{"id":6469,"date":"2020-03-29T16:36:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T16:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/?p=6469"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:50:10","slug":"spree-partner-network-expert-e-commerce-developers-in-high-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/spree-partner-network-expert-e-commerce-developers-in-high-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Spree Partner Network &#8211; expert Ecommerce developers in high demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Spree Partner Network is an opportunity for <a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/category\/ruby-on-rails\/\">open-source eCommerce<\/a> (but also Javascript) software agencies to gain new Spree clients, Spree project experience, and marketing exposure. It&#8217;s an opportunity for E-Commerce businesses to work with reliable and proven Spree development partners. As several E-Commerce categories are currently booming, expert E-Commerce developers are in high demand. <strong>Spree Partner Network brings benefits to both the clients and dev shops.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Spree in 2020<\/h1>\n<p>Spree is an <a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">open-source ecommerce platform<\/a> for Rails 6 with a modern UX, optional PWA frontend, REST API, GraphQL (under construction), several official extensions, and 3rd party integrations. <strong>Over 1 million downloads and counting!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Ruby on Rails and JavaScript developers the Spree ecosystem is a set of building blocks allowing them to quickly respond to market demand:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/spree\/spree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spree 4.1<\/a> now has a brand new, blazing-fast UX reducing time to market to weeks or even days<\/li>\n<li>Spree backend is using <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.spreecommerce.org\/api\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APIs<\/a> to talk to multiple frontend apps\u2026<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;built with any tech-stack you like!<\/li>\n<li>Spree is also an excellent headless engine for several <a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/use-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">use cases<\/a> and omnichannel projects\u2026<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;like selling through a custom JS storefront, a WordPress page, a mobile app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out Spree:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"mgt-menu-item-1986\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/success-stories\/\">Success Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"mgt-menu-item-3434\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/use-cases\/\">Use cases<\/a> including a multi-vendor marketplace or a multi-tenant shopping platform<\/li>\n<li id=\"mgt-menu-item-3627\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/features\/\">Features<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"mgt-menu-item-1985\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/integrations\/\">Integrations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"mgt-menu-item-3132\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.spreecommerce.org\/\">Docs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"mgt-menu-item-1987\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Make sure to:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/slack.spreecommerce.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join Spree Slack<\/a> &#8211; 4200+ members<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/new-spree-ux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review Spree UX slides<\/a> &#8211; slide deck + more<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.spreecommerce.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review Spree guides<\/a> &#8211; admin + dev docs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/spree\/spree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See Spree on Github<\/a> &#8211; dev dashboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Why become a Spree Partner in 2020?<\/h1>\n<div>As <a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/covid-19-pandemic-shifting-e-commerce-consumer-habits-for-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 pandemic is shifting E-Commerce consumer habits<\/a> for good, there is a growing need for <a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/e-commerce-opportunities-for-the-ruby-on-rails-community-in-the-times-of-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reliable and highly efficient E-Commerce developers<\/a> to build, scale, and maintain web apps in multiple growing E-Commerce categories.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>We are getting several requests per day from clients all over the world in need of ecommerce development. <\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>We&#8217;d like to share those leads with Spree Partners who&#8217;d be willing and able to work on such projects and contribute back to the Spree ecosystem.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As COVID-19 comes and goes in waves, customer behaviors will shift a bit towards remote and online lifestyles. New investment money will flow to fill those spaces which supply the demand. It\u2019s inevitable. <a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/e-commerce-opportunities-for-the-ruby-on-rails-community-in-the-times-of-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s already happening<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1>Who benefits?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clients<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>share their project RFQs<\/li>\n<li>get matched with high-quality Spree development service providers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Software agencies<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>get new Spree clients<\/li>\n<li>have their work showcased after launch in the Spree marketing channels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>the whole Spree ecosystem<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>more projects are going live and more Spree businesses are growing<\/li>\n<li>more contributors joining the Spree dev community<\/li>\n<li>new features and integrations are being developed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1>How to become a Spree Partner?<\/h1>\n<div>There are no upfront fees associated with becoming a Spree Partner while the benefits may be significant.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Proposed next steps:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>reach out using <a href=\"https:\/\/spreecommerce.org\/get-started\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this contact form<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to express your interest<\/li>\n<li><strong>we&#8217;ll share a slide deck<\/strong> explaining how the Spree Partner Network works in more detail<\/li>\n<li><strong>Partner onboarding:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>let&#8217;s have an intro call to get to know each other and discuss the slide deck<\/li>\n<li>we&#8217;ll share an NDA draft with you &#8211; once we sign, we&#8217;d start sharing qualified Spree leads with you<\/li>\n<li>each time we&#8217;d ask you for your availability and support client matchmaking<\/li>\n<li>you&#8217;d add Spree information on your website with a Spree Partner Network member badge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>open-source contributions:<\/strong> your bandwidth permitting, let&#8217;s jointly deliver a Spree open-source mini-project to get our teams familiarized with each other&#8217;s processes and workflows and validate your Spree skills in future clients eyes:\n<ul>\n<li>would you prefer to work on purely RoR projects, projects with a Javascript component, or both?\n<ul>\n<li>build or improve the Spree core functionality<\/li>\n<li>improve or maintain a chosen Spree extension<\/li>\n<li>build or improve a Spree 3rd party integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>let&#8217;s run it as a regular project with PMs (yours+ours), daily standups, a project board, a shared slack channel, code reviews, QA, UAT, deliverable demos, a project retro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spree project delivery<\/strong>: we&#8217;d actively support your Spree project delivery:\n<ul>\n<li>to provide your team with the support you might need<\/li>\n<li>to assure the client that their project is in good hands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>As the Spree Commerce core team, <strong>we would like to offer our support<\/strong> to the Ruby on the open-source community and all E-Commerce businesses in need of expert software development services in this difficult time. At the same time, we would like to grow the Spree ecosystem as we&#8217;re getting new E-Commerce RFQs every single day. Every\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/black-swan-events-short-term-crisis-long-term-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Swan Event<\/a>\u00a0is a short-term crisis but a long term opportunity, as legendary investor Warren Buffet probably says.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Keep in touch!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spree Partner Network is an opportunity for open-source eCommerce (but also Javascript) software agencies to gain new Spree clients, Spree project experience, and marketing exposure. It&#8217;s an opportunity for E-Commerce businesses to work with reliable and proven Spree development partners. As several E-Commerce categories are currently booming, expert E-Commerce developers are in high demand. 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