Production
Multi-tenant SaaS shipped (Spatie + custom)
$25-50
USD/hr direct (60% below US)
Filament v3
Modern admin panel native
Why hire SaaS-experienced Laravel devs from the Philippines
Multi-tenant Laravel is its own discipline
Spatie's multitenancy packages (tenants and database-per-tenant), tenant-aware middleware, scoped queries, tenant-segregated job queues, isolated storage paths. Vetted devs have shipped this pattern in production, not just read the package docs.
Cashier + Stripe billing experience
Subscription lifecycle, plan changes, prorated invoicing, dunning flows, webhook handlers, tax handling. Cashier covers the basics; senior bench knows the gotchas (webhook idempotency, race conditions on plan change, customer-portal embed).
Filament admin panels at scale
Filament v3 has become the SaaS admin standard for Laravel. Vetted devs have shipped Filament admin for production SaaS — custom resources, table actions, RBAC plugins, multi-panel setups for staff vs customer admin.
$25-50/hr — 60% below US Laravel SaaS rates
US SaaS-experienced senior Laravel devs run $80-130/hr. Same skill profile in Manila: $25-50/hr direct. Particularly valuable for SaaS founders running tight burn pre-Series A.
What this engagement covers
- Senior Laravel engineers with shipped multi-tenant SaaS production experience
- Spatie multitenancy package implementation (tenants + database-per-tenant patterns)
- Cashier + Stripe billing integration with full subscription lifecycle handling
- Filament v3 admin panel build (custom resources, RBAC, multi-panel)
- Queue worker setup with Horizon monitoring + dead-letter handling
- Laravel Pulse + custom telemetry for production observability
- API design with Sanctum / Passport for SPA + mobile clients
- Pairings with frontend: Laravel + Vue (Inertia), Laravel + React (Inertia), Laravel + Livewire
Frequently asked questions
How do I tell a "SaaS Laravel dev" from a generic Laravel dev in the interview?
Ask: "Walk me through tenant scoping in Spatie's database-per-tenant package — what happens during a queued job?" A generic Laravel dev gets blocked there. A SaaS-experienced dev talks about tenant context propagation through queues, the gotchas of forgetting to switch context in long-running jobs, and how to test for it.
Do they prefer Spatie multitenancy or a different approach?
Most senior bench prefers Spatie packages for new builds (they are well-maintained and battle-tested). Custom multitenancy is sometimes the right call for complex requirements but rarely the default. Vetted devs can articulate when each is appropriate.
Can they handle Stripe Cashier edge cases (proration, mid-cycle plan changes, dunning)?
Yes — most senior SaaS Laravel devs have shipped a full subscription lifecycle. Edge cases like proration on annual-to-monthly downgrades, smart dunning with retry strategies, and webhook idempotency are familiar territory.
What about Filament v3 vs custom admin panels?
Filament v3 is the recommended starting point for new SaaS in 2026 — way faster to ship than custom admin and has matured significantly. Custom admin still makes sense for complex multi-product portfolios or when Filament's opinions clash with the use case. Vetted devs help pick.
How fast from "we need a SaaS-experienced Laravel dev" to onboarded?
Typical: shortlist in 5-10 business days, interviews over 1-2 weeks, paid trial week immediately after offer. End-to-end usually 3-5 weeks to fully onboarded.
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