What This Is
Laravel is our primary backend framework and the foundation of everything we build. Every web application, API, background job, scheduled task, and webhook handler in our stack runs on Laravel. It is not one framework among many in our toolkit — it is the framework we have chosen, invested in, and built our own products on.
Our own platform is a Laravel 10 application with over 60 custom Artisan commands, queue-based job processing for Stripe webhooks and email events, a dual-database architecture (MySQL + PostgreSQL), Spatie permissions for role management, Sanctum for API authentication across four client products, and a custom AI orchestration layer with tool execution pipeline. We run Laravel in production daily, not as a technology we evaluate for clients.
Laravel’s strength is that it makes the right architectural decisions easy. Queues, events, notifications, scheduling, caching, authentication — these are first-class features, not bolt-on libraries. When a project needs background processing, it uses Laravel’s queue system. When it needs scheduled tasks, it uses the scheduler. The framework’s opinions align with how production applications actually work.
When You Need This
Laravel is the right choice for web applications, APIs, and business systems where you need a mature, well-documented framework with strong conventions. Common scenarios:
- You are building a web application or SaaS platform and need a framework that handles authentication, billing, queues, and API design out of the box
- Your project requires a REST API with authentication, versioning, rate limiting, and structured responses
- You need background processing — webhook handling, email dispatch, report generation, or AI task execution
- Your application involves multiple integrations with external services (payment providers, email services, CRM platforms)
- You want a framework with strong community, documentation, and long-term support so the project is maintainable beyond the initial build
This is not the right choice for static websites, purely frontend projects, or systems where PHP is not an option. Laravel is a server-side application framework — it needs a backend.
How We Work
Our Laravel projects follow a consistent architecture refined across dozens of builds. Controllers handle request validation and response formatting. Service classes contain business logic. Jobs handle background work. Events and listeners decouple side effects from primary actions. Models define relationships and scopes. This structure keeps codebases navigable as they grow.
Testing is mandatory, not optional. PHPUnit with separated unit and feature suites, test database configurations, and spoofed external services (AI, email, payment providers) for zero-cost test runs. CI pipelines run tests, Laravel Pint formatting, and PHPStan static analysis on every push.
Deployment follows a proven pipeline: Bitbucket Pipelines (or equivalent CI) runs all checks in parallel, then deploys via SSH/rsync with composer install, migrate, optimize, and queue restart. The process is automated, repeatable, and safe for production.
What You Get
- Laravel application architecture — controllers, services, jobs, events, models, and middleware structured for long-term maintainability
- API development — RESTful APIs with Sanctum authentication, versioning, rate limiting, and consistent response formatting
- Queue-based processing — background jobs for webhooks, email, reports, and any work that should not block requests
- Scheduled tasks — Artisan commands running on schedules for recurring operational work
- Authentication and authorisation — Sanctum for API tokens, session-based web auth, and Spatie permissions for role management
- Database management — migrations, seeders, Eloquent ORM, and query builder with support for multiple connections
- CI/CD pipeline — automated testing, linting, static analysis, and deployment on every push
Technologies We Use
- Laravel 10 — current LTS with full feature set
- PHP 8.1+ — strict types, enums, and modern language features
- Eloquent ORM — database interaction with relationships, scopes, and observers
- Laravel Queues — Redis or database-backed background job processing
- Laravel Sanctum — API token authentication for SPA and mobile clients
- Spatie Laravel Permission — role and permission management
- PHPUnit + PHPStan + Pint — testing, static analysis, and code formatting
Related Systems
Laravel serves APIs consumed by React frontends, React Native mobile apps, and Electron desktop applications. Data lives in PostgreSQL and MySQL. The framework is written in PHP.
Talk to Us About Laravel Development
If you need a web application, API, or SaaS platform built on Laravel by a team that ships it daily, get in touch and we will scope the project.
