Laravel development Belfast
Senior Laravel developers in Belfast building robust PHP applications. API architecture, Sage integrations, automated testing, and scalable application design.
Senior Laravel developers based in Belfast
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Two Clouds is a Belfast-based PHP and Laravel development consultancy with over 15 years of hands-on experience building production applications. We work with businesses and agencies across Northern Ireland who need reliable, well-architected Laravel applications - not boilerplate code from a junior team.
Our Laravel work typically involves complex business logic, third-party API integrations, and systems that need to handle real-world data at scale. If you're looking for Laravel developers in Belfast who can own the technical delivery from architecture through to deployment, we should talk.
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Laravel 9, 10, 11, 12
We build on the latest stable Laravel releases and handle upgrades from older versions. Our projects follow Laravel conventions - Eloquent, Blade, queues, events, middleware - used properly, not just superficially.
Tested & reliable
PHPUnit and Pest test suites as standard. We write feature tests, unit tests, and integration tests because production systems need confidence, not just working demos.
Production-ready infrastructure
CI/CD pipelines, staging environments, zero-downtime deployments, and proper environment configuration. We ship code the same way every time.
What we build with Laravel.
API Development & Integration
RESTful API design using Laravel API resources, Sanctum/Passport authentication, rate limiting, and versioning. We integrate with Sage, Xero, Stripe, and bespoke legacy systems.
Database Design & Eloquent
Properly normalised schemas, efficient Eloquent relationships, query optimisation, and migration strategies. We avoid the N+1 problems that slow Laravel applications down.
Multi-Tenant SaaS Architecture
Designing and building multi-tenant Laravel applications with proper data isolation, tenant-aware middleware, and scalable infrastructure - for NI businesses productising their services.
Queue & Job Processing
Laravel Horizon, Redis-backed queues, scheduled tasks, and background job processing for email dispatch, report generation, data imports, and webhook processing.
Authentication & Authorisation
Role-based access control, policy-driven authorisation, SSO integration, and multi-factor authentication. We implement Laravel's security features properly - not just the defaults.
Legacy Migration & Upgrades
Migrating from older PHP applications, CodeIgniter, CakePHP, or raw PHP to modern Laravel. We also handle Laravel version upgrades from 5.x/6.x to current supported releases.
How we write Laravel applications.
We follow Laravel's conventions because they work - but we also know when to go beyond the defaults. Our applications use service classes for complex business logic, form requests for validation, API resources for consistent responses, and proper queue architecture for anything that shouldn't block a web request.
Every project includes automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and staging environments that mirror production. We've seen too many Laravel projects that work on a developer's laptop but fail under real conditions. Our deployment process is the same every time: tested, reviewed, and repeatable.
- PHP 8.1+ with strict typing and modern language features
- Laravel conventions used consistently - services, actions, form requests, resources
- PHPUnit and Pest test suites with CI integration
- Laravel Pint for consistent code style
- Proper use of queues, events, and observers over synchronous processing
- MySQL and PostgreSQL with optimised queries and indexing
- Redis for caching, sessions, and queue management
- Git-based workflow with feature branches and code review
Laravel applications for Northern Ireland industries - the technical challenges differ by sector.
Conexus - eight years of continuous Laravel.
Belfast-based, NI registered - and available for in-person meetings in Donegall Square.
Two Clouds is a Northern Ireland registered company (NI 730753) based at Donegall Square South in Belfast city centre. We're part of the local tech community and work with clients across Belfast and Northern Ireland who value having a development partner they can meet face to face.
Discuss your Laravel project →Bespoke projects delivered across UK & Ireland.
API integrations connecting business systems.
Industry sectors served - aviation to fintech.
Client satisfaction on mission-critical systems.
Frequently asked
Which versions of Laravel do you work with?
We build new projects on Laravel 10 or 11 depending on requirements, and we maintain applications running on Laravel 9 and above. We also handle upgrades from older versions - including Laravel 5.x and 6.x migrations to current supported releases, managing breaking changes, deprecated features, and dependency updates along the way.
Do you write automated tests?
Yes, every project includes a test suite. We use PHPUnit and Pest for feature tests, unit tests, and integration tests. Tests run automatically in CI before any code reaches staging or production. We consider untested production code a liability, not a shortcut.
Can you integrate Laravel with Sage or other accounting systems?
This is one of our most common integration patterns. We build Laravel applications that synchronise with Sage 50, Sage 200, and Xero via their APIs - handling customer records, orders, invoices, stock levels, and pricing. We also integrate with payment gateways, shipping carriers, and CRM platforms.
Do you work with agencies or other development teams?
We do. Several agencies and in-house teams across Northern Ireland bring us in for specialist Laravel work - whether that is a specific integration, performance optimisation, or additional development capacity on a larger project. We are comfortable working within existing codebases, following established conventions, and collaborating through Git-based workflows.
What is your approach to Laravel application performance?
We focus on query optimisation, proper use of eager loading, Redis caching, queue-based processing for heavy operations, and database indexing. We profile applications using tools like Debugbar and Telescope during development, and monitor production performance to catch regressions early.
How do you handle deployments?
We use CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, staging environments that mirror production, and zero-downtime deployment strategies. Every deployment follows the same process: code review, automated tests pass, deploy to staging, verify, then promote to production. No manual FTP uploads, no cowboy deployments.
Let's build something together.
Get in touch to discuss your project and find out how we can help.
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