Contract/freelance role - 20 days a month for a minimum of 3 monthsStoryTerrace is on a mission to ensure that every life story is captured and passed on in a meaningful way. At its core, the company blends human storytelling with technology - using its proprietary platform Bookmaker, that creates seamless digital experiences for clients and writers alike and produces high-quality, beautifully crafted books at scale.

For developers, StoryTerrace is an opportunity to have visible impact - whether that’s improving how writers and clients collaborate, scaling our systems that combine content production pipelines and user-centric design, or building entirely new parts of this unique product!

What you’ll doContribute to the ongoing development of BookMaker, StoryTerrace’s core platform for creating client books, and supporting its evolution to accommodate new product capabilities and production requirements.

Contribute to maintaining a robust, reliable production system by writing clean, maintainable code and continuously improving existing functionality.

Build and improve product features that streamline and scale the content production process, reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency.

Develop AI-assisted content creation capabilities and improve the consistency, structure, and reliability of outputs to meet internal quality standards.

Work across the stack to design and implement end-to-end solutions, spanning backend services, APIs, and frontend user experiences.

Enhance the usability and accessibility of the platform, enabling more efficient workflows across different and new devices or use cases.

What we’re looking forSolid experience building full-stack JavaScript applications, with good working knowledge of Node.js, Express, React, and MongoDB/Mongoose.

Enjoys hands-on coding and is execution-focused, with a strong track record of delivering features end-to-end.

Comfortable working within an existing codebase and contributing across both frontend and backend components.

Able to take ownership of tasks and move them from concept to implementation while delivering reliable, production-ready outcomes.

Strong ability to translate product requirements into practical working solutions, delivering impact quickly.

Experience building and maintaining features in systems with real production constraints, including integrations, background jobs, and evolving workflows.

Interest in applying AI and automation in product environments, ideally with some hands-on experience integrating LLMs or similar tools.

Pragmatic engineering mindset, able to balance speed, simplicity, and maintainability without over-engineering.

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity while continuing to make progress.

You communicate effectively with technical and non-technical teams alike.

Why Join Story
Terrace
Contract: 3-6 month contract, with potential to review/ extend
Location: Flexible/ remote (must be based within GMT ±3 hours)
Time commitment: 20 days per month
Rate: £4,000 per month
Work on a product that makes a genuine impact on people’s lives
International Start-up Culture
At Story
Terrace, we value innovation, collaboration, empathy, trust, and we believe in growing both purpose and profit.
We’re as passionate about our people as we are about our product.
We believe in hiring for heart and drive, and we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the wide array of stories we help tell.