direct impact on the product. We move quickly, value autonomy, and focus on delivering meaningful features without unnecessary bureaucracy.

If you enjoy solving complex technical problems, working on third-party integrations, and owning key parts of a product, this role is for you.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer (Integrations), you’ll focus on third-party integrations, ensuring that Stora connects seamlessly with smart entry systems, payment processors, accounting software, and more. You’ll maintain and enhance existing integrations, design and implement new ones, and build product features that rely on them.

You’ll be joining a small, high-impact team, working alongside experienced engineers and product managers. While collaboration is key, we expect senior engineers to be self-sufficient, able to take ownership of projects, and drive them to completion.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain integrations with third-party systems (e.g., smart entry systems, payment providers, accounting software).

• Investigate and deeply understand third-party APIs and protocols, troubleshooting issues and optimising interactions.

• Document and share integration knowledge with the team to ensure long-term maintainability and reduce reliance on individual expertise.

• Work on product features that depend on third-party integrations, ensuring they are well-architected and scalable.

• Ensure seamless deployment and monitoring of integrations, acting on logs and metrics to maintain performance.

• Collaborate with the product team to define and refine integration requirements.

• Write tests to ensure integrations remain stable and robust.

• Mentor team members and provide guidance on best practices for integrating with third-party systems.

Our Technology Stack

• Backend: Rails 7.2, PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, 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

• Integrations: Various third-party APIs (smart entry systems, accounting software, etc.)

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with at least 3 years working in Rails.

• Strong experience working with APIs – consuming, integrating, and designing robust API interactions.

• Comfortable owning the development of third-party integrations, from concept to production.

• Excellent troubleshooting skills – able to investigate, diagnose, and resolve complex integration issues.

• Able to deeply investigate third-party APIs and protocols, reverse-engineer undocumented behaviours when necessary, and optimise integrations for reliability and performance.

• Experience documenting and sharing integration knowledge to help the team maintain and extend integrations over time.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a small team.

• Solid understanding of testing practices for integrations and APIs.

• Good communication skills, able to discuss technical challenges and present solutions clearly.

• Bonus: Experience working with smart entry systems, other IoT integrations, or working within a Windows environment.

Benefits & Compensation

• 4 or 5-day week – Choose between working a 4-day (32-hour) or 5-day (40-hour) week.

• Competitive salary – £85k+ for 5 days or £70k+ 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, particularly with integrations and APIs.

• Second interview: A deeper dive into problem-solving, architecture, and real-world integration challenges.