Hire junior freelance Ruby on Rails developers in United States

Experienced Ruby on Rails developer with nearly 9 years of professional experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs, microservices, and secure transaction systems. Proven track record integrating with major payment providers and delivering clean, well-tested, maintainable code. Strong collaborator with a passion for problem-solving and improving fintech systems.

With 5+ years of Rails experience, I come with a wide range of experiences and love to delve into new projects. I am working on a variety of pure Rails apps, leveraging the power of Hotwire and TailwindCSS on the front end. My personal project is https://anecdot.co, a platform for recording, preserving, and sharing life stories.

I’m a junior full stack developer with a strong focus on Ruby on Rails and front-end design. My journey into software development started with a personal desire to create tools that simplify people’s lives — from project management apps to full client websites. What began as curiosity quickly became a passion, and today I’m building full-stack web applications with real-world API integrations, OAuth authentication, PostgreSQL databases, Docker, and clean, mobile-responsive front-end design. Recently, I completed an apprenticeship where I worked on a nonprofit SaaS platform alongside a professional engineering team. There, I deepened my experience with Rails 7, complex database migrations, OAuth token management, Docker containers, and production deployment processes. I also contributed to front-end UI improvements using Bootstrap, Tailwind, and Figma wireframes to enhance usability. I take pride in my ability to bridge the gap between back-end logic and polished front-end design. My previous background in customer-facing roles taught me how to listen carefully to user needs, communicate clearly, and collaborate smoothly on a team. I'm especially passionate about building intuitive, well-organized, user-friendly applications that feel good to use — and that scale with the needs of real people. I love the balance of structure and creativity that Rails offers, and I'm excited to continue building meaningful tools that make people's lives easier. Whether it’s integrating APIs, refining complex forms, or making sure a UI flows naturally, I enjoy solving problems and learning fast. If you're looking for a junior developer who’s reliable, coachable, eager to contribute, and can deliver polished features from database to browser — I’d love to connect!

Full-Stack Ruby on Rails Developer | 5+ Years Experience Self-taught Rails developer with 5+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling production web applications. Creator of WhereCanWeDance.com - a Rails platform serving 24,700+ annual users with complex features including payment processing (Stripe), scheduling systems, and custom CMS. Technical Expertise: - Ruby on Rails (MVC Architecture) - PostgreSQL, JavaScript, RESTful APIs - AWS deployment, background jobs - Full-stack development from concept to production What I Bring: - Proven ability to architect scalable applications from scratch - Experience handling real user feedback and iterative development - Strong problem-solving skills with complex ActiveRecord associations - Self-directed learner eager to collaborate with product-focused teams Currently seeking opportunities to contribute to high-growth SaaS companies where I can apply my independent building experience in a collaborative team environment. 📍 Looking for remote positions

I am a career-changer that has always found ways to use my coding skills to enhance my value. I am seeking to transition into software development full time. As a career "pivot," I have a strong and reliable work history. I have been the director of a non-profit subsidiary, managed the development of a Salesforce platform for a program providing college education to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students (700+ students in six locations), launched a temporary supportive housing program for formerly incarcerated college students working towards completion of their degrees, and previously worked as a paralegal at law firms defending doctors and hospitals in healthcare litigation. All of this built upon a degree in business with a concentration in mathematics. As a developer, I attended a coding boot camp focused on Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript. I have a portfolio of student projects to show for it, but most of my recent coding has focused around open source contributions to projects like Dry-rb and Hanami, including a major refactor of the Hanami Router library. I am insatiably curious and love to learn. I am an excellent communicator, with experience writing documentation, delivering talks, and teaching seminars. I believe that learning, teaching, and collaboration are the three founts of productivity and innovation. I would love to speak with you about how I can contribute to your project and team!

As an accomplished senior Full Stack developer with 9 years of mastery in Ruby on Rails and Single Page Application (SPA) development using React, Vue.

My journey as a developer started when I was selected to build internal software for my college to track exchange students. With little more than curiosity and determination, I dove into Ruby on Rails—and I haven’t looked back since. Since then, I’ve worked on meaningful, real-world Rails applications like CancerCare, where I helped modernize a legacy codebase for a national nonprofit. I improved performance, redesigned the UI, fixed long-standing bugs, and restored core features like Elasticsearch—all while learning how to work within the constraints of an active production system that people rely on daily. What makes me unique is that I’m not just focused on writing code—I care about why the product exists, who it's serving, and how to build something that lasts. I'm passionate about clear communication, thoughtful refactoring, and learning new tools that help me do better work. For example, I’ve recently built my own project, Shoe Sensei, which uses Rails, Hotwire, Stimulus, and a full testing suite to provide a fast, dynamic user experience. I approach development with curiosity and care. I like understanding how things work under the hood and making small, meaningful improvements that add up over time.

I began learning Ruby on Rails in 2018 but truly started to understand it during COVID-19. Learned to switch the code from ERB to haml for templating, server-side rendering with Hotwire/Stimulus. Analyze the code for accessibility issues and remediate as needed. Integrated HTML5 video playback, Stripe payments integration, Sendgrid email relay services, Google Cloud SDK, Heroku deployment, among others.

Ruby on Rails. 5+ Years. Built and scaled web solutions with Ruby on Rails for a startup (team of 3). Tackled senior-level tasks: optimized legacy code, designed APIs under tight deadlines. Expanded into cloud infrastructure: deployed servers on AWS, Google Cloud, Digital Ocean, and Heroku. Fluent in English & Portuguese, conversational Spanish. As a Ruby on Rails developer with five years of experience, I thrive on turning ideas into seamless, user-focused web solutions. My journey kicked off with a curiosity about what powers the digital world—a spark that’s since grown into a deep passion for crafting reliable, impactful software. At a startup, I worked with a tight-knit team of three, diving into senior-level challenges head-on. From optimizing tangled legacy codebases to designing scalable APIs under tight deadlines, those high-stakes tasks sharpened my ability to adapt, innovate, and deliver, no matter the complexity. I’m more than a coder—I’m a problem solver who brings enthusiasm and precision to the table. A recent milestone I’m proud of? Expanding into cloud infrastructure. I’ve been spinning up servers on AWS, Google Cloud, Digital Ocean, and Heroku, pushing my skills beyond app development into architecting robust, high-performance environments. This rare mix of full-stack expertise and DevOps know-how lets me offer end-to-end solutions that stand out in today’s fast-paced tech landscape. What makes me unique? I pair a rock-solid Ruby on Rails foundation with an insatiable drive to learn and a talent for connecting the dots. Fluent in English and Portuguese, with conversational Spanish, I’m built to collaborate across diverse teams and cultures. I’m eager to join innovative companies where I can blend my skills with cutting-edge projects, grow alongside brilliant peers, and tackle challenges others might miss. Whether it’s unraveling backend puzzles or deploying cloud-native systems, I’m the developer who gets it done—and then pushes it further.

I believe my experience in a multitude of Ruby on Rails roles has made me an extremely adaptable developer who can hit the ground running, pickup new codebases quickly, and reduce drag while onboarding. My experience in these roles have given me exposure to different areas of development, like writing unit tests, building RESTful APIs, WCAG accessibility compliance, and more.This experience will allow me to bring valuable skills and knowledge from the outside to help any new company build out solutions. Finally, I am extremely passionate about my career, my skills in development, and learning new technologies and methodologies that will help me learn more and become a more skilled and valuable developer as time goes on, and that motivation will help me succeed in any new role that I will occupy. Overall, I am a very self determined team player who is passionate about delivering high quality code, growing his skills, and delivering effective solutions for all types of problems.