PHP/Laravel Development

Code that survives
contact with reality

You're not hiring a developer. You're hiring an engineer who understands that code lives in production, under load, for years. I fix what others broke.

Legacy code rescue

Your 10-year-old codebase isn't dead. It's waiting. I specialise in systematic modernisation without the rewrite.

  • PHP 5.x to 8.x migration
  • Framework upgrades (Laravel, Symfony)
  • Dependency modernisation
  • Test coverage introduction
  • Incremental refactoring

"We thought we needed a complete rewrite. Instead, we got a modernised codebase in 3 months with zero downtime."

Performance engineering

Milliseconds = Money. Performance engineering is archaeology and architecture combined.

  • Database query optimisation
  • N+1 query elimination
  • Caching strategies (Redis, Memcached)
  • Queue optimisation
  • APM integration & monitoring

"Response times dropped from 2.3s to 180ms. AWS bill reduced by 40%."

Laravel architecture

From prototype to platform. Architecture that scales with your business, not against it.

  • Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
  • Event sourcing & CQRS
  • Modular monolith design
  • API design (REST, GraphQL)
  • Multi-tenancy implementation

"Finally, an architecture where new developers can be productive in days, not months."

Code audit & review

An honest assessment. No sales pitch. Perfect for due diligence, team onboarding, or technical debt inventory.

  • Architecture assessment
  • Security vulnerability scan
  • Performance bottleneck analysis
  • Technical debt quantification
  • Prioritised remediation roadmap

"The audit report saved us from a bad acquisition. Worth every euro."

Tech stack expertise

Deep experience across the PHP ecosystem

PHP
5.6 → 8.3
Laravel
4.x → 11.x
Symfony
Components & Full
MySQL
Optimisation
PostgreSQL
Advanced
Redis
Cache & Queue
Livewire
TALL Stack
Inertia
Vue/React
PHPUnit
Testing
Pest
Modern Testing
Composer
Packages
APIs
REST & GraphQL

How I work

Pragmatic, transparent, and results-focused

1

Discovery call

30 minutes to understand your situation. No sales pitch. Just honest assessment of whether I can help.

2

Technical assessment

If it makes sense, I'll do a paid initial assessment. Real analysis, not a proposal factory.

3

Execution

Weekly updates, clear milestones, and no surprises. You'll know exactly where things stand.

4

Knowledge transfer

Documentation and handoff so your team can maintain and extend the work independently.

Ready to fix your codebase?

Let's have a straightforward conversation about your challenges.

Schedule a discovery call