Need an Agile team to ship your complex projects?

Let our team of experts build your new features or tackle your technical debt.

OmbuLabs is a lean software boutique, specializing in performing maintenance or building features without interrupting product development.

Whatever your challenge, we dig deep to nail the best approach before using agile processes to create an optimal solution.

Our Services

Clearing technical debt

If you’re encountering bugs from outdated systems or projects overrunning, it’s time to perform some maintenance.

We’ve worked on everything from old Rails 2.3 software to legacy apps running with no test coverage and broken Node.js dependencies.

We can give your codebase a refresh, with tasks such as:

  • Framework updates
  • Increasing test coverage
  • Repository workflows
  • Untangling spaghetti code
  • Technical documentation
  • Code readability
  • Adopting Agile processes
  • Dependency updates
  • Refactor to modular architecture

We also run a subsidiary company, FastRuby.io, that specializes in version upgrades for Ruby on Rails.

Software Development

We’re experienced at developing new capabilities for existing software or new apps to add to a company’s product line.

Every project is tackled with the latest technologies and best practices. We use an Agile approach to solve real business problems with as little code as possible.

We can work on the projects you need expert help with, such as:

  • Frontend Features
  • API updates
  • Tie-in applications
  • New integrations
  • Cross-platform development
  • Building MVPs
  • Design Sprints
  • Security improvements
  • UX/UI improvements

Past Clients

OmbuLabs' work on our project was great. Communication was easy and efficient, they were attentive to our needs and responsive to changing requirements. The team shipped high quality code in an iterative manner, always keeping us in the loop. They added a lot of value working on a new product while our team could focus on other goals and just offer input when needed.

Tobias McGuigan Technical Program Manager at Snap, Inc

OmbuLabs executed a full upgrade of our application from Rails 4.0 to 5.1, including preparation for an eventual 5.2 upgrade. The team adapted to our environment and kept a clear focus on the goal, resisting the temptation of feature-type distractions. Their effort allowed us to keep up to date with Rails versions without detracting from progress on other goals.

Ben Langfeld Solutions Architect at Power Home Remodeling Group

We have worked with OmbuLabs on a number of software development projects, and have been very satisfied with the results. The developers at OmbuLabs are knowledgeable, motivated and easy to work with, and go above and beyond our expectations for each project. They have been an invaluable resource to us and we look forward to continuing to work with the OmbuLabs team on future projects.

Mike Nicholaides CTO & Co-Founder of PromptWorks

OmbuLabs exceeded our expectations. They went above and beyond and tried to help out even when the contract was up. OmbuLabs was willing to integrate with our team, and worked with the Junior Developer on our team to get to full productivity.

Will Bridges Director of Engineering at Storenvy

I really appreciate how OmbuLabs was able to carry things forward when I wasn't available to provide input. Knowing that their developers were able to write code, handle code reviews and keep everything together was really helpful.

Nick Hance President of Reenhanced, LLC

When we interviewed Ernesto for a short term contract project I told him that as the most expensive applicant he would be expected to produce the highest quality of work. Over a year later he and Mauro are an integral part of our team. In addition to producing high quality code they also suggest improvements to our development processes and mentor our new engineers. I would definitely recommend OmbuLabs to a friend in need.

Preston St. Pierre CTO at Carb.io

Having an external person working on Checker Cruncher was really useful for me. It helped in terms of accountability and having a second pair of eyes for things like testing, bug-finding and stylistic choices.

Thomas Brooks Thomas Founder of Checker Cruncher

Recently, the team at OmbuLabs helped us increase the performance of our mobile app backend. We found their approach to be smart, methodical, and very effective. Their team is highly skilled, they communicate well, and they are a pleasure to work with. I'd gladly work with OmbuLabs again.

Haig Didizian Co-Founder of NightOwl

It is a rarity to find transparency, thoughtfulness and a superb quality + value equation in an outsourced digital tech team. OmbuLabs was able to bring my vision to life on-line seamlessly, despite the usual start-up constraints of small budgets + short lead-times and high output expectations. Ombu continues, months post-delivery, to stand-behind their product and over-perform from a client services POV— a fact which makes them our digital agency of record.

Tina Hedges CEO at LOLI

Why Choose OmbuLabs?

We are a boutique development agency, running since 2011. Since then we have worked on everything from niche tools to Fortune 500s.

Our size means your project will receive a pair of dedicated developers, not a mystery team of people switching in and out. We aim to be an extension of your company, getting up and running ASAP.

