Full-Stack Developer in Bristol

Bristol has one of the strongest tech scenes outside London – a mix of established agencies, funded scale-ups, and a deep creative sector. If you're an agency that needs reliable backend capacity, or a product team that's outgrown its initial build, you need a developer who can slot in and deliver without drama.

I'm a full-stack developer based in Wiltshire, close enough to Bristol for face-to-face when it matters. I've worked with agencies on white-label builds and with scale-ups on complex backend systems. My focus is Laravel and PHP – backend, APIs, and full-stack product work.

For Bristol Scale-Ups

Scale-ups face different challenges. Your MVP worked, but now you're hitting scaling issues – slow queries, brittle integrations, a codebase that's hard to change. You might need someone who can diagnose performance problems, refactor critical paths, or build new features without breaking what works.

I've helped teams at this stage stabilise and scale their Laravel applications. Sometimes that means fixing database issues, adding caching, or rearchitecting queues. Sometimes it means setting up proper testing and deployment so you can ship faster with confidence. I wrote about some of this in scaling Laravel backends and Laravel queues for startups.

If your team is strong on product and front-end but needs backend reinforcement, I can fill that gap for a project or an ongoing engagement.

For Bristol Agencies

Agencies often need backend help that doesn't come with handholding. You've got the client relationship, the design, and the front-end – you need someone who can build the backend to spec, work with your team's process, and deliver on time. I've done this for agencies across the South West: building Laravel backends, REST APIs, admin panels, and custom integrations.

I also do white-label work – builds where I'm invisible to your client. That means clean handovers, documentation, and code your team can maintain. If you need overflow capacity for a busy period or specialist Laravel skills for a specific project, I can help