Kayleigh Whitehurst
Backend-heavy Laravel applications for product teams.
I own the architecture, not just the tickets. If your team needs someone who can think about the full shape of a codebase — API design, data modelling, production reliability — that's where I work best.
I've been building with Laravel for over a decade. Long enough to have strong opinions about what breaks at scale, and to know when to push back on a pattern that will hurt you later.
<?php
namespace App\Services;
class LaravelExpertise {
public function __construct(
private Laravel $framework,
private Livewire $reactivity,
private PHP $language
) {}
public function buildSolutions(): Application {
return $this->framework
->withScalability()
->andMaintainability()
->poweredBy($this->language);
}
}Recent Projects
A selection of what I've shipped recently.
Katalyst Forge (wip)
A management system designed to help small businesses and sole traders thrive without stacks of bloated confusing apps
The Peters Collection (wip)
A photography site dedicated to the collection of photographs spanning from the 1960s to the early 2000s, all taken by the well known photographer John Peters.
Latest from the Blog
Practical articles on Laravel, architecture decisions, and building things that last. Written from real projects, not toy examples.
One Feature, Five Patterns: How I Get My Head Around a Laravel Codebase
Design patterns are easy to explain in isolation. They’re much harder to recognise when you’ve just opened a four-year-old Laravel app and someone is asking for a “small tweak” to how subscription upgrades work.
Livewire Component Testing: Ensuring Your Interactive UIs Work Flawlessly
Learn how to properly test Livewire components using Pest, ensuring your interactive features work reliably and catch bugs before production.
Laravel Eloquent Model Scopes: Write Less, Express More
Discover how to use local and global scopes to write cleaner, more reusable queries. Keep your code DRY and your intentions clear.
Let's Work Together!
Looking for a Laravel developer? Whether you need someone full-time or just want help on a specific project, drop me a message and let's see if we're a good fit.