And of course, we only want to ship quality code. That’s why every line we write goes through a rigorous QA process of automated tests, code reviews and staging before it goes into production.

Trusted industry experts

Our team is made up of industry leaders. We have spoken at conferences, meetups and podcasts including:

RailsConf 2019
RubyConf 2019
RubyKaigi Takeout 2020
RubyConf AU
Ruby Summit Brasil
RubyConf Argentina
Rails Girls
The Developers Conference
Remote Ruby Podcast
Ruby on Rails Podcast
Legacy Code Rocks Podcast
Maintainable Podcast
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Our Team

We are proud of the standards we hold for ourselves. We only pick top developers from around the world with a 4-round application, chosen for both their technical and communication skills.

Our development team is a diverse group, reflecting our core value of Talent is Everywhere

We're hiring!

  • Ernesto Tagwerker

    Founder & Senior Software Engineer
    United States | He/His

    Passionate about Agile/Lean methodologies. OSS Maintainer and Contributor. When he is not working on minimum viable products, he is spending quality time with his family.

  • Robert Dormer

    Senior Software Engineer
    United States | He/His

    Software Engineer and Ruby on Rails developer. He's worked on more Rails apps than he can count, and he's always learning more about technology and writing good code.

  • Ignacio Bertotti

    Administrative
    Argentina | He/His

    Expert in customer support. He turns our clients into fans and helps them in every way possible. Got a question? He's got the answer.

  • Luciano Becerra

    Senior Software Engineer
    Argentina | He/His

    Passionate about programming, entrepreneurship, startups, and all things related to technology.

  • Cleiviane Costa

    Senior Software Engineer
    Brazil | She/Her

    A software engineer passionate about code, entrepreneurship and technology. She likes to think outside the box and propose new ideas for the team.

  • Luis Sagastume

    Senior Software Engineer
    Guatemala | He/His

    Software Engineer based in Guatemala city. Passionate about open source, learning new technologies and building cool stuff. People haved called him "Doc" since fourth grade.

  • Amanda Bizzinotto

    Senior Project Manager
    Brazil

    Experienced Agile / Scrum practitioner, she keeps OmbuLabs' projects moving and makes sure they cross the finish line.

  • Fiona Lapham

    Software Engineer
    United States | She/Her

    A developer from Philadelphia who is growing with the company. She loves that coding is solving puzzles and always learning new things.

  • Ariel Juodziukynas

    Senior Software Engineer
    Argentina | He/His

    Ruby On Rails dev from Buenos Aires. Passionate about programming, open source, games and music. Tolkien fan. Spends a lot of time spelling his last name.

  • Francois Buys

    Senior Software Engineer
    South Africa | He/His

    He strives to uplift and is passionate about the impact he has as a full stack developer. He's a maker by heart and loves creating and exploring ideas and things.

  • Toni Benn

    Agile Project Manager
    United States | She/Her

    Resilient, compassionate and inquisitive, she hopes to utilize these qualities to motivate and inspire team members to always do their best work.

  • Brad Smith

    Senior Software Engineer
    United States | He/His

    A full stack software engineer from Boston, he loves to solve problems with technology. He is a lifelong teacher, learner and restless creative.

  • Gelsey Torres

    Junior Software Engineer
    United States | She/Her

    Former front-end developer excited to step into a full-stack role. She has wanted to be a programmer since she was a teenager.

Giving back to the wider community

We feel it is vital to support the wider software community. All of our team are allocated work hours to spend on open source projects or sharing our knowledge through writing blog posts.

Our code is used by millions of people through our open source tools such as:

  • Bundler Leak

    The best tool to find leaky gems in dependencies. RubyMem

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  • RubyMem

    A leaky gems advisory database created and maintained by the Ruby community. RubyMem

    View Project
  • Dash

    A dashboard that pulls tasks from Github and Pivotal Tracker. Dash

    View Project
  • Blogcop

    A GitHub bot that helps manage outdated articles on a Jekyll blog.

    View Project
  • Skunk

    A SkunkScore calculator. A simple tool to calculate tech debt in Ruby applications.

    View Project
  • Harvesting

    A Ruby gem to interact with the Harvest API v2.0 and forward.

    View Project
  • Points

    A Rails application to collaboratively estimate stories.

    View Project
  • Rails Upgrader

    This gem helps you automate the migration to strong parameters.

    View Project
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