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Hire PHP & Laravel developers for secure, maintainable web apps.
Laravel and PHP engineers who build secure, well-structured web apps, APIs, and SaaS backends — and rescue legacy PHP codebases that have become hard to change.
Overview
Why hire php / laravel developers from Shyftr
A PHP / Laravel developer builds server-side web applications using PHP and the Laravel framework — the most popular PHP framework, known for clean architecture, fast development, and a rich ecosystem (Eloquent ORM, queues, Sanctum auth, Livewire).
Shyftr's Laravel engineers ship secure, tested, maintainable code and are equally good at greenfield builds and untangling legacy PHP. Hire them to:
- Build SaaS apps, admin panels, marketplaces, and REST APIs
- Modernize and refactor legacy PHP / CodeIgniter / WordPress code
- Implement auth, roles, billing (Cashier/Stripe), and queued jobs
- Optimize database queries and harden security
Need a JavaScript backend instead? See hire Node.js developers. Building on WordPress? See WordPress developers, or our website development services.
Rates & Engagement
Transparent pricing, senior talent.
Typical Laravel engineer rates. Final quote depends on seniority and scope — no hidden marketplace markup.
$25–$45/hr
Typical hourly range
from $4,000/mo
Dedicated developer, full-time
3–5 days
Average time to onboard
4–8 hrs
Daily time-zone overlap
What they solve
Problems our Laravel developers fix
Challenge 01
Our legacy PHP app is fragile and slow.
Our Approach
Incremental refactor to Laravel with tests, query optimization, and clean service layers — no risky big-bang rewrite.
Challenge 02
We worry about security and data leaks.
Our Approach
Framework-level protections (CSRF, SQLi/XSS), proper auth, validated input, and dependency hardening.
Challenge 03
New features take forever to ship.
Our Approach
Laravel's conventions, Eloquent, and a clean codebase dramatically speed up feature delivery.
Challenge 04
We need an API for our mobile app.
Our Approach
Versioned REST APIs with Sanctum auth, rate limiting, and docs your mobile team can build against.
Sample profiles
Talent you can expect (anonymized)
Representative profiles from our bench. Share your stack and we'll send real, matched CVs within 24 hours.
Senior Laravel Engineer · 8 yrs
Laravel, PHP 8, MySQL, Redis. Built multi-tenant SaaS and payment systems; strong on architecture and queues.
PHP Full-Stack Developer · 5 yrs
Laravel + Livewire/Vue + MySQL. Ships full features end-to-end; experienced modernizing legacy PHP.
Laravel API Developer · 4 yrs
Laravel APIs, Sanctum, Stripe Cashier, AWS. Builds clean, documented APIs for web and mobile clients.
30 / 60 / 90 days
What they ship after you onboard them.
30
Embedded & shipping
Onboarded to your codebase. Ships first features/fixes and addresses the biggest stability or security gaps.
60
Owning modules
Delivers complete modules with tests; refactors fragile areas and speeds up the build/deploy pipeline.
90
Driving the backend
Owns architecture and data model evolution, and plans the next quarter of features.
Engagement models
Pick the model that fits your team.
Dedicated Developer / Team
Full-time engineers embedded with your team for the long term — your roadmap, your standups, your tools. From $4,500/mo per developer.
Time & Material
Flexible monthly contracts billed against work actually delivered. Scale up or down sprint by sprint — ideal when scope is still evolving.
Fixed Scope
Clear deliverables, fixed timeline, fixed price. Best when the spec is well defined and you want budget certainty up front.
Stack
Tools our Laravel developers work with daily.
Comparison
Shyftr vs Toptal vs Turing vs Upwork
If you're comparing ways to hire php / laravel developers, here's an honest side-by-side. Marketplaces like Toptal, Turing, and Upwork each have a place — Shyftr's edge is a managed, agency-backed team (PM, QA, and code ownership included) at offshore rates, not a freelancer you manage alone.
| What matters | Shyftr | Toptal | Turing | Upwork |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical rate | $25–$45/hr | $60–$200+/hr | $40–$100+/hr | $15–$80/hr (varies wildly) |
| Vetting | Senior-led technical + live trial week | Top 3% screening | AI + technical screening | Self-reported; you vet |
| Time to start | 3–5 days | 2–4 weeks | 1–3 weeks | Same day–weeks |
| Project manager + QA | Included on team plans | Add-on / your job | Your job | Your job |
| Time-zone overlap | 4–8 hrs guaranteed | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| Code, IP & NDA | You own it; NDA + MSA standard | You own it | You own it | Depends on contract |
| Risk-free trial | Paid trial week, swap or refund | Trial period | 2-week trial | Milestone-based |
| Best for | Teams wanting a managed, accountable pod | Premium short engagements | Long-term remote roles | One-off tasks, tight budgets |
Want the same talent quality as a premium marketplace without paying premium-marketplace rates — and without managing freelancers yourself? Talk to us and we'll send matched profiles with transparent rates.
Testimonials
What Our Client Says
Client feedback from real projects, shaped by clear communication, disciplined delivery, and long-term product thinking.
FAQs
Hiring php / laravel developers: common questions
PHP / Laravel engineers typically range from $25–$45/hr, or from $4,000/mo for a full-time dedicated developer, with a transparent quote up front.
Ready to hire PHP & Laravel developers?
Get 2–3 matched profiles and transparent rates within 24 hours. Start with a paid trial week — keep them only if they fit.