My current application already runs on Laravel, but the backend now needs an experienced hand to move it forward. The workload is strictly backend development and spans three main efforts: modifying existing features, adding new functionalities, and squeezing more performance out of the codebase. There are quite a few changes ahead—think updates to user authentication and management, database design tweaks, and extensions to payment-related logic—so you should be comfortable tracing and refactoring someone else’s code, then slotting in your own cleanly. You’ll work in a Git-based workflow, commit frequently, and keep every pull request self-contained and test-ready. Deliverables • Refactored and optimised existing backend features • New Laravel modules/functionality implemented to spec • Performance improvements with measurable gains (query time, memory use, or response latency) • Clear, commented code and migration scripts where needed • Brief deployment notes so I can reproduce your setup locally If you’re confident working on a live Laravel codebase—tuning authentication flows, reshaping tables, bolting on new endpoints, and profiling for speed—let’s get started.