Easol is the leading all-in-one ‘experience commerce’ platform built to power experience businesses including festivals, wellness retreats, food and drink, sports and adventure trips. With Easol, experience businesses have complete control to drive more direct sales, retain more revenue, own their data and run their business on their terms.
Easol has deep roots in experiences. The platform was founded by former festival founders, Lisa and Ben Simpson in 2017, after the husband and wife team endured challenges and frustrations first-hand while setting up and growing their own experience business including Rise, Europe’s biggest Snowsports and music festival, and Beyond Adventures, a series of adventure travel experiences in remote locations such as the Sahara desert and the Swedish archipelago.
About the role:
Reporting into the Director of Engineering, the Senior Software Engineer will play a crucial role in developing our core services and the associated infrastructure, mentoring team members, and collaborating with product leadership to drive technical decisions. You'll have the opportunity to influence both product direction and engineering practices while leading the delivery of key initiatives.
Main Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby on Rails codeLead delivery for a team of engineers, ensuring high-quality implementation and on-time deliveryMentor and coach less experienced team members, supporting the line manager with their technical growth and career developmentCollaborate with senior engineering management on technical strategy and roadmap planningContribute to product decisions, working closely with product managers to shape feature developmentIdentify and address performance bottlenecks and scalability challengesParticipate in architectural discussions and help set engineering standards
How We Build Easol
Our application is built on a Ruby on Rails monolith with Postgres and Redis, creating a solid, reliable foundationWe believe in “boring Rails” - embracing Rails conventions and proven patterns that let us move quickly while maintaining stability and predictabilityWe leverage Cloudflare’s ecosystem to solve real challenges - from asset optimisation to SSL management for our creators’ sites and intelligent queue managementOur frontend approach combines modern ViewComponents and Hotwire with clear ERB views, giving us reactivity without complexity
Requirements
5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails in production environmentsAt least 2 years in a team lead or tech lead roleProven track record of mentoring and developing engineering talentStrong understanding of web application performance optimisation techniquesExperience with scaling applications and managing platform infrastructureExcellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearlyDemonstrated ability to influence product decisions and technical directionKnowledge of different software delivery methodologies (Agile, Kanban, etc.) and ability to tailor processes to team needs
What You'll Enjoy About Joining Our Team
A high-performing team with a great culture of working hard and enjoying team events.The opportunity to work in a dynamic, fun and challenging environment.Easol strives to create a diverse and inclusive work environment where differences are respected and welcomed.We will provide enough flexibility and support for employees of all backgrounds and physical abilities to thrive.
What You'll Enjoy At Easol
🧠 You'll have real visibility of what's happening in the business. We have weekly company meetings, where we all get together to discuss our wins, learning opportunities, our goals and direction.🗣 There is an open forum for you to have your say in what we do and how we do it. We empower our team to share their ideas - no egos here!🌏 You'll have access to our incredible perks, such as a company-funded "deep week", where you can travel to a destination of choice and have dedicated time to focus on a project that is important to you without distraction.💰 In addition to that, we offer a monthly contribution towards a gym membership and your mobile phone contract, an annual personal development budget, support to choose your own equipment and a lot more.✈ You’ll have 33 days of holidays, inclusive of public holidays.🌱 We value diverse perspectives and experiences. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our mission. Employees of all backgrounds and physical abilities will be supported by us in every way possible to thrive.
