Kayleigh Whitehurst
Pragmatic, performant software development that just makes sense.
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 recognise the patterns that scale well, and to spot the ones that won't before they become a problem.
Portfolio 5 projects
Recent projects
A selection of what I've shipped recently.
Jetboost.tech
An all-in-one platform for UK tradespeople, sole traders, small businesses and clubs: customers, quotes, jobs, invoicing, payments and bookings in one app, with VAT, CIS and the domestic reverse charge built in.
The Peters Collection
An archive management and image licensing platform for a collection of vintage photographs by John Peters, spanning the 1960s to the early 2000s, with a searchable public gallery, protected images and online licence sales.
Writing 7 articles
Latest from the blog
Practical articles on Laravel, architecture decisions, and building things that last. Written from real projects, not toy examples.
London, Escalators, and the Future of Software Engineering
What the London Underground’s first escalators can teach us about AI, abstraction, and the changing role of software engineers.
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.
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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.