Ruby on Rails Developer

SkillSet: 🚀 Job Opening: Ruby on Rails Developer / Agency for InMonarch App Upgrade + EnhancementsAbout Us We are InMonarch.com, a premium online brand crafting custom men’s suits, tuxedos, and Indo-Western wear for a global audience. Our ecommerce site currently runs on: - Ruby 2.2.3 - Rails 4.2.6 - Heroku Cedar-14 stack (now end-of-life) We’re seeking an experienced Ruby on Rails developer or agency to modernize and enhance our ecommerce platform for improved performance, scalability, SEO, and marketing automation. 🎯 Project Overview This is a two-phase project involving: 1. A complete app upgrade to current Ruby and Rails standards 2. A series of feature enhancements across admin, SEO, checkout, and performance 🧱 Phase 1 – App Upgrade Goal: Modernize the application to latest stable versions and ensure long-term reliability. Scope: - Upgrade Ruby 2.2.3 → 3.x - Upgrade Rails 4.2.6 → 7.x/8.x - Replace deprecated gems: - paperclip → ActiveStorage - bootstrap-sass → Bootstrap (via Webpacker / import maps) - figaro → Rails credentials - Update asset pipeline and configurations - Migrate Heroku stack: Cedar-14 → Heroku-22 - Full app testing, bug fixing, and staging/production deployment ✨ Phase 2 – Enhancements 🛒 Cart & Checkout - Email popup for cart or checkout actions - Optional account creation with incentives (discounts/order tracking) - Add T&C and Return/Cancellation policy checkboxes - Upgrade/add payment methods: - PayPal (9% fee) - Amazon Pay - Apple Login - Enhanced Facebook & Google login ⚙️ Admin Panel Improvements - Tag Manager for Pinterest, Google, StatCounter, Meta, LinkedIn, chat widgets - Header text control for global and page-specific content - Testimonial layout adjustments - Image anchor + title control (with spreadsheet import) - Editable birthday/review email templates (with images) 💡 Smart Marketing Features (Etsy-style) - Abandoned Cart Offer: automated follow-up email with discount - Wishlist Offer: email triggered by product favorites - Thank You Offer: post-shipment discount for returning buyers 🌐 SEO / Rich Snippet Optimization - Fix canonical + hreflang issues (multi-language URLs) - Add schema markup (JSON-LD for Product, Brand, Offer) - Implement Pinterest Rich Pins (price + CTA) - Enforce single per page - Improve robots meta handling 🎨 Design & Layout - Redesign homepage inspired by MonarchGarments.com - Simplify layout (optional toggle for “How It Works” section) - Remove App Store links (keep option for future) 🧰 Bug Fixes - Resolve sitemap issue for ready-to-ship category - Fix broken “Marketing” admin panel section 📈 Performance Optimization Goals (Mobile PageSpeed 42 → 92+) Key Deliverables: - Optimize Core Web Vitals: - LCP - Reduce TTFB (backend optimization + caching) - Defer non-critical JS/CSS - Lazy-load and resize images (WebP/AVIF support) - Improve accessibility (alt text, headings, ARIA, color contrast) - Simplify DOM (reduce nodes, streamline templates) ✅ Tech Highlights - Ruby 3.x / Rails 7.x or later - PostgreSQL - Heroku deployment - Bootstrap (Webpacker/import maps) - ActiveStorage - SEO + structured data expertise - Familiarity with multilingual hreflang/canonical implementation 🧠 Ideal Candidate / Agency - Proven experience upgrading legacy Rails apps (4.x → 7/8.x) - Solid grasp of Heroku environments and deployment pipelines - Understanding of eCommerce systems and marketing automation - Eye for performance and clean, maintainable code - Bonus: Experience improving PageSpeed Insights to 90+ range 💼 Engagement Details - Contract / Project-based - Remote collaboration - Competitive compensation (based on expertise and project scope) 📨 Interested? Send your portfolio 📧 anurag@inmonarch.com