About Stora Stora is building the operating platform for modern self-storage businesses. Our software helps operators manage bookings, payments, customers, facilities and day-to-day operations from one place, while automating much of the work that traditionally makes running a self-storage business unnecessarily complicated. We’re a product-led, remote-first company with an experienced engineering team and ambitious plans for what comes next. Now, as the engineering organisation grows, we’re hiring an Engineering Manager to make sure the way we lead, develop and support engineers grows with it. This isn’t a role for somebody looking to move away from engineering completely, though. You’ll need enough technical depth to understand the work, follow engineering discussions and ask good questions without needing to be the person making every technical decision. You’ll work closely with our Head of Engineering and have support from People, but you’ll have meaningful autonomy to improve how engineering management works at Stora. Engineering Management Manage engineers across multiple product teams through regular, useful 1:1s, coaching and clear feedback. Make expectations clear and help engineers understand what good performance looks like. Identify performance issues early and handle difficult conversations properly when needed. Performance & Progression Own the engineering performance and progression approach. Make promotion and progression decisions that are consistent, evidence-based and understood by the team. Own engineering hiring alongside the relevant Tech Leads and wider team. Help define what we need before a search begins, assess candidates properly and maintain a high hiring bar. Pay attention to engagement, retention, collaboration and emerging people issues across the engineering organisation. Help maintain a strong remote engineering culture as Stora grows. Stay close enough to the engineering work to understand what the team is solving and the environment they’re working within. Managers and engineers to be having better, more useful conversations about performance and development. Performance issues to be addressed early rather than becoming surprises. A progression framework that works for the engineering organisation Stora has become, not the company we were several years ago. The Head of Engineering spending less time acting as the default people manager for the entire engineering organisation. We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager , rather than somebody taking their first step into management. Previous experience directly managing software engineers across more than one team or product area. Hands-on experience managing performance, including difficult or underperformance situations. Experience making promotion and progression decisions. Experience running or improving engineering career frameworks, review cycles or progression processes. Previous experience hiring software engineers and building effective interview processes. An engineering background that allows you to understand code and contribute meaningfully to technical conversations. Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in a remote environment. A practical understanding of how AI tools are changing software engineering and experience using them in your own work. Experience with Ruby or Rails would be useful, but it isn’t essential. a delivery or project management position; a hands-on engineering role where you’ll spend most of your week writing production code; a first Engineering Manager opportunity. We’re hiring you because engineering management itself deserves dedicated ownership. You won’t be expected to spend most of your time writing production code, but you should be comfortable working around our stack. Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, TimescaleDB Frontend: Turbo, React, ViewComponents, Sass Testing: Deployment: GitHub Actions, Heroku Salary: Highly competitive and depending on experience ~ Fully remote within the UK or Ireland ~ Belfast office: Private health insurance for you and your family ~ Company pension ~35 days’ annual leave inclusive of applicable public/statutory holidays, depending on location ~ Learning and development support ~ Work-from-home budget We welcome applications from 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.
Engineering Manager - Remote in Norfolk employer: Stora
Stora is an exceptional employer that prioritises the growth and well-being of its employees, offering a fully remote work environment within the UK or Ireland, along with a competitive salary and extensive benefits such as private health insurance and a generous 35 days of annual leave. The company fosters a supportive culture where engineering managers can lead with autonomy, ensuring meaningful career progression for engineers while maintaining a strong focus on team health and engagement.
