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I build Laravel applications that scale, ship fast, and don't fall over.
Senior backend engineer with 12+ years shaping PHP and Laravel systems — from first migration to production traffic. I turn messy requirements into APIs, admin tools, and interfaces your team can actually maintain.
About
Twelve years in, still happiest inside a fresh composer.json.
I started with Laravel back in the 4.x days and have shipped through every major version since — watching the framework, and my own habits, mature together. Today I work with founders and engineering teams who need someone who can own a backend end-to-end: architecture, data modeling, queues, third-party integrations, and the occasional 2am incident.
My focus is Laravel applications that hold up under real usage — clean domain boundaries, tested code, and infrastructure that doesn't need a rewrite every 18 months. I've worked inside agencies, as a solo contractor, and embedded directly in product teams, which means I'm comfortable whether I'm the only engineer or one of twelve.
- Based in
- Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany (Remote-first)
- Experience
- 12+ years, Laravel since v4
- Focus areas
- APIs, SaaS backends, legacy modernization
- Currently
- Taking on 1–2 new engagements
The stack
Tools I reach for by default
A pragmatic, battle-tested toolkit — chosen for maintainability first, novelty second.
Backend
- Laravel & PHP 8
- Eloquent & query optimization
- Queues, jobs & events
- REST & GraphQL APIs
Frontend layer
- Livewire & Alpine.js
- Inertia.js
- Vue.js & React
- Blade components
Infrastructure
- Forge & Vapor
- AWS (EC2, RDS, S3)
- Docker & CI/CD
- MySQL & PostgreSQL
Quality
- Pest & PHPUnit
- Static analysis (PHPStan)
- Code review & audits
- Performance profiling
Services
How I can help your team
Engagements typically run 4–12 weeks, either as a fixed scope or embedded with your team.
Custom Laravel builds
New products built from scratch — data modeling, auth, billing, admin panels, and everything in between.
API design & integration
Well-documented REST APIs and third-party integrations (Stripe, Twilio, internal services) built to last.
Performance audits
Query optimization, queue tuning, and caching strategy for apps that have started to feel the weight of growth.
Legacy modernization
Upgrading aging Laravel or vanilla PHP codebases without a risky big-bang rewrite.
Team augmentation
Embedded senior support for in-house teams — code review, mentoring, and shared on-call.
Technical due diligence
Codebase assessments for acquirers and investors evaluating a Laravel/PHP product.
Selected work
A few recent builds
Details anonymized where covered by client NDAs — happy to walk through specifics on a call.
Multi-tenant billing rebuild
Rebuilt a subscription billing engine handling 10k+ tenants, cutting invoice processing time by 70%.
Two-sided booking marketplace
Designed the matching & scheduling engine from zero to launch in 10 weeks.
Legacy PHP → Laravel migration
Migrated a decade-old codebase to Laravel incrementally with zero downtime.
"Daniel came in mid-project, understood our codebase in days, and shipped the billing overhaul faster than we planned for. Communication was excellent throughout."
"We needed someone who could work independently and make the right calls without hand-holding. That's exactly what we got, plus clean, well-tested code."
Get in touch
Have a Laravel project worth building right?
I take on a small number of engagements at a time, so let's talk early — even if you're still scoping things out.