Fractional Rails Engineer | Ruby on Rails Consultant
Fractional Rails Engineer
Looking for a fractional Rails engineer? I’m Vicente Reig, a product-minded Ruby on Rails consultant with over 20 years of experience building and scaling web applications.
I work with startups and growing companies as a fractional engineering resource, bringing enterprise-grade expertise without the full-time overhead.
What I Bring to Your Rails Project
- Deep Rails Expertise - Production experience with Rails since 2008, including complex domain modeling, API design, and performance optimization
- Startup Velocity - I’ve shipped MVPs to paying customers and scaled applications from zero to thousands of users
- Enterprise Perspective - Background at Apple, Atlassian, and New Relic means I understand how to build systems that last
- Full Stack Capability - Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, Hotwire/Turbo, React, GraphQL, and REST APIs
Rails Projects I’ve Delivered
Scout Fuel - Designed and built a routing optimization platform for trucking companies using Rails, Hotwire, TimescaleDB, and PostGIS. Led the team from prototype to commercial launch.
Tray.io - Built high-performance GraphQL APIs powering the Connector Builder. Reduced documentation site build times from 1 hour to under 10 minutes.
Staffing Referrals - Diagnosed and resolved performance issues, bringing 75th percentile response times under 500ms from 30+ second timeouts.
Finalis - Architected a Series A fintech platform, right-sizing the architecture for thousands of users rather than over-engineering for millions.
How Fractional Engagements Work
I typically work on monthly contracts, embedded with your team 2-4 days per week. This gives you:
- Experienced Rails leadership without full-time cost
- Flexibility to scale up or down as needed
- Knowledge transfer to your existing team
- Fresh perspective on architecture and technical debt
I’m normally booked 1-3 months in advance.
Let’s Talk About Your Rails Project
Whether you need to ship an MVP, scale an existing application, or bring in senior Rails expertise for a specific challenge, I’d love to hear from you.