Hire Laravel developers for your team in the United Kingdom

A useful developer can explain how they keep an application understandable as it grows. Look for practical decisions in the code, not a list of framework names.

• Database queriesUse Eloquent relationships and eager loading to avoid running a query for every row in a loop, and choose the query builder where it is faster.
• Background workPut imports, emails and PDF generation on queues, and watch failed jobs with a tool such as Horizon.
• SecurityUse Laravel’s CSRF protection, escaped Blade output, hashed passwords and mass-assignment protection, with an authentication option such as Sanctum.
• Database changesTrack migrations and seeders in version control so each environment can be built from scratch and changes remain visible.
• Front-end choicesUse Blade with Livewire and Alpine.js for server-driven interaction, or Inertia.js with Vue or React for a single-page feel.

You direct the work, and the developers we provide already work on our client projects. They are not freelancers recruited for your enquiry.

1. 01

   Agree the arrangement

   Hiring through a studio usually moves recruitment, payroll, equipment and cover for absence to the studio; direct hiring gives you more control but takes longer to set up.

2. 02

   Join your workflow

   We work remotely over video calls, WhatsApp and shared project boards, and developers use your repository, tickets and stand-ups.

3. 03

   Prepare the handover

   Share an architecture overview, coding standards, branching and release processes, and instructions for running the project locally. Record any gaps the developer finds.

4. 04

   Start with real work

   The onboarding plan covers environment setup, a product and codebase walkthrough, and a small task that touches the main parts of the system.

5. 05

   Set access and accounts

   Start with individual accounts and the least permissions needed on staging. Add production access after the review process is in place, and keep repositories and cloud services under your organisation.

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A little preparation gives your developer real work to start on and a clear route to approval.

• Rank the backlog, or describe the first tasks well enough for the developer to pick them up.
• Name the skills and seniority you need, including any front-end, back-end or legacy-system experience.
• Share your working hours, the overlap you need and who will answer the developer’s questions.
• Define doneagree review rules, expected tests, deployment and who approves the work.