You’ve heard of Ruby, and maybe even Rails. But did you know that some of your favorite sites are built on that framework?
You’ll find music, sports, jobs, crowdsourcing, education, and fun and games (literally!) among these sites. They let you do everything from shopping and traveling to working, staying fit, and being entertained.
And what they all have in common is that they were created using Ruby on Rails, an amazing – and super popular! – web application framework. And bonus: 16 of these companies are hiring Rails developers RIGHT NOW. Did you hear me? Almost half of these companies are looking for new hires as we speak.
Even better news? In just 1 week, you too can start learning the skills you need to build interesting and useful things like these by joining us for the brand new Skillcrush Ruby on Rails Blueprint. If you enroll today, you’ll be building Rails apps in just weeks.
So, check out these 37 sites that you love that use the very elegant and very in-demand Rails… and get ready for a career you love with Rails!
Psssst – Can you guess why there are exactly 37 sites on this list?? We’ll let you in on that “insider secret” and SOOOO much more in the Skillcrush Ruby on Rails Blueprint!
1. 500px
500px is looking for a Senior web developer with strong knowledge of Ruby on Rails.
2. Airbnb
Airbnb is looking for a full-stack software engineer with Ruby on Rails experience.
3. A List Apart
A List Apart is featured as a Ruby on Rails “Success Story” on the Ruby blog.
4. Ask.fm
Ask.fm is looking for a senior Ruby on Rails developer to help them grow and develop.
5. Basecamp
Basecamp is proud that Ruby on Rails is its “heart and soul” – of course!
Bleacher Report, one of the largest U.S. consumer sites based on Rails, is looking for a Ruby on Rails software engineer.
7. Bloomberg
Bloomberg is looking for a senior Ruby developer with Ruby on Rails experience.
8. Clarity
Clarity.fm’s advice for entrepreneurs is powered by Rails.
9. Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing uses Ruby on Rails for the “heavy lifting” on its site.
10. Dribbble
Dribble has Rails “at the core of operations”.
11. Fiverr
Fiverr is looking for a server-side web developer with Ruby on Rails experience.
12. Funny or Die
Funny or Die is looking for a “great Rails developer” for their team.
13. Genius
Genius dev team uses Ruby on Rails to create its annotation service.
14. GitHub
GitHub code repository is built on Ruby on Rails.
15. Goodreads
Goodreads offers up book recommendations with Rails.
16. Groupon
Groupon is looking for a Ruby on Rails back-end engineer.
17. Hulu
Hulu has been “built with Ruby on Rails since the beginning”.
18. Indiegogo
Indiegogo runs its independent crowdfunding site on Rails.
19. Jobster
Jobster’s Rail-based site helps you find jobs.
20. Kickstarter
Kickstarter uses Ruby on Rails for the backend of its popular crowdfunding service.
21. LivingSocial
LivingSocial is looking for a Ruby on Rails QA engineer.
22. Lumosity
Lumosity shares its Rails experience on its engineering blog.
23. MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal lets you track and share your fitness stats with Rails.
24. Pixlr
Pixlr is looking for a senior dev ops engineer with Ruby automating skills.
25. Scribd
Scribd has “the #2 largest Rails site on the web”.
26. SeeClickFix
SeeClickFix is looking for a full-stack Ruby/Rails engineer for its citizen communication platform.
27. Shopify
Shopify is looking for a web application developer for Rails server-side development.
28. SlideShare
SlideShare uses Ruby on Rails for its “playground”.
29. Square
Square is looking for a software engineer who works with Rails, along with other technologies.
30. Strava
Strava is “running on a Rails front end”.
31. ThemeForest
Themeforest is in the top 5 Rails sites by traffic.
32. Twitch
Twitch’s gaming video site runs on Rails.
33. Urban Dictionary
Urban Dictionary defines the newest words on its Rails site.
34. We Heart It
We Heart It is looking for a Ruby on Rails engineer.
35. Whitepages
Whitepages is looking for a software engineer to program in Rails.
36. Yammer
Yammer “started with a Ruby on Rails app” and still uses Rails today.
37. Zendesk
Zendesk is looking for a talented Ruby on Rails engineer.
