Service
Hotwire Native mobile apps
Hotwire Native iOS and Android apps built from your existing Ruby on Rails app, with native navigation, push notifications, and App Store submission.
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For development teams
Senior Ruby on Rails help, when you need it
Contract Ruby on Rails development for companies: upgrades, Hotwire and Hotwire Native apps, Stripe billing, Kamal deployments, performance work, and AI features.
What I can take on
Rails and Ruby upgrades
From Rails 5, 6, or 7 to Rails 8, Ruby upgrades, dependency and security patching. Start with a fixed-price upgrade audit.
Hotwire (Turbo and Stimulus)
Faster, more responsive interfaces without a single-page-app rewrite, including moving off jQuery or React sprinkles.
Hotwire Native mobile apps
iOS and Android apps built from the Rails app you already have: native navigation, push notifications, and App Store and Play Store submission.
Stripe billing and payments
Subscriptions, Checkout, the Customer Portal, dunning, and webhooks that are signed, idempotent, and safe to retry.
Deployment and cost reduction
Move off Heroku or Render to Kamal on your own server, adopt SQLite, Solid Queue, and Solid Cache, and set up CI/CD.
Performance and reliability
N+1 and slow-query fixes, caching, background jobs, and error tracking.
AI features in Rails apps
Search, summaries, and assistants built on LLMs, with sensible costs, guardrails, and tests.
Team augmentation
Join your sprint, review pull requests, and mentor. Every change I ship comes with tests.
Engagements and rates
Larger projects get a fixed quote after the intro call.
| Engagement | Rate | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $95/hour | Minimum 4 hours, Net 15 |
| Prepaid 10-hour block | $850 | Prepaid; unused hours last 12 months |
| Monthly retainer (20 hours) | $1,600/month | Unused hours do not roll over |
| Rails upgrade audit | $750 | Fixed price; written findings |
| Hotwire Native app | from $3,500 | Scoped per project |
How it works
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Intro call
A free 20-minute call about your app and what you need.
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Proposal or audit
A scoped proposal, or a fixed-price audit for upgrades.
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Weekly updates
Small, reviewed pull requests and a short written update every week.
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Handoff
Docs and notes so your team owns everything that ships.
In depth
Service
Ruby on Rails upgrades and maintenance
Contract Ruby on Rails upgrades for companies: a fixed-price $750 audit, then staged upgrades, security patching, and ongoing maintenance for your app.
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Questions
What hours do you work?
I'm US-based. We agree on overlapping working hours with your team up front.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes.
How do contracts and invoicing work?
A short written agreement, then invoices on Net 15, or prepaid hour blocks.
Who owns the code?
You do. Work you pay for is assigned to you on payment.
Do you subcontract?
I do the work myself. If a project needs extra hands, I only bring in a trusted partner with your written OK.