My Background
I've been working on Rails since 2018, when I started converting my agency Content Harmony into a SaaS platform that I've been working on since.
Beyond that, I've spent the last 15 years of my career working on SEO & content marketing engagements with over 100 clients, and at times with an agency team of 2 to 12 staff. Most of that time was spent focused on large-scale content marketing & digital PR programs with household brands.
I work with a couple clients at a time on growth engineering, marketing, & design-focused engagements for sites built on Rails.
If you're looking for a Rails-focused growth engineer please reach out: kane@fixture.media.
Capabilities
I'm full-stack on Rails and have worked on everything from CI and dependency upgrades to a number of complex full feature builds, but my areas of core expertise are:
Growth & Product
SEO & Content Marketing
Design & UX
New App Development
Sometimes I work on engagements that are more technical, helping teams sort out technical SEO issues across their site.
Other times they're more product-focused, helping to build out new content and product efforts designed to grow users, traffic, or conversions.
Skills
Languages: Ruby, HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL, PHP
Rails Tooling: Turbo, Sidekiq Enterprise, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, esbuild, Webpacker, RSpec, Minitest
Frontend: Tailwind, ViewComponents/Lookbook, Bootstrap, Stimulus, jQuery, Alpine.js, Editor.js, Froala, Trix
CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub Actions, Heroku, Hatchbox, Crunchy Bridge, Digital Ocean, AWS S3
CMS & Platforms: WordPress, Ghost, Shopify, Zapier, Make.com, Stripe, OpenAI, Claude
Marketing: Technical SEO, content marketing strategy, large-scale publishing ops, CRO, PR, design, social, video
Business: P&L ownership, tax & compliance, full HR lifecycle and team management, sales & outreach