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John Gacugu Kahuria

S E N I O R Laravel Developer

Results-driven and detail-oriented with over 5 years of experience in building scalable, high-quality web applications.

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About Me

I’m a results-driven Senior Laravel Developer with over 5 years of hands-on experience delivering high-performance web solutions that scale.

I specialize in Laravel, PHP, and modern responsive Frontend Technogies, with deep expertise in API development, secure authentication systems, and clean, maintainable codebases. I’m passionate about solving complex problems with simple, elegant solutions.

Beyond technical skill, I bring strong communication, collaboration, and remote work discipline—making me an asset to distributed teams and fast-paced environments. My projects consistently align with business goals, drive efficiency, and enhance user experience.

I'm actively seeking opportunities to contribute to innovative, impact-driven teams where code quality and product vision go hand-in-hand.

Education

Bsc Economics & Statistics

Languages

English, Swahili

What I Can Do For You

SaaS Development

  • Multi-tenant architecture with data isolation
  • Subscription billing with prorations
  • White-label solutions for your brand
  • Usage-based pricing models
  • Trial period management
  • Customer portal with SSO

Payment Systems

  • M-Pesa: STK Push, Paybill, B2C
  • Cards: Stripe, Flutterwave, PayPal
  • Recurring billing with dunning
  • Multi-currency support
  • Payment gateway failover
  • PCI-DSS compliant solutions

Laravel Solutions

  • Legacy system modernization
  • High-performance REST APIs
  • Real-time features with WebSockets
  • Admin panels (Nova/Voyager)
  • Livewire/Jetstream SPAs
  • Queue-based job processing

Business Automation

  • Custom CRM/ERP systems
  • Inventory management
  • Accounting integrations (QuickBooks/Xero)
  • Automated reporting dashboards
  • Document generation (PDF/Excel)
  • Workflow approval systems

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS deployments (EC2, RDS, S3)
  • Docker containerization
  • CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
  • Auto-scaling solutions
  • Serverless architectures
  • Database optimization

Frontend Solutions

  • React/Vue with Laravel API
  • Inertia.js SPAs
  • Interactive Alpine.js components
  • Tailwind/Bootstrap UIs
  • Mobile-responsive designs
  • PWA implementations

Consultancy Services

  • System architecture reviews
  • Performance audits
  • Technical debt assessment
  • Production debugging
  • Team mentoring
  • Project rescue

E-Commerce Solutions

  • Custom storefronts
  • Marketplace platforms
  • Inventory synchronization
  • Shipping API integrations
  • Multi-vendor systems
  • Subscription products

Process Leadership

  • Agile/Scrum implementation
  • Technical team leadership
  • Code quality standards
  • Testing strategies (TDD/BDD)
  • Developer onboarding
  • Project documentation

Technical Skills

Core Competencies
PHP & Laravel API Development Database Design Testing & CI/CD Version Control Front-End Technologies Cloud Services Agile Methodologies
Technical Expertise
Laravel 11+ Livewire Jetstream MySQL RESTful APIs PHPUnit/Pest Git/GitHub AWS (EC2, S3, RDS) HTML/CSS/JS Bootstrap jQuery/AJAX Alpine.js

Featured Projects

E-Commerce Site
E-Commerce Site

A sleek Laravel-powered store with fast checkout, mobile-first design, and secure payments — boosting online sales for Bed Palace Kenya.

SAAS CRM POS
SAAS CRM POS

A scalable POS and CRM platform with multi-tenant support, live reports, SMS, tax automation, and seamless payment integrations.

Real Estate Platform
Real Estate

A complete rental management solution with digital leases, tenant onboarding, rent tracking, and real-time maintenance updates.

Social Media Marketing Platform
Social Media Marketing Platform

A Laravel-driven growth platform that automates content promotion, boosts reach, and tracks performance across social networks.

...And Many More

These featured projects are just the tip of the iceberg. We've delivered dozens of tailored solutions for clients across industries — from fintech and education to healthcare and logistics.

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What People Say About John

Joshua Musalia

Systems Architect, CodeSphere Solutions

"John is an exceptional Laravel developer with deep understanding of system architecture. His ability to optimize performance is remarkable."

Luka Gitau

Managing Director, Nexora Ventures

"John's leadership in our Laravel projects was instrumental in meeting 95% of client deadlines. His security implementations were flawless."

Maria Gonzalez

CTO, BrightEdge Systems

"Collaborating with John remotely was seamless. His Git workflows and documentation are top-tier for distributed teams."

Brian Otieno

DevOps Lead, Quantivo Technologies

"John's Dockerized Laravel environments saved us countless hours. His DevOps mindset is rare among developers."

Elena Petrova

Product Manager, Syncora Labs

"John delivered a fully working Laravel backend with GraphQL support and CI/CD pipelines, all on time and beyond expectations."

David Mwangi

Founder, Crestline CRM

"John built our CRM backend from scratch. We’ve served over 5,000 clients since launch without backend issues."

Esther Njeri

Project Coordinator, Zamtix Africa

"His integration of payment gateways and SMS APIs was flawless. John’s attention to edge cases is impressive."

André Leclerc

Technical Lead, Bluegrid Labs

"From Laravel queues to serverless functions, John showed strong expertise and professionalism throughout our collaboration."

Grace Achieng

IT Lead, Unitek Assurance

"John helped modernize our legacy PHP app into Laravel 10. Our internal systems now run faster and with better UX."

Michael Carter

Founder, Finovate Studio

"Our Stripe and mobile wallet integrations worked flawlessly thanks to John's API-first mindset. Truly dependable."

Get In Touch

Let’s collaborate, innovate, and create impactful software together.

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A Few Things About Me
  • I’ve built Laravel apps serving 5K+ users without a hitch.
  • Remote teamwork? My Git workflows make it smooth as butter.
  • I dockerize everything — consistency is king.
  • Passionate about clean code, security, and performance.
  • On weekends, I teach juniors how to think in Laravel (and love it).
"Every line of code should solve a real problem — and leave the next developer smiling."