Olivier Buffon

Your product, from zero to production

I build your product full stack, with deep backend expertise, from the first line of code to production.

What you get

A senior developer who owns your product end to end: the backend, the web interface and, when you need them, the mobile apps.

  • A solid backend, built with deep Ruby on Rails expertise.
  • Fast web interfaces with Hotwire (Turbo, Stimulus) and a component library.
  • iOS and Android apps in Flutter when your product needs them.
  • More speed from AI coding agents, kept in check by quality gates on every change.

Scaling and modernizing a Ruby on Rails application

Is your Rails application struggling to keep up with growth, or showing its age? I move it forward: holding the load, upgrading, modernizing the interface and the backend.

At Chronogolf, I designed the backend from zero to hundreds of thousands of daily users. At iDocus, I modernized the interface and the backend and started a component library.

How the engagement works

A time-based contract, full-time or part-time.

Remote for Canada and France, with at least three hours of overlap with Paris business hours every day. Hybrid or on site in the Québec City area.

What I have delivered

  • Chronogolf, 2014 to 2018: as the first developer, I designed the backend and built the team while the company grew from 5 to more than 45 people, including 10 developers. Chronogolf was later acquired by Lightspeed.
  • Homeric, since 2021: as a co-founder, I built the backend from day one, and I remain its on-demand technical advisor.
  • Scribee, 2025 to 2026: I built a French e-invoicing platform from zero in Rails, and designed its iOS and Android apps in Flutter. Scribee became a state-approved e-invoicing platform in France within a week of filing.

Let's talk about your project

Available from January 2027