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Senior Ruby on Rails Staff Augmentation

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Staff Augmentation

Industry

Software Development

Duration

18 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 November 2022

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

80/100

Strong

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Client

Zenhub

Canada

Project Summary

KITRUM provided a senior Ruby on Rails engineer as an embedded contractor to a software firm (Zenhub) to deliver backend engineering support. Over a 1.5-year engagement, the contractor contributed to core products, shipped dozens of product features, and integrated deeply with the client's team, providing technical input and collaboration. The client reported high professionalism, strong communication, and measurable impact on team OKRs.

Key Challenges

Provide backend engineering support using Ruby on Rails
Integrate an external contractor deeply into the client's product team

Project Deliverables

Embedded senior Ruby on Rails engineer
Production code and product feature implementations
Technical decision support and collaboration

Project Solution

Kitrum provided an embedded contractor — a senior Ruby on Rails engineer — who joined a product team and worked as a full-time member. The engineer contributed to core products, helped brainstorm technical decisions, collaborated with non-engineers, and shipped production code across multiple initiatives.

Project Outcome

Contractor worked for 1.5 years and shipped dozens of product features impacting the team's OKRs
High professionalism and strong communication enabled deep integration and effective collaboration with the client's team

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“For 1.5 years, KITRUM helped the client work on various projects and launch several product features that impacted the firm's objectives and key results. Their highly professional engineers were deeply integrated into the client's team, providing direct feedback and ensuring effective collaboration.”
Anonymous
Department VP
Date: 05/31/2024