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Hello, my name is Manuel Gonçalves and I am here to give a bit of a shock to you. If you are like me and have no special talents and no key ability on a certain area, you might as well “git good”, settle to be medium or give up. Unfortunately the biggest hurdle I feel I have in life is that I need to “git good” at something, the faster the better. I work as a gardener but I dream sometimes of becoming a successful freelancer web developer. Not bad at both if I might say myself, but I need to continue the journey and not give up once in my life. College dropout, few friends, small fixed income and a dwindling health, this things describe me but I feel they don’t define me. Because deep down I feel if I work the hardest I ever worked I will get there. One small commit at a time. Even though I am a bottom of the barrel freelancer, I might shine someday!
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I'm a junior web developer specializing in Ruby on Rails, and I'm currently looking for part-time or weekend opportunities to help with Rails projects.
I can help with:
- 🛠️ Ruby on Rails bug fixes and maintenance
- ✨ New features and small improvements
- 🐛 Debugging existing Rails applications
- 🧪 RSpec tests and fixing failing tests
- 🎨 HTML/CSS/JavaScript frontend work
- 🔄 API integrations and backend tasks
- 📦 General Rails refactoring and cleanup
I have experience contributing to open-source Ruby/Rails projects, including Open Food Network and ShinyCMS, and I'm currently building RubyGuild, my own Rails application.
I'm particularly interested in clearly defined tasks, ongoing part-time work, or helping Rails teams on weekends.
📍 Based in Portugal
💻 Remote
🕐 Available weekends / part-time
If you have a Ruby on Rails project that could use an extra pair of hands, feel free to contact me at [email protected]
Welcome to RubyGuild.online — a place for Ruby and Ruby on Rails developers to connect, share knowledge, discover opportunities, and build things together.
Whether you're just getting started with Ruby, an experienced Rails developer, a freelancer looking for your next project, or someone who simply enjoys the Ruby ecosystem, you're welcome here.
What you can do on RubyGuild
💬 Share & discuss — Post your projects, ideas, questions, and experiences.
💼 Discover opportunities — Find Ruby and Rails jobs, freelance work, and other opportunities.
🤝 Connect with developers — Meet people who share an interest in Ruby and Rails.
🚀 Show what you're building — Share your projects and get feedback from the community.
📚 Learn together — Exchange knowledge, tips, resources, and solutions to common problems.
RubyGuild is being built with the goal of creating a simple, developer-focused community for Ruby people — without unnecessary complexity.
This is only the beginning, and the community will grow with the people who use it.
Welcome to the Guild. 🐍💎
Build something. Share something. Help someone.
O projeto é liderado pelo André Silva, profissional sénior com mais de 10 anos de experiência a colocar sistemas em produção.
Na AMDS Software trabalham em diferentes tipos de projetos, desde:
🌐 Websites profissionais para empresas
⚙️ Aplicações web e plataformas à medida
🤖 Automação e soluções com IA
🔧 Correção e evolução de projetos existentes
Uma das coisas que achei interessante no trabalho da AMDS é a combinação entre desenvolvimento de software e foco no resultado do negócio — em vez de simplesmente construir tecnologia por construir.
O portefólio inclui plataformas de distribuição de leads, sistemas de classificação com IA, ferramentas de gestão, e-commerce e aplicações construídas com tecnologias como Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, React Native, Redis, Elasticsearch e LLMs.
Se uma empresa precisa de criar um produto digital, automatizar processos ou melhorar um sistema existente, vale a pena conhecer o trabalho da AMDS Software.
Quero também destacar o trabalho do Miguel Duarte, que tem colaborado comigo no desenvolvimento do RubyGuild.
O Miguel tem estado especialmente envolvido na área de front-end, ajudando a melhorar a interface e a experiência de utilização da plataforma.
Mais do que o código, há algo que valorizo bastante num colaborador: atenção ao detalhe, foco e disponibilidade para ajudar.
O Miguel tem demonstrado precisamente isso no projeto — é atento ao que está a ser feito, procura perceber os problemas antes de os resolver e está disponível para colaborar quando é necessário.
Para mim, construir um projeto como o RubyGuild não é apenas escrever código. É também saber trabalhar em equipa, comunicar, aceitar feedback e ter vontade de melhorar continuamente.
Obrigado pelo trabalho até agora, Miguel! 👏
Finding work as a Ruby on Rails developer isn't only about writing good code.
Whether you're looking for a full-time position, part-time work, freelance projects, or your next collaboration, the people you know and the people who know what you can do can make a significant difference.
One of the most useful places to build those professional relationships is LinkedIn.
LinkedIn describes its professional network as a way to stay connected with colleagues, discover career opportunities, and engage with professionals in your industry. It also allows developers to follow people, participate in discussions, and build relationships over time.
For Ruby on Rails developers, this can be particularly valuable because our community is relatively specialized. The person you connect with today might become a colleague, client, collaborator, mentor, or someone who recommends you for a project months from now.
LinkedIn isn't just a job board
It's easy to think of LinkedIn as a website where you search for:
"Ruby on Rails Developer"
...click Apply, and move on to the next vacancy.
