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One developer across the whole stack, React and Next.js in front, Node.js and Laravel behind.
Some projects outgrow a website: customer portals, dashboards, booking engines, internal tools, APIs that other software depends on. That's application work, and splitting it between a 'front-end person' and a 'back-end person' doubles the meetings and halves the accountability.
- Starting at
- $800
- Typical timeline
- 4–10 weeks by scope
- Support
- 30 days included
The approach
Filed under Engineering. The deeper stack: plugins, applications, APIs and AI features.
I build across the whole stack, React and Next.js interfaces, Node.js and Laravel services, Postgres or MySQL underneath, deployed with CI and monitoring. One person owns the data model, the API and the pixel, so nothing falls between chairs.
One senior developer, no hand-offs · Remote, all US timezones
What the engagement includes
05 deliverables · all in the quoted price
01The headline deliverable
React & Next.js front ends
App Router, server components and honest Core Web Vitals, interfaces that feel like software.
Node.js & Laravel back ends
APIs, queues, auth, payments and admin panels in clean, tested, documented code.
REST & GraphQL APIs
Versioned, secured endpoints other systems can build on, with docs your next developer will thank you for.
Portals & dashboards
Customer areas, internal tools and reporting UIs wired to your real data.
Deployment & CI
Vercel, DigitalOcean or your infrastructure, with staging, migrations and rollback paths.
How it runs
Same four beats on every engagement, this one included. No discovery-call theater.
01
Brief in plain language
Describe the project the way you'd say it out loud. Links, deadlines and a rough budget all help.
02
Written quote in one business day
A fixed range and a recommendation, plus an honest note if this service isn't the right fit for it.
03
Build on a private staging link
You watch progress live and give feedback in plain words. No ticket system required.
04
Launch, then 30 days of support
Fixes and tweaks are included while the site settles in. After that, you choose what ongoing care looks like.
Honest answers first
Anything missing? Ask directly and get a reply within 24 hours.
Q1WordPress or a custom app, how do I know which I need?
If the site's job is publishing and marketing, WordPress wins on cost and editing. The moment you need user accounts, complex workflows or data other systems consume, application architecture pays for itself. I work on both sides of that line, so you get an honest answer instead of a hammer looking for nails.
Q2Why Laravel and Node.js specifically?
Laravel is the fastest way to ship a robust PHP application, auth, queues, admin, testing all first-class. Node.js wins for real-time features and JavaScript-everywhere teams. I quote the one that fits your project and your future hires, not my mood.
Q3Can you take over an existing codebase?
Yes. I start with a paid audit, architecture, security, test coverage, deploy pipeline, and give you a map of what's solid, what's risky and what it costs to move forward. No rewrite sermons unless the code genuinely demands one.
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