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Full Stack Developer
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Shakers for companies
Work with a senior Ruby on Rails Developer
A certified Ruby on Rails Developer for the software that already runs: SaaS and MVPs on Rails, APIs, Hotwire on the front and the rescue of inherited apps nobody touches. One specific person, chosen for their stack.
Senior tech talent for your Rails app, starting within days and a budget closed by scope. The role's market is small and the marketplaces serve it in English: here, profiles proven by project.
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The talent mix your company needs
At Shakers you will find AI Engineers, Ruby on Rails Developer and specialists across Tech, Product and Data
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DevOps Engineer
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Backend Developer
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Security Engineer
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Ruby on Rails Developer: what this role brings to your project
A Ruby on Rails Developer builds complete software on the framework: MVC with Active Record, APIs, SaaS and MVPs, and the front covered with Hotwire and Turbo without leaving Rails. Their work reaches testing with RSpec and background processes with Sidekiq.
Rails is full stack by definition: convention over configuration, with the database and the interface in the same frame. Their boundary: Ruby the language is context, not a craft of its own; backend outside the framework has its rows.
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One provider. One contract. Full traceability
How Shakers works for your company
Post your project
Tell us about the project, its scope, the expertise you need and when you want to get to work.
You get three options
We match your brief against certified talent and introduce the three AI Builders who fit best.
The last word is yours
Meet the three specialists and choose who you collaborate with; we handle the rest.
Why work with Shakers
The advantages of adding this profile with Shakers
Rails specialists, not generalists
We certify identity, experience and skills with tests on real Rails apps: MVC, Active Record and the RSpec suite.
Rescue of inherited apps
The Rails SaaS the original agency left behind: inherited, sorted out and handover documented, with the app in production.
Full stack for real, with Hotwire
Rails is full stack by definition: convention over configuration and the front with Hotwire and Turbo, no two teams per product.
SaaS and MVPs that reach production
From MVP to the SaaS that bills: PostgreSQL as the base and Stripe if there are payments. Fast product by convention.
Continuity, not an orphan app
If the specialist moves on, your app is not left without an owner: the scope is documented and another Rails expert picks it up.
Capacity without growing headcount
A Ruby on Rails Developer by project, no hiring process: certified talent that joins on your repository and your app.
Ruby or Ruby on Rails: what is the difference?
Ruby is the language; Rails, the framework that turns it into a web product. The full difference, in the blog guide.
What does a Ruby on Rails Developer do?
They build complete software on the framework: models with Active Record, APIs and SaaS, with Hotwire on the front and RSpec as the suite. Their product is the app that runs and gets maintained.
Is Ruby on Rails still alive in 2026?
GitHub and Shopify still run on Rails, and the Spanish job market keeps 135 active ads. Fashion anxiety is not a criterion for deciding your product's stack.
How is the Rails market in Spain?
Small and real: 135 active job ads mention Ruby on Rails, with titled posts from product companies. It is a senior market, without volume: the work goes by project, not by wave.
Rails or Node.js for my product's backend?
Rails gives product by convention: database, API and front in one frame. Node.js fits JavaScript teams with real time. And if the system already lives in Java or Python, the backend stays home.
How much does it cost to work with a Ruby on Rails Developer?
Scope sets it: MVP or evolution, rescue of an inherited app or new development, and the continuity you ask for. At Shakers the budget closes per project before kickoff.
What gets delivered in the first weeks
The diagnosis of the app that runs: Ruby and Rails versions, gems without updates and which tests exist. The first deliverable prioritises what breaks on deploy.
A small market that asks for the role by name
135 active job ads in Spain mention Ruby on Rails (Shakers market analysis, n=31,162, September 2026), with literal titles such as Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails). A tiny market, real demand.
GitHub and Shopify sustain the craft
The question 'is Rails still alive' is answered by the ecosystem: GitHub and Shopify run on Rails. Fashion is not a criterion: the app that runs and bills.
A personal site, a global marketplace or a talent route
English-language forums and marketplaces open the independent route, with the odd local page. For a SaaS with no technical owner, the certified talent route brings proven profiles and continuity.
Connect with AI specialists to build your next project
Find specialists in Tech, Product, Data to complement your team
Backend Developer
Rails is a backend with its own convention: when the service does not live in the framework and brings an API without Rails, it starts in their row.
Full Stack Developer
When the product mixes screen and server beyond Rails, with React or Vue in front and a custom API behind, they cover both layers in one brief.
Java Developer
The classic enterprise backend comparison: Spring Boot against Rails. If your system already lives in Java with years of code, the brief tends to be theirs.
Python Developer
Django is the other productive convention of the backend: same product craft, another community. If your stack is data and Python, the project fits their row.
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