The Gnar Company

About The Gnar Company

The Gnar Company is a Needham, Massachusetts-based software consultancy founded in 2015 with a remote-first team of senior engineers. They specialize in Ruby on Rails and React development, serving funded startups and growth-stage companies that need to augment their engineering capacity or rebuild technical foundations. The firm emphasizes clean code, sustainable architecture, and transparent project communication.

Who The Gnar Company Is Best For

The Gnar Company works best with startup CTOs or engineering leads who need senior-level contract engineering without the overhead of hiring full-time staff. They are a practical choice for companies with an existing Rails codebase that needs improvement, or teams building new products with React and Rails. The remote-first model makes them accessible to clients outside the Boston area.

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The Gnar Company Services

Selected Work

Zero to Launch: Building Gridly's Home Electrification Platform

Gridly

The Gnar designed and built Gridly's home electrification platform from idea to launch — React front end and Ruby on Rails back end — helping Gridly ship a production product with senior US-based engineers.

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Building an Engine to Streamline Third-Party Integrations

WHOOP

WHOOP partnered with The Gnar to unblock third-party integrations during hypergrowth — building a sample testing app, partner documentation, onboarding support, and API best practices so WHOOP's core team could stay focused on product.

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Legacy Replatform for AARP Foundation: $10M+ in Tax Relief Delivered

AARP Foundation

The Gnar replatformed AARP Foundation Property Tax-Aide tools on React and Ruby on Rails — cutting application clicks ~40% on average across 14 rebuilt tools that have helped 28,000+ people secure $10M+ in property tax relief.

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