Were you looking for a PHP developer to hire?
You just found the one who also cares about your business — not only the code.
Senior PHP development, end-to-end.
I build, modernize and rescue PHP applications for companies that need a senior engineer they can actually talk to — 16+ years shipping production PHP across fintech, SaaS and enterprise operations.
Direct engagement, no marketplace, no recruiter relay. You scope the work with the person who writes the code.
Nearshore from Monterrey, MX with full overlap across US time zones — standups and reviews happen live.
Equally comfortable with greenfield Laravel builds and 12-year-old PHP codebases nobody wants to touch.
Everything you need around PHP.
PHP application development
Greenfield products built on modern PHP 8.x with clean architecture, tests and CI from day one.
- PHP 8.x, strict types, PSR standards
- Domain modeling and clean boundaries
- Automated tests and CI/CD pipelines
Legacy PHP rescue & modernization
Stuck on PHP 5.x, 7.x, or an unmaintained codebase? I migrate you to PHP 8.x safely, without freezing the business.
- Incremental upgrades, no big-bang rewrites
- Static analysis (PHPStan / Psalm)
- Risk-aware refactor with regression tests
Laravel development
When Laravel is the right fit, I ship production-grade Laravel apps with queues, jobs, policies and a clean module layout.
- Eloquent, queues, events, policies
- API-first or full-stack with Inertia/Livewire
- Multi-tenant and B2B SaaS patterns
REST & API design with PHP
Versioned, documented APIs your mobile and web teams can build against without guessing.
- OpenAPI specs and contract-first design
- Auth (OAuth2, JWT, API keys), rate limiting
- Webhooks, idempotency, retries
Performance, security & DevOps for PHP
Make your PHP app fast, observable and safe to deploy — without rewriting it.
- Query, cache and queue tuning
- Hardening: OWASP, secrets, dependencies
- Docker, CI/CD, zero-downtime deploys on AWS
AI-augmented PHP engineering
I bring AI-assisted workflows into PHP teams — code review, refactor, test generation, and agentic tooling around your codebase.
- LLM-driven refactor and migration
- AI-assisted test and doc generation
- Agentic tooling around your repo
A senior individual consultant, not an agency.
You talk to the engineer
No account managers, no recruiter relay. The person scoping your project is the person writing the code.
16+ years, mostly PHP
Built, scaled and rescued PHP apps across fintech, SaaS and enterprise operations. I've seen most of the failure modes already.
Nearshore, US time zones
Live overlap with US Eastern, Central and Pacific — no async-only handoffs.
No marketplace markup
Direct engagement. You pay for engineering, not a 30% platform fee.
Production PHP shipped, not slideware.
Loan origination platform built end-to-end on PHP/Laravel.
PHP · Laravel · MySQL · AWS · Credit Bureau APIs
PHP/Symfony platform with queues, Redis and zero-downtime deploys.
PHP · Symfony · PostgreSQL · Redis · AWS
Laravel + Vue product with deep third-party integrations.
Laravel · Vue.js · PostgreSQL · AWS
AI-augmented engineering ops on top of an AWS-hosted PHP stack.
PHP · AWS · AI-Augmented Workflows · DevOps
Modern PHP, hardened for production.
From first call to clean handover.
Discovery
Free 30-minute call to understand goals, constraints and your current PHP stack.
Proposal
A short written proposal with scope, milestones and engagement model.
Sprints
Weekly demos, transparent commits, and async updates you can forward to your team.
Handover
Documented codebase, runbooks and a clean handoff to your team — or ongoing retainer if you prefer.
Pick the shape that fits the work.
For audits, spikes, code reviews and short engagements where scope is fluid.
Reserved capacity each month — best for ongoing product work, support and modernization.
Defined deliverable and timeline — best for clearly scoped builds or migrations.
Pricing depends on scope and engagement. Tell me about your project and I'll send a written quote within 48 hours.
Frequently asked about hiring a PHP developer.
Senior PHP rates in the US typically run $90–$200/hr. As a senior individual consultant nearshore from LATAM, I sit below the US in-house and Toptal range while delivering the same seniority. Exact pricing depends on scope and engagement model — share the project and I'll send a written quote within 48 hours.
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