Laravel Development Belfast

Senior Laravel Developers Based in Belfast

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.

Looking for a software partner but not sure about technology? See our custom software development services for Belfast businesses.

Laravel 9, 10 & 11

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.

Capabilities

What We Build With Laravel

Our PHP development in Belfast covers the full range of Laravel's capabilities. Here's where we add the most value.

API Development & Integration

RESTful API design using Laravel's API resources, Sanctum/Passport authentication, rate limiting, and versioning. We build APIs that other systems can rely on and integrate with third-party services including Sage, Xero, Stripe, and bespoke legacy systems.

Database Design & Eloquent

Properly normalised schemas, efficient Eloquent relationships, query optimisation, and migration strategies for applications managing complex, high-volume data. We avoid the N+1 problems and lazy patterns 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 applications that need to handle email dispatch, report generation, data imports, and webhook processing without blocking users.

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 — moving applications from Laravel 5.x/6.x to current supported releases.

PHP 8.1+ with strict typing and modern language features
Laravel conventions followed 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

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.

Sectors

Laravel Applications for Northern Ireland Industries

The technical challenges differ by sector, but the foundations are the same: clean architecture, tested code, and reliable integrations.

Manufacturing — Sage-integrated production systems, inventory APIs, and real-time stock synchronisation. We built a Laravel application for a Belfast manufacturer that replaced a legacy Access database and connects to Sage 200 via scheduled API sync.
Logistics — Multi-carrier shipping integrations, customer order portals with real-time status via webhooks, and warehouse management systems handling thousands of SKUs.
Fintech — Encrypted data handling, audit logging, PCI-aware architecture, and regulatory reporting. Laravel's built-in encryption, hashing, and middleware stack make it well-suited for financial applications.

Agri-Food — Batch traceability systems, supplier portals, and compliance data management where audit trails and data integrity are non-negotiable.
SaaS & Product Companies — Multi-tenant architecture, subscription billing via Stripe/Cashier, tenant-scoped data, and horizontal scaling for NI businesses turning services into products.
Agencies & Dev Teams — We partner with agencies and in-house teams across Northern Ireland who need additional Laravel capacity or specialist PHP expertise for specific projects.

Case Study

Laravel in Action: Conexus Recovery & Field Services

All four systems we built for Conexus - including self-service portals, a field management system, and document management - were built with Laravel and PHP. Eight years of continuous development, maintenance, and feature enhancements.

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Belfast-Based, NI Registered

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.

For a full overview of our development process and broader capabilities beyond Laravel, visit our Software Development service page.

15+ years of production PHP and Laravel experience
Belfast city centre office — available for in-person meetings
Direct access to senior developers, no account manager layer
Retained support arrangements for ongoing development

Need Laravel Developers in Belfast?

Whether you need a full build, specialist integration work, or additional PHP capacity for your team, get in touch. Call 028 9096 2852 or send us a message.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.