Freelance Laravel developer for APIs, SaaS back ends and takeovers

Laravel back ends for products that have to keep running

Laravel is where most of my back-end work happens. It runs the business logic, payments, notifications and data behind the products I build, and it is usually the part customers never see until something goes wrong.

Clients typically hire me for Laravel when they are:

• Startups that need an API behind a Nuxt, React or mobile front end
• Companies with a Laravel app built by a previous developer or agency that has become hard to change
• Teams adding payments, search, real-time notifications or AI to an existing Laravel product
• Agencies that need a senior back-end developer working under their name

How I build with Laravel

I start with the data model, because most expensive back-end problems trace back to tables that do not match how the business works. Then I define the API contract, so front-end work does not wait on the back end.

I stick to Laravel conventions so any Laravel developer can pick up the code after me. Long tasks go to queues, real-time updates go through Laravel Reverb, and search runs through Laravel Scout. PostgreSQL is my default database. Every main flow gets Pest tests, and the app stays on a current Laravel and PHP version.

I use AI coding tools such as Claude Code and Cursor daily to move faster, and I review and test every change before it ships.

Laravel and PHP in production

• WithMaslow.com: a personality assessment platform I took over in 2024. I rebuilt the API in Laravel 13 on PostgreSQL, with AI-generated insights through Laravel AI and Gemini, an MCP server with Laravel MCP, teams, social login and one-time-code sign-in.
• Good Earth: custom PHP plugins for a WordPress catalogue, including a CSV import for about 1,000 products and a "Peel & Win" campaign with code redemption and prize assignment.

If you are starting a product from scratch, see SaaS and MVP development. To add AI to an existing app, see AI integration. For the front end, I pair Laravel with Nuxt.

What affects the price

Work starts from €60/hour (€480/day); you get a fixed quote after a short scoping call. The estimate depends on the size of the data model, how many third-party services you connect (payments, search, email, AI), whether there is existing code to take over and how much test coverage you want at launch.

You work directly with me, with no account manager in between. I sign NDAs and you own the code. Describe your current back end or what you want to build, and I will reply within one working day with questions or a first estimate. Get a quote for your Laravel project.