Hi there! I'm Dylan Fitzgerald, a software engineering consultant with a knack for bridging the gap between technology and team dynamics. With a technical background in Ruby on Rails, Elixir, and DevOps, I excel in elevating the quality of projects while fostering a harmonious team environment. My years of consulting across the industry give me perspective on what works—and doesn't—with teams and process. In particular, I thrive on turning the implicit into deliberate decisions.
- Full-stack development with a focus on Ruby on Rails and Elixir ecosystems.
- Expert implementation of TDD (particularly RSpec) ensuring reliable, maintainable code.
- Process, communication, and goal refinement within your existing team.
- Consulting to aid in making informed decisions for your team and tech stack.
- DevOps practices to streamline your deployment and infrastructure management.
- Well-versed in using agentic AI tooling (my daily driver is Claude Code these days), and happy to explore and demo how this can accelerate you and your team.
My training in Shape Up and cross-industry exposure helps me tailor strategies specific to your team’s dynamics. I thrive in collaborative settings, helping leadership and teams navigate through their challenges to achieve exemplary results.
Other engagements have seen me providing code review services to hundreds of developers (junior to CTO level), and driving process improvements that enhance team cohesion and project delivery.
Let’s explore how we can build great stuff together!
Email: dylan+hn at arborealstudios.com
Blog: https://www.dylanfitzgerald.net/blog
GitHub: https://github.com/arubis
Tech Stack:
- Languages: Elixir/OTP (Phoenix, LiveView), Ruby/Rails, JavaScript (vanilla, TS, lit, React), HTML, CSS/Sass, SQL, HCL, shell
- Systems and Services: Linux, Apache, nginx, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, CDNs, vuln mitigation.
- DevOps: AWS, GCP, Heroku, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD (Gitlab, CircleCI, GH Actions)