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Michael Cain

Verified Expert in Engineering

Ruby on Rails Developer

Location

Saint Paul, MN, United States

Toptal Member Since

April 16, 2024

Michael is a skilled full-stack developer with expertise in optimizing both front- and back-end processes to enhance user experiences and boost revenue. He is an expert in leading design and implementation efforts for Enterprise API integrations and architectures. Michael excels in coding, DevOps, and software testing, ensuring robust and scalable digital solutions.

RubyMine Ruby RSpec Rails Engines Ruby on Rails 5 Linux Elasticsearch React Jest

Portfolio

TaskRabbit

Ruby, Rails Engines, Ruby on Rails 5, React, RSpec, Elasticsearch

Thrive Trm

Ruby, Ruby on Rails API, React, Jest, Elasticsearch, RSpec

EvolveIP

Ruby, Ruby on Rails 5, RSpec

Experience

Ruby on Rails API - 9 years RSpec - 9 years Linux - 9 years Ruby - 9 years Elasticsearch - 4 years Rails Engines - 4 years Ruby on Rails 5 - 4 years React - 4 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

RubyMine, Linux

The most amazing...

...thing I've worked on was a recommendation service that saved the company $40,000 a month.

Work Experience

Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

2021 - 2023

TaskRabbit

Restructured the auto-invitation algorithm to prioritize distance in geo-query algorithms, boosting the close rate for smaller tasks by 25% within the Ruby, Rails, and Elasticsearch frameworks.
Championed the UPP architecture initiative, upgrading from monolithic to modular services. Elevated application up-time by 35% and developer satisfaction by implementing cutting-edge Ruby, Rails, and Elasticsearch technologies.
Developed an innovative architecture for a recommendation algorithm, resulting in a 30% reduction in API response time and providing the ability to customize rule sets for more precise recommendations.

Technologies: Ruby, Rails Engines, Ruby on Rails 5, React, RSpec, Elasticsearch

Team Lead

2019 - 2021

Thrive Trm

Integrated key technologies into CI/CD workflow to reduce deployment times by 70%.
Oversaw the architecture of critical features, expedited market entry by 25%, secured an additional $600,000 in revenue, and avoided a $350,000 business loss.
Spearheaded the development of an ingest API, overseeing its architecture, implementation, and testing while enhancing compliance and performance.

Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails API, React, Jest, Elasticsearch, RSpec

Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

2018 - 2019

EvolveIP

Headed development efforts to improve test coverage from 50% to 95%.
Updated Ruby and Rails dependencies to improve performance and app security.
Integrated APIs from other functional areas to streamline customer data flow and maintain customer contact data from provisioning to billing cycle, reducing implementation time by 10%.
Integrated SAML and JWT single sign-on (SSO) implementations for several service providers, significantly improving employee user experience.

Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails 5, RSpec

Experience

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Application

Developed an app for managing Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) video lessons with features for creating curricula, course structures, and comment threads. I also included integrations with social media APIs like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to attract users to the login portal.

Skillset

Languages

Jazz, Ruby

Frameworks

Ruby on Rails 5, Jest

Libraries/APIs

Rails Engines, Ruby on Rails API, React

Tools

RubyMine, RSpec

Other

Music, Music Composition

Platforms

Linux

Storage

Elasticsearch

Education

2005 - 2006

Master of Music Degree in Jazz Studies

University of the Arts - Philadelphia, PA, United States

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