Hire PHP developers for your team in Australia

PHP developers use tools for testing, code checks, debugging and databases. Ask which tools they use and how those tools fit into their daily work.

• Readable PHPLook for type declarations, namespaces and Composer, alongside coding standards that make the code easier for another developer to understand.
• SecurityPrepared statements, escaped output, CSRF tokens and safe file uploads address distinct risks. Passwords need appropriate hashing too.
• TestingAutomated tests with PHPUnit or Pest and static analysis with PHPStan or Psalm help catch faults before deployment.
• Legacy changesTests around existing behaviour give a developer a safer basis for splitting large files and replacing outdated functions.
• PerformanceA developer can profile slow pages, investigate database queries and use OPcache or data caching where appropriate.

You direct the work while we provide development capacity and a lead to review code and keep the work on track. Agree the work you need done before choosing a plan.

1. 01

   Choose capacity

   We offer full-time, part-time and fixed monthly hours. A full backlog on one product suits full-time work; maintenance or work arriving in bursts suits a smaller plan.

2. 02

   Set up the working arrangement

   Studio hiring moves recruitment, payroll, equipment and cover for absence to the studio, while you retain direction over the work.

3. 03

   Join your workflow

   Our developers work in your repository, tickets and stand-ups, so the work sits alongside your existing product process.

4. 04

   Start with the product

   A first-week plan covers environment setup, a product and codebase walkthrough, and a small real task touching the main parts of the system.

5. 05

   Agree ownership

   We provide an NDA and hand code ownership to you. Put that agreement in place as you organise access and the first tasks.

If your organisation is covered by the Privacy Act and gives our overseas developers personal information, that access is generally a disclosure under the Australian Privacy Principles. We set up an enforceable contract covering how we handle the information, and agree which information the work actually needs.

For the build, use individual accounts with only the permissions needed. Start developers in staging and add production access once the review process is in place.

Make the work and your working process visible before a developer joins.

• Rank your backlog or write a first set of tasks, so the developer has real work ready to pick up.
• Identify the skills and seniority needed, including any framework or legacy-system experience.
• Share your working hours and identify who will answer the developer’s questions.
• Define donewrite down review rules, expected tests, and how changes are deployed and approved.
• Document the architecture, coding standards, branching and release process, and local setup. Record gaps discovered during onboarding.