🖥 Services

I offer a variety of services based on many years of experience. I focus on the modern Ruby on Rails stack with Turbo and Stimulus on the frontend.

I love to write clean, well tested code. I have a strong Product focused background, having worked in Product related roles for years as well. That allows me to focus on delivering a good trade off between business needs, user experience and (long term) code maintainability.

I enjoying working both in existing teams or as a single developer together with non-technical people.

📱 Hotwire Native

Let me help you get your own app into the app store fast, using Hotwire Native. This leverages the power of Hotwire and Rails to quickly build an future proof app with a native feel where necessary. I can help you with:

  • Assessing the Hotwire readiness of your application.
  • Determining which parts need to be native and which can stay web-based.
  • Setting up of both the iOS and Android apps.
  • Writing the 'bridge components' for the native parts.
  • Getting the app in the actual app stores.
  • Integrating Hotwire Native development in your product process.

Depending on the knowledge and size of your team I can also help with parts of the process. The goal will always be to get a fully functional Hotwire Native app into the app stores as soon as possible.

🌟 Fractional Ruby on Rails CTO

Wether your company is starting out or growing, you might need a CTO, but not full time yet. Or you're in a transition period and haven't be able to hire the right person yet. Based on your needs I can help you out with things like:

  • Scoping the roadmap for your product.
  • Technical advice on product decisions.
  • Product advice on technical decisions.
  • Helping out with hiring.
  • Setting up a modern development process.
  • High level technical architecture.
  • Security, performance and reliability.
  • Vendor and dependency selection and management.
  • Prototyping new ideas.
  • Guiding your team on modern Rails best practices.

Fractional CTO roles are usually very situational, i'm sure we can figure out a way to work with your unique needs and set up your company for success.

🏃‍♂️💨 Short term

If you're in need of getting just a specific job done I'm also available for short term projects, for example:

  • Building a specific feature or API integration.
  • Fixing performance or reliability issues.
  • Setting up Continuous Integration and Deployment pipelines.
  • Setting up a new project from scratch based on modern Rails best practices.
  • Reviewing the quality of a code base.
  • Due dilligence of applications.
  • Upgrading Ruby and Rails versions.

🚵 Long term

Occasionally I'm also available for longer term projects, where I can become an more integral part of your team. For example:

  • Helping out with a project that is behind schedule.
  • Coaching and mentoring your team on modern Rails best practices.
  • Building a new product from scratch.
  • Improving the quality of your code base.
  • Or simply helping out with the day to day development.

👍 Recommendations

I've worked with Dennis as one of Springest's lead developers and product owners for nearly 10 years... It was a sad day when he chose to follow his dreams outside of Springest. But of course we're mostly grateful and part ways as friends. I'd hire him in any product / technical / development role any time I'd get the chance again. He was always able to talk strategy at a high level with people on the business side, and at the same time lead complex development projects together with (other) developers.
Ruben Timmerman — Founder of Springest

👋 Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, please email me at dennis@paagman.dev, or directly schedule a call: