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Hire Ruby on Rails developers who keep your Rails product moving

Pre-vetted Rails developers who join your team and work to your standards. Nearshore on UK hours or onshore. Daily or hourly rates, no minimum term.

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What a Ruby on Rails developer does

A Ruby on Rails developer builds and maintains web applications with Rails, the Ruby framework behind many established web products and SaaS platforms.

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On a delivery team, a Rails developer typically:

  • builds features and APIs in Rails, and owns the data model behind them
  • runs background jobs with tools such as Sidekiq
  • builds the front end with Hotwire, or connects Rails to a JavaScript front end
  • writes tests with RSpec, so changes ship safely
  • upgrades Rails and Ruby versions, and tunes database performance

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Rails developers are often hard to find, especially experienced ones who know both the framework and how to keep an older application healthy.

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When to bring in Ruby on Rails developers

Rails developers make the difference when your product runs on Rails and your team can’t keep up with it.

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Your Rails product has more work than your team
Features and fixes are queueing, and the roadmap is waiting.
A Rails or Ruby upgrade keeps slipping
Each version you skip makes the next upgrade harder, and support for older versions runs out.
Your Rails roles are hard to fill
Adverts stay open, and the candidates who apply fall over in the technical test.
The application has slowed down
Slow pages and heavy database queries need people who know where Rails performance goes.
A client’s Rails application needs a team
You’ve won the work, and nobody in your agency is free to pick it up.

Ruby on Rails developer profiles

Rails work varies with the application and the team. These are some of the profiles we supply:

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  • Rails developer. Builds and maintains features in Rails applications, from models to APIs.
  • Full-stack Rails developer. Works across Rails and the front end, with Hotwire or a JavaScript framework.
  • Rails upgrade specialist. Upgrades Rails and Ruby versions, and clears the technical debt that builds up around them.
  • Rails tech lead. Sets architecture and standards, reviews code and leads a small group of developers.

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If you need a different mix, tell us what the work involves and we’ll match profiles to it.

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How teams use Ruby on Rails developers

One Rails developer or a whole team, for as long as the work runs. You can start part-time, for example three days a week moving to five, and scale down with two weeks notice.

Where our Ruby on Rails developers work from

Most work nearshore in Central and Eastern Europe on UK hours, so they’re online when your team is. Where a client needs people on site, developers can work onshore in the UK. For US work, developers in LATAM work US hours.

The Brightbox Approach

How we provide the best on-demand skills and teams

Define your need

We capture your project goals, tech stack, delivery context, team structure and required outcomes.

AI powered matching

Our platform analyses thousands of profiles to shortlist pre-vetted talent with the right skills, experience and availability.

Human interview

Human interviews with recorded assessments validate technical depth, approach to problem solving and cultural fit.

Technical tests and challenges

We use real world tasks and scenario based assessments aligned to your environment, so you see how candidates perform.

Final client interviews

You interview and select the Brightbox Associates who best meet your needs, supported by clear evaluation data.

Onboarding

We onboard the experts or teams quickly and smoothly, aligning tools, communication channels and ways of working.

Rapid placement

Engineers are deployed within days, not months, so your projects and products keep moving.

Continuous alignment

We run regular performance reviews and check-ins to ensure quality, fit and speed throughout the engagement.

How it works

When you hire Ruby on Rails developers through Brightbox, they join your team as associates. They work under your brand and your direction, and we handle the rest.

Daily or hourly rates

Time and materials, billed on time you’ve signed off.

One person or a team

No minimum headcount.

No minimum term

Two weeks notice to scale down, either way.

Deployed in days

Not the months a permanent hire takes.

Replacement cover

If someone isn’t the right fit, we replace them and carry our cost during the handover.

You own the IP

Everything they build is yours.

Governance

A management layer around every engagement, so you’re not the one carrying a bad fit.

Your clients stay yours

Our people work under your brand, and we never approach your clients.

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Why choose Brightbox

The Brightbox advantage

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Instant access to global talent

Profiles against your brief, usually within a day.

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AI-driven precision

We’re investing in technology to keep improving how quickly and accurately we match people to your brief.

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Outcome first delivery

Each engagement starts from what you need shipped, and by when.

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Flexible engagement models

One Rails developer or a whole team, scaled up or down with two weeks notice.

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Trusted by leading organisations

Product companies, consultancies and systems integrators use Brightbox to add delivery capacity when the work lands.

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FAQs
Ruby on Rails developers
How much does it cost to hire a Ruby on Rails developer through Brightbox?

Rails developers are on daily or hourly rates, which depend on seniority and where they work from. Ask and we’ll send a rate card, usually within hours.

How quickly can a Rails developer start?

Usually within days, rather than the months a permanent hire takes.

Can they upgrade our Rails and Ruby versions?

Yes. They can plan and carry out upgrades, including the gem and dependency changes that come with them, inside your team and your release process.

Do your Rails developers work with Hotwire, Sidekiq and RSpec?

Yes. Tell us your stack and we’ll match developers with experience in it, including Hotwire, Sidekiq, RSpec and your front-end and database tools.

Can they work on our existing Rails application?

Yes. They join your team and work in your repositories, tools and processes, including on older, long-running applications.

Can a Rails developer work remotely?

Yes. Most work remotely, nearshore in Central and Eastern Europe on UK hours, so they’re online when your team is. Where a client needs people on site, developers can work onshore.

Can we hire Rails developers for just a few months?

Yes. There’s no minimum term, and you can scale down with two weeks notice. Engagements shorter than about six weeks rarely work, because onboarding takes too much of the time.

Who owns the code?

You do. Everything they build is yours.

How do you handle IR35?

We’ve worked both inside and outside IR35, and we work with a partner to help with status determinations when needed.

Need Ruby on Rails developers for your product?

Send us a short brief. We’ll come back with profiles and rates, usually within a day.