<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Chris,</div><div><br>I hope you're doing well! I came across your email about seeking a part-time Rails contractor for ongoing support at Cherrypick. In case you haven't found anyone yet, this is precisely what Bit Zesty specialises in.<br><br></div><div>Your requirements - ongoing 2nd-line support, small tweaks, investigations, customer data fixes, and security upgrades - align perfectly with our ongoing support and maintenance service. We've been providing this type of fractional Rails support since 2009, working with everything from startups to government departments.</div><div><br>What we offer that matches your needs:<br><b>Flexible support retainer</b> (our minimum is 2 days/month), but we're flexible and can rollover hours or pull forward hours<br><b>Experienced Rails team</b> available when you need us via Slack/email<br><b>Quick response times</b> for unblocking support teams<br><b>Security & framework upgrades</b> as part of ongoing maintenance<br><b>Fully remote</b> with asynchronous communication as standard<br><br>We currently maintain several Rails applications, from startups to government organisations, and have extensive experience with established Rails apps. Our approach is exactly what you described—"pop in, unblock the teams, and carry on"—while maintaining high code quality and following best practices.<br><br></div><div>We aim to have a few people set up and onboarded on your application so you're not dependent on one person. We also have a support helpdesk/Slack channel where you can reach us, and you're assigned a dedicated delivery manager. Our rates are also comparable to freelancers.<br><br></div><div>If this sounds like a good fit, I'd be happy to have a quick chat about your specific needs and how we might help. No worries if you're already sorted, but I thought I'd get in touch in case it's useful.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Matt</div><div><br></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(47,59,76);font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15.0315px;border-collapse:collapse;width:470px" width="470">
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</table></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 at 17:38, Chris Parsons via Chat <<a href="mailto:chat@lists.lrug.org">chat@lists.lrug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hey everyone,<br>
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We’re looking for a part-time Rails contractor to support our team at Cherrypick.<br>
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It’s a low-key, ongoing 2nd-line support role: we’re imagining about 2 days a month, perhaps 30-60 mins a day. We won’t need you every day, but would love you to be around in case we do need you most weekdays at some point (we can organise cover as needed). All fully remote and mostly asynchronous via Slack + Meet as needed.<br>
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It’s mostly small tweaks, minor investigations, fixing data for customers, and occasional package/security upgrades. Think "pop in, unblock the customer support teams, and carry on with your day”. We might throw a few extra bits of work your way now and then if time allows.<br>
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The app is a pretty classic Rails build, around 4 years old, and powers almost all of our systems. It’s backed by a Go service that pulls in supermarket data.<br>
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In case you’ve not come across us: Cherrypick is an all-in-one meal planning and grocery app that helps users plan recipes, shop at supermarket prices, and get everything delivered. We’ve got tens of thousands of monthly actives, and we’re trying to make it easier (and cheaper) for people to eat well.<br>
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This won’t be your first Rails gig - looking for someone experienced who can drop in without much setup.<br>
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We’re happy to pay competitive rates, and we’d ideally love someone to start early next month.<br>
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If that sounds like your thing, drop me a line with your details and an idea of rate.<br>
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Thanks!<br>
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Chris<br>
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