But that is only one part of what LinkedIn can offer.
Your profile can function as a public professional portfolio.
You can show:
- Ruby and Rails projects
- GitHub contributions
- Open-source work
- Articles you've written
- Technical problems you've solved
- Freelance services
- Your experience with PostgreSQL, JavaScript, APIs, testing, DevOps, and other technologies
- Projects you're currently building
LinkedIn has also been increasingly emphasizing the visibility of work people actually build, rather than relying solely on written claims about their skills.
For a developer, this is important.
Instead of simply saying:
"I'm a Ruby on Rails developer."
You can demonstrate:
"Here's what I've built."
That distinction matters.
Your network can be more valuable than another application
Imagine two developers with similar technical skills.
Developer A spends several hours every week applying to jobs but rarely interacts with anyone in the industry.
Developer B applies to jobs too, but also:
- follows Rails developers;
- comments on interesting technical discussions;
- shares projects;
- contributes to open source;
- talks with other developers;
- attends community events;
- congratulates people on their achievements;
- occasionally reaches out to people with genuine questions.
Over time, Developer B is creating something that cannot be represented by a CV alone:
professional familiarity.
People begin recognizing their name.
They know what they work on.
They know what technologies interest them.
They may even know what kind of opportunity they're looking for.
That doesn't guarantee a job or freelance project. But it creates more opportunities for conversations that might otherwise never happen.
LinkedIn itself recommends building relationships with people you know professionally, following people whose work you want to learn from, and engaging with professional content.
Meaningful relationships are the goal
Networking shouldn't mean sending 500 random connection requests.
It shouldn't mean:
"Hi, I'm a Rails developer. Do you have a job for me?"
to everyone you encounter.
Good networking is much more natural.
If someone publishes an interesting article about Rails, read it and leave a thoughtful comment.
If another developer releases an open-source project, try it and give them useful feedback.
If someone asks a technical question you can answer, help them.
If you meet another developer at an event, connect with them afterwards.
If you have genuinely enjoyed someone's work for a while, tell them why.
These small interactions can eventually become real professional relationships.
LinkedIn makes a distinction between simply following someone and connecting with them: following allows you to learn from their content, while connecting creates a two-way professional relationship and enables direct messaging.
The important part is what happens after the connection.
Give before you ask
One of the most useful principles in networking is simple:
Don't make every interaction about what you want.
If every message you send is asking for a job, a referral, or a freelance project, people can quickly feel that you're only interested in what they can provide.
Instead, try contributing to the community.
For example:
- Share something you learned building a Rails application.
- Explain how you solved a difficult bug.
- Write about an open-source contribution.
- Share a useful Rails resource.
- Congratulate another developer on launching a project.
- Ask an interesting technical question.
- Help someone who is learning Ruby.
- Share a project you're proud of.
You don't need to become a LinkedIn influencer.
You simply need to become visible as a developer who participates in the community.
This is especially useful for freelancers
For freelancers, relationships can be even more important.
A freelance client doesn't necessarily need another developer who can write Ruby.
They need someone they can trust to solve a problem.
A strong LinkedIn presence can help communicate that trust.
Imagine a potential client visits your profile and sees:
Ruby on Rails Developer
followed by:
- GitHub projects
- open-source contributions
- technical posts
- recommendations
- discussions with other developers
- examples of your work
- a link to your portfolio
That gives them more information than a simple CV.
It also gives you something useful to share when contacting potential clients.
Instead of saying:
"I'm a Rails developer. Here's my CV."
you can say:
"I'm a Ruby on Rails developer and I've been working on several Rails projects. Here's one of the projects I've been building and here's my GitHub."
You're giving the other person something concrete to evaluate.
Don't only connect with recruiters
Recruiters are useful, but they shouldn't be the only people in your network.
Consider connecting with:
Other Ruby developers
They may become future colleagues, collaborators, mentors, or sources of technical knowledge.
Rails developers
Following experienced Rails developers can expose you to different approaches to architecture, testing, performance, deployment, and maintaining large applications.
Founders
A founder building a SaaS product may eventually need someone to maintain or extend their Rails application.
CTOs and engineering managers
These are often the people involved in technical hiring and team building.
Freelancers
Other freelancers can sometimes become collaborators or refer work when they are unavailable.
Open-source contributors
Open-source communities are particularly valuable because you're interacting around something concrete: code.
People from your local developer community
A developer you meet at a meetup today could introduce you to a company six months from now.
The objective isn't to collect connections.
It's to build relationships with people who share your professional interests.
Your network doesn't have to be huge
You don't need 10,000 followers.
A smaller network of people who actually know who you are can be considerably more useful than thousands of completely disconnected accounts.
Think about it this way:
1,000 random connections
versus
100 developers, founders, recruiters and professionals who recognize your name and understand what you do.
The second network can be much more meaningful.
LinkedIn itself recommends connecting with people you know and trust professionally, while using following as a way to learn from people you don't yet know.
That gives developers a natural progression:
Discover → Follow → Learn → Engage → Connect → Build a relationship
There is no need to rush the process.
