Hire PHP and Laravel developers
Hire Laravel developers, and PHP developers who can tame legacy code
PHP still runs a huge share of the web, and Laravel is one of the most productive frameworks around. We put forward developers who write modern PHP and who can also work safely inside the older code most businesses actually have.
A Laravel developer builds web applications and APIs in PHP using the Laravel framework, which provides routing, the Eloquent ORM, authentication, queues, scheduling and testing tools. Many also maintain and modernise older PHP applications.
TechNimbus supplies PHP and Laravel developers from India on contract and dedicated terms, for new builds and legacy work.
Typical work
What our PHP and Laravel developers do
Laravel applications
Business apps, portals and SaaS products with Eloquent, queues and scheduled jobs.
APIs
Laravel APIs with Sanctum or Passport authentication for mobile and single-page apps.
Livewire and Inertia
Interactive interfaces without a separate JavaScript frontend, or with Vue or React through Inertia.
Ecommerce
Custom stores and WooCommerce or Magento work, including payment and shipping integrations.
Legacy modernisation
Moving old PHP 5 or 7 code to PHP 8 and Laravel, one module at a time.
Performance and security
Query optimisation, caching, dependency updates and fixing common vulnerabilities.
How we vet
What we test PHP and Laravel developers on
Modern PHP is a different language from the PHP many people remember. We test for:
- Modern PHP: PHP 8 features, strict types, enums and readonly properties.
- Eloquent: relationships, eager loading to avoid N+1 queries, and knowing when to drop to the query builder.
- Laravel patterns: form requests, policies, jobs, events and service classes that keep controllers thin.
- Testing: PHPUnit or Pest feature tests and database factories.
- Security: mass assignment, SQL injection, CSRF and safe file uploads.
- Legacy work: adding tests around untested code before changing it.
Every developer passes a technical interview with a senior engineer on our side before you see their profile. You then interview them yourself.
Market rates
What PHP developers cost in India
Dotsquares puts backend developers in India, a group that includes PHP, at $20 to $45 an hour across experience levels in 2026.
MQBit Technologies notes that established technologies such as PHP and .NET are often slightly more affordable than in-demand stacks like React, Next.js and TypeScript, because the talent pool is large and mature.
These are third-party market figures, not TechNimbus prices. Sources: Dotsquares, MQBit Technologies. See our full developer cost guide.
Is Laravel still a good choice in 2026?
Yes. Laravel is actively developed, has excellent documentation and tooling, and lets small teams build complete applications quickly. It is a sensible choice for business applications, SaaS products and APIs.
Can you modernise our old PHP application?
Yes. We usually start by adding tests around the most important behaviour, then upgrade PHP versions and move code into Laravel module by module, so the application keeps running throughout.
Do your developers work with WordPress?
Some do, including custom themes, plugins and WooCommerce. If WordPress is the main requirement, say so in the brief and we will match accordingly.
Can a Laravel developer build the frontend too?
Many can, using Blade with Livewire, or Vue or React through Inertia. For a complex single-page app, pairing with a React developer may be better.
Are PHP developers cheaper than Node.js developers?
Often slightly, because the PHP talent pool is large and mature. The difference is smaller for senior Laravel developers with modern practices, who are in steady demand.
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