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Ali A.

Ali A.

Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer | SaaS, APIs & Performance

I help SaaS teams fix, scale, and modernize Ruby on Rails products with proof: $200K+ earned, 7,600+ Upwork hours, 100% Job Success, and 5,000+ hours on one long-term SaaS platform. Invite me when you need Rails performance, API work, backend architecture, or legacy Rails cleanup. Problems I Solve - Slow Rails apps caused by database, query, or architecture bottlenecks - SaaS products that outgrew their MVP codebase - Legacy Rails systems that are hard to maintain, test, or extend - APIs and integrations that need to be reliable in production How I Help I design, build, and refactor Ruby on Rails applications with clean backend architecture, practical testing, and production-grade delivery. My work is focused on maintainability, performance, and systems that stay easy to improve as the product grows. Core Services - Ruby on Rails backend and full-stack development - SaaS architecture, MVP-to-scale refactoring, and technical debt reduction - REST API development and third-party integrations - PostgreSQL/MySQL performance tuning and data modeling - RSpec/TDD test coverage and code quality improvements - React/Next.js interfaces connected to Rails backends - Cloud deployment and production support on AWS/GCP Tech Focus Ruby on Rails, Ruby, PostgreSQL, MySQL, RSpec, Capybara, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, AWS, GCP, Nginx, Puma, Capistrano, Mina, Heroku. Clients usually bring me in when they need a senior Rails engineer who can understand the product, improve the system, and keep shipping without adding brittle code.

🇵🇰Lahore, Pakistan$30/hr100% JSS5.00 (11)Since Mar 2020

Earnings and projects

MRR
$33

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#158,297 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#23,184 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $198

Total earnings
$265k

Billed in all: $272k

World#9,663 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#643 / 52.9k
Per project
$24k

$198 in the last 6 months

World#4,386 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#179 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
1

Across 2 contracts

50% fixed50% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#22,564 / 52.9k
Projects in all
11

Across 15 contracts

27% fixed73% hourly
World#192,417 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#31,747 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$272kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$265k$270k$275k$280kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 22% in Ruby

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #41RSpec180 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #11Top 23%
  2. #67Web Services Development238 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #13Top 28%
  3. #216Ruby965 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #38Top 22%
  4. #420Ruby on Rails1,811 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #117Top 23%
  5. #742Database Design2,161 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #132Top 34%
  6. #2,532Amazon Web Services7,488 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #625Top 34%
  7. #2,653SaaS Development5,201 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #1,036Top 51%
  8. #4,193MySQL14,471 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #701Top 29%