Build relationships outside LinkedIn too
LinkedIn is only one part of networking.
For Ruby developers, consider participating in:
- GitHub
- Ruby and Rails communities
- Open-source projects
- Local meetups
- Conferences
- Discord communities
- Reddit
- Technical forums
- Hackathons
- Developer events
A relationship that starts with an open-source contribution can eventually move to LinkedIn.
A conversation at a meetup can turn into a GitHub collaboration.
A GitHub contribution can lead to a freelance opportunity.
A freelance collaboration can eventually turn into a full-time position.
Professional relationships can move across platforms.
A simple LinkedIn routine for Rails developers
You don't need to spend hours on LinkedIn every day.
Try something sustainable.
Once or twice a week
Share something you're working on.
For example:
"I've been working on a Rails application using PostgreSQL and recently implemented X. Here's what I learned..."
Several times a week
Spend 10–15 minutes reading posts from developers and companies in the Ruby ecosystem.
Leave a few meaningful comments when you actually have something to contribute.
Every few weeks
Reach out to someone you've interacted with.
It could be as simple as:
"I've enjoyed your posts about Rails. I'm currently working on X and found your approach to Y interesting."
No request.
No sales pitch.
Just a genuine conversation.
Continuously
Keep building.
Your GitHub, portfolio, open-source contributions and personal projects give you things to talk about.
Your career is bigger than your CV
A CV tells someone where you've worked and what you've done.
A GitHub profile can show them how you code.
A portfolio can show them what you build.
But relationships can show people who you are as a professional.
For Ruby on Rails developers, that's particularly important because our careers are built around collaboration. We work with other developers, designers, product managers, founders, clients and users.
Technical skills are essential.
But knowing people, helping people, communicating well and becoming a recognizable member of your professional community can open doors that a job application alone cannot.
So if you're currently looking for a Rails job, part-time position, freelance client or your next project, don't only search for vacancies.
Start building relationships.
Follow developers whose work interests you.
Share what you're building.
Contribute to open source.
Talk to people.
Help where you can.
And when an opportunity eventually appears, you'll have something more valuable than another application:
a professional network that already knows what you can do.
RubyGuild
At RubyGuild, we're building a community around Ruby and Ruby on Rails developers, projects and opportunities.
If you're a Rails developer, freelancer, founder, recruiter, or simply someone interested in the Ruby ecosystem, join the conversation and start building your network.
RubyGuild is more than just a place to find Ruby and Ruby on Rails opportunities. We want it to become a community where developers, freelancers, recruiters, founders, and other people in the Ruby ecosystem can share their knowledge and experiences.
And now, we want to hear from you.
Have you learned something interesting about Ruby or Rails?
Solved a difficult problem?
Built an interesting project?
Have advice for other developers?
Want to share your experience as a freelancer or developer?
Create a post and share it with the RubyGuild community.
You can write about Ruby, Rails, programming, career development, freelancing, projects you're working on, useful tools, lessons you've learned, or anything else that could be valuable to people in the community.
RubyGuild is being built with the community in mind, and the best communities are created by the people who participate in them.
So don't just read — contribute, start conversations, help other developers, and make RubyGuild your own.
Welcome to RubyGuild. 🐪
Create. Share. Connect.
Creating RubyGuild has been a blast so far.
What started as an idea to build a place for Ruby and Rails developers has turned into a project where I get to learn, experiment, contribute, and hopefully build something useful for the community.
RubyGuild is still very much a work in progress, but the goal is simple: create a place where Ruby and Rails developers can gather.
A place to share projects, write about things we're learning, find opportunities, discuss Ruby and Rails, and connect with other people who enjoy building with the ecosystem.
I'm especially excited about seeing what the community can become as more developers start posting and contributing.
If you're a Ruby or Rails developer, I'd love for you to join in, share something you're working on, or simply take a look around.
RubyGuild is being built for the community, and I hope it can become a small but useful home for Ruby/Rails developers. ❤️
See you around!
Finding freelance clients can feel harder than doing the actual work.
This article shares a practical approach to building a list of 100 potential clients in your niche, instead of simply waiting for opportunities to appear on freelance platforms.
The basic idea is simple: define your niche, identify businesses that could benefit from your services, research them, and reach out with a relevant offer.
For developers, this can mean looking for companies with outdated websites, technical problems, missing features, or other issues you can actually help solve.
If you're trying to get your first freelance clients, it's worth reading:
The goal isn't to spam 100 companies. It's to create a consistent process for finding people who might genuinely need your skills.
I’m now available on Upwork for freelance web development work, with a focus on Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and web applications.
I’m looking to take on smaller projects, bug fixes, features, and other web development tasks while continuing to grow as a developer.
I’ll also be using RubyGuild as one of my main projects to demonstrate the kind of Rails applications I can build and work on.
If you need a developer, or know someone who does, feel free to check out my profile:
Every opportunity, referral, or bit of feedback is appreciated. 🙌
#RubyOnRails #Ruby #WebDevelopment #Freelancing #Upwork #JavaScript #RubyGuild
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