Backend Engineering

Hire PHP Developers

Hire PHP developers who write PHP as it exists today, not as it was in 2009. Modern PHP 8 is fast, strictly typed and genuinely pleasant — and it still runs a large share of the web. We build new products in Laravel and Symfony, and we're also the team people call to rescue the legacy PHP nobody else will touch.

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What our PHP developers bring

  • check_circle PHP 8 with strict types, enums, attributes and JIT
  • check_circle Laravel — Eloquent, queues, Livewire and the wider ecosystem
  • check_circle Symfony components and enterprise architecture
  • check_circle CodeIgniter and legacy framework maintenance
  • check_circle MySQL/PostgreSQL schema design and query tuning
  • check_circle Testing with PHPUnit and Pest, plus static analysis (PHPStan, Psalm)

What they build

Laravel applications

SaaS products, portals and APIs built on the framework with the best PHP developer experience.

Legacy PHP rescue

Undocumented, untested code left by a team that's long gone — stabilised, then modernised.

PHP version upgrades

Move off an unsupported PHP version (5.x, 7.x) without breaking what already works.

APIs & integrations

REST and GraphQL services connecting PHP applications to everything else.

Flexible ways to hire

Bring on PHP talent through a dedicated team, staff augmentation or a fixed-price project — whichever fits your roadmap. See typical developer rates or browse all expert teams.

Hire vetted PHP developers

Tell us what you need and we'll match you with senior PHP engineers, often within 48–72 hours.

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Frequently asked questions

Isn't PHP outdated? expand_more
That reputation was earned by PHP 5 and hasn't been true for years. PHP 8 has strict typing, is genuinely fast, and powers an enormous share of the web including WordPress and much of e-commerce. The bad PHP you've heard about is old PHP written badly — which is a statement about the code, not the language.
We have an old PHP app nobody understands. Can you help? expand_more
That's one of the most common things we're asked. We start by reading it and getting it under test — so changes stop being terrifying — and only then modernise. We won't recommend a rewrite unless we genuinely believe it's cheaper than the alternative.
Laravel or Symfony? expand_more
Laravel for speed of delivery and a very rich ecosystem — the default for most products. Symfony when you need strict architectural control or you're in an enterprise that already standardises on it.
Can PHP handle high traffic? expand_more
Yes. With sensible caching, queues and a tuned database, PHP handles very substantial load. Traffic problems are almost always database or architecture problems wearing a language costume.