Hire a PHP Developer who modernises the code you rely on.
Keep your PHP application moving forward. A pre-vetted developer builds features, fixes bugs and upgrades your Laravel or Symfony code in your repo.
- PHP
- Laravel
- Symfony
- Composer
- MySQL
- PHPUnit
Overview
What does a PHP Developer do?
Plenty of profitable businesses run on PHP. The customer portal, the booking engine, the admin panel your operations team lives in all earn money every day, yet the code underneath may be several versions behind and understood by fewer people each year.
A dedicated PHP developer keeps that application healthy and growing. They build features in Laravel or Symfony with Eloquent or Doctrine, write migrations, queue jobs and API endpoints, and bring older procedural code up to modern standards with Composer, namespaces, strict types and PHPUnit tests. Upgrades that felt too risky become a planned series of small, reviewed changes.
AssistHubPro introduces you to PHP engineers who have been tested on practical framework work and legacy refactoring. Your developer uses your repositories, staging servers and issue tracker, ships through your review process and keeps you informed, with an Account Manager supporting the placement from the start.
- Laravel development
- Symfony applications
- REST API endpoints
- Database migrations
- Queues and scheduled jobs
Skills and stack
New features and old code, handled in PHP.
The day-to-day work your developer owns, in the tools your team already uses.
- Laravel developmentBuilds routes, controllers, Eloquent models, policies and Blade or Livewire views to your conventions.
- Symfony applicationsWorks with bundles, services, Doctrine entities and Twig templates in structured Symfony projects.
- REST API endpointsExposes clean JSON APIs with validation, resources and token authentication for apps and partners.
- Database migrationsWrites versioned MySQL or PostgreSQL migrations and seeders, and tunes queries that slow pages down.
- Queues and scheduled jobsMoves emails, imports and exports into Laravel queues or Symfony Messenger with Redis behind them.
- Legacy refactoringUntangles procedural scripts into namespaced classes loaded through Composer, one module at a time.
- TestingAdds PHPUnit or Pest tests and static analysis with PHPStan to catch errors before release.
- Payment and service integrationsConnects Stripe, PayPal, mail providers and accounting systems using maintained SDKs.
Tools they already know
- PHP
- Laravel
- Symfony
- Composer
- MySQL
- PHPUnit
- PHPStan
- Redis
Your developer works in your repositories, servers and trackers with access scoped to the job. You own the code they produce, and access is taken away when the placement ends.
Human vs AI
Why a PHP Developer beats AI on its own.
AI tools are quick at first drafts. A dedicated developer turns them into finished work you can trust, inside your business.
| Topic | AI aloneAI tools on their own | Your developerYour PHP Developer |
|---|---|---|
| Knows your business | ||
| Knows your business | Starts from zero each timeStarts from a blank prompt every time you ask. | Remembers your clients and preferencesLearns your clients, preferences and way of working, and remembers them. |
| Judgment calls | ||
| Judgment calls | Can be confidently wrongFollows patterns and can sound certain when it is wrong. | Checks facts and asks before actingSpots the exception, checks the facts and asks you before acting. |
| Follow-through | ||
| Follow-through | Waits for the next promptAnswers when asked, then waits for the next prompt. | Owns each task until it is doneOwns the task from start to finish and follows up until it is done. |
| Relationships | ||
| Relationships | Can't build trustCan't build trust with the people you work with. | Part of your team to clientsTalks to your clients, vendors and team like part of your company. |
| Works in your tools | ||
| Works in your tools | Output needs copying overNeeds someone to copy its output into your systems. | Works inside your accountsWorks inside your accounts, with access you control. |
| Accountability | ||
| Accountability | Nobody stands behind itNobody stands behind the result. | Reports to you, with a free rematchYour developer reports to you, backed by an Account Manager and a free rematch. |
The best of both. Your developer can use AI tools to draft, research and summarize faster, then checks every result before it reaches you or your clients.
How hiring works
From first call to first commit.
Every developer is checked before you meet them, so your interviews are only with strong candidates.
Step 1
Free consultation
30 minutes on your application, upgrades and team setup.
Step 2
Matched shortlist
Pre-vetted developers who fit your stack, hours and budget.
Step 3
Vetted for you
PHP technical interview · Practical framework task · Legacy code review · Communication and overlap
Step 4
Start working
A kick-off call sets up access and routines, and work starts.
Cost
What a PHP Developer could cost you.
No pricing grid to squeeze into. We scope the role, hours and experience with you, then quote exactly that.
- Part-timeA few focused hours a day.
- Full-timeOne developer, dedicated to you.
- TeamSeveral roles, managed together.
Example yearly cost, full-time
$95,000 salary + 30% benefits and overhead
$30/hr × 40 hrs × 52 weeks
Illustrative figures only. Your quote depends on experience and hours. Try the savings calculator.
Projects
Bigger projects you can hand over.
Once your developer knows the application, they can take on the improvements that keep it viable for years.
PHP and framework upgrades
Plans and delivers major version upgrades with tools like Rector, keeping production stable.
Application architecture
Separates business logic from controllers into services and domain classes that are easier to test.
Performance tuning
Adds caching, OPcache tuning, eager loading and query fixes on slow pages.
Deployment pipelines
Sets up CI that runs tests and analysis, plus zero-downtime deploys with Envoyer, Deployer or containers.
- Pre-vettedInterview and skills test first.
- Account ManagerOne named person, always.
- Free rematchNo questions asked.
- Ownership of all codeEverything written during the placement is your intellectual property.
FAQ
Hiring a PHP Developer: your questions.
Which PHP versions and frameworks do your developers handle?
Current PHP 8 releases with Laravel or Symfony are most common, and many developers have worked with CodeIgniter, Yii and plain legacy PHP. Share your versions in the consultation and we match accordingly.
Will they fit into our sprints and code review?
Yes. They work from your tickets, attend your team rituals and push changes through pull requests for review, just as your in-house engineers do.
How much overlap will we get with our working day?
You decide. We agree the hours up front, including shared time for meetings and reviews, and only put forward developers who can commit to them.
How long before they're contributing?
Interviews with pre-vetted candidates usually happen within days of the free consultation. After you choose, kick-off covers repository and server access so the first ticket can start immediately.
Is the code they write ours?
Completely. Your developer commits to your repositories, and all work from the placement is your intellectual property.
Can they take over an old PHP application?
Yes, and that is a common request. They start by getting it running locally, mapping the risky areas and adding tests before making bigger changes.
Can we scale up to more PHP developers?
Yes. Your Account Manager can add developers, testers or front-end specialists, part-time or full-time, as your roadmap grows.
What if the developer turns out not to suit us?
Let your Account Manager know and we'll match you with someone new at no cost: a free rematch, no questions asked.
Hire a PHP Developer with AssistHubPro.
A free 30-minute consultation and a real reply within 24 hours. No obligation.
- 1We reply within 24 hoursA real person reads every request and replies with a clear next step.
- 2Free 30-minute consultationWe scope the role, the hours and the tools you use.
- 3Meet your matchesInterview pre-vetted developers and choose who joins.
- Pre-vetted
- Free rematch
- Account Manager