Franklin Ajaps
@franklinajaps
Ruby on Rails full‑stack engineer delivering scalable SaaS features and performance gains.
NigeriaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Ruby on Rails full‑stack engineer with over six years of remote, asynchronous experience building scalable SaaS products. I have shipped core features on large Rails monoliths, led refactors that drastically reduced runtimes, and built AI-powered services that improved user outcomes while reducing infrastructure costs.
I thrive in product-led teams, collaborating across time zones with product, UX, and engineering to iterate quickly and deliver value. I prioritize clean code, testing, CI/CD, and mentorship to improve developer workflows and system performance.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Ruby on Rails Engineer
Ascent Technologies
Apr 2020 - May 2025 (5 years 1 month)
Shipped core features on a large Rails monolith for a RegTech platform used by hundreds of enterprises, refactored legacy services to improve maintainability, and reduced a critical service runtime from 24 minutes to 6. Led a Heroku-to-AWS migration that cut infrastructure spend by 25% and integrated an AI-powered regulatory summarization engine to improve compliance task completion.
Fullstack Rails Engineer
Ascent Technologies
Aug 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 5 months)
Delivered backend and frontend features for early-stage Rails/JS products, built reusable component libraries with pixel-perfect fidelity, and refactored legacy services while deploying to Heroku. Contributed to the same RegTech platform's core feature set via an outsourced engagement.
ANDelivered backend and frontend features for global startups using Rails and JS, increased test coverage by 20% through RSpec/Capybara, and deployed integrations with Heroku and AWS services. Built reusable component libraries and improved code quality across projects.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Education, Winneba
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
2010 - 2013
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at the University of Education, Winneba, graduating in 2013.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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