Hire PHP Developers for Laravel, Magento and Custom Web Apps
Senior PHP developers who join your team, work in your tools and take ownership of your backend.
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Clients
Why hire PHP developers through Empat
Empat is rated 5.0 on Clutch and 5.0 on Glassdoor
Our developers work AI-augmented, with human code review on every project
You interview every developer before they join your team
Client-facing engineers and all leads speak English at B2–C1, confirmed per person before you start
Our portfolio holds 300+ web and mobile projects for clients in 23 markets
PHP is our largest engineering practice, covering Laravel, Magento and custom PHP backends
Hire a PHP developer in seven steps
From your first message to a developer on your team.
Send a request through the contact form or book a call. We reply within hours to schedule a meeting. A short note on the skills, seniority and start date you need helps us prepare.
On the first call we go through your product, codebase and team, and agree the PHP skills and seniority you need.
We review our team and pool and shortlist PHP developers whose experience fits your product.
You get a preliminary proposal with candidate profiles, rates, estimated hours and a start date.
We walk you through the proposal, answer your questions and adjust the team or terms based on your feedback.
You interview each developer, so you know exactly who joins your team before you sign.
Once you're happy with the developer and the terms, we sign the contract and they join your team.
Case Studies
Products our PHP and Laravel developers helped build, from corporate e-reading to power bank rentals.
Kuka
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Kuka is a project that introduces a cutting-edge Electronic Reading Service tailored for business companies. Instead of classic reading team members can use digitized libraries with the latest trends and interact with each other.
Powerfull
PowerFull is an app developed by Empat that lets you easily find and rent power banks on the go in the UAE, solving the problem of phone charging while you’re out and about. The four-step cycle makes it easy for anyone to use: find, scan, use, and return.
Dental Care
From a cutting-edge mobile app to a comprehensive CRM system, this ecosystem transforms dental care. The Dental Care mission is to enhance oral care awareness and make dental appointments a breeze through a user-friendly mobile app.
What our PHP developers work on
Laravel applications
New web apps, APIs and admin panels in Laravel. Laravel powers the backends of Kuka and PowerFull, two products our team built.
Queues, scheduling and API authentication come built in, so the first release needs less custom plumbing.
Magento and ecommerce
Magento stores, extensions, integrations and performance work for B2B and consumer commerce.
Magento is one of our deepest PHP specialties, alongside custom PHP storefronts.
Custom PHP backends and APIs
REST and GraphQL APIs, payment integrations, CRMs and admin tools in modern PHP.
We build backends for web and mobile apps, including the Dental Care CRM behind an app with 100K+ users.
Legacy PHP modernization
Upgrading old PHP versions, refactoring legacy code and moving monoliths to Laravel step by step.
We start with a code audit and agree what to refactor, what to rewrite and in what order.
Dedicated PHP developers
One developer or a full PHP team working only on your product, in your Slack, Jira and stand-ups.
You interview every developer before they join, and we confirm their English level up front.
Support and maintenance
Bug fixes, security updates, monitoring and small features for live PHP applications.
Your application stays on supported PHP and framework versions.
PHP developers for healthcare, education, fintech and retail
Healthcare
Patient portals, booking systems and CRMs, built with HIPAA-aware delivery. Our Dental Care project paired a PHP and Vue.js CRM with native mobile apps that reached 100K+ users.
Education
Learning platforms and content backends. Kuka, a corporate e-reading service with 100K+ users, runs on a Laravel backend our team built.
Fintech
Billing, payments, rentals and reporting backends. PowerFull, a power bank rental app in the UAE, runs on Laravel Nova with AWS and Firebase.
Retail
Magento and custom PHP storefronts, catalog and order systems, and integrations with payment, shipping and ERP services.
Hire PHP developers with Empat
Tell us about your project and the skills you need. We'll propose developers, rates and a start date.
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FAQ
How much does it cost to hire a PHP developer?
Rates depend on seniority, stack (plain PHP, Laravel or Magento) and engagement model. Our preliminary proposal lists the rate for each role, along with estimated hours and the start date.
What skills should a PHP developer have?
Modern PHP 8, a framework such as Laravel or Symfony, SQL databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL, REST and GraphQL APIs, testing with PHPUnit or Pest, Git and CI. For ecommerce, add Magento. Senior developers also know caching, queues and security basics.
Can I hire a dedicated PHP developer?
Yes. A dedicated PHP developer works only on your product, joins your Slack, Jira and stand-ups, and works with you day to day. You can start with one developer and add more as the project grows.
How quickly can a PHP developer start?
It depends on the skills you need and current availability. We confirm a realistic start date in the proposal, and you interview the candidate before anything is signed.
Can your developers work on an existing PHP codebase?
Yes. They start with a code audit, learn your architecture and deployment, and then take on features, fixes and refactoring. Legacy PHP and older framework versions are common starting points.
Which PHP framework do you recommend?
For most new web apps and APIs we recommend Laravel, for its large ecosystem and built-in queues, scheduling and authentication. For ecommerce, Magento or a custom Laravel store, depending on catalog size and integrations. We recommend after reviewing your product.
Can Empat take on the whole PHP project, not just staffing?
Yes. Besides hiring individual developers, Empat can run the whole project with a project manager, QA and design, from discovery to launch and support.
How do I hire PHP developers through Empat?
Send a request through the contact form or book a call. We reply within hours, agree the skills you need, send a proposal with rates and a start date, and you interview the developers before you sign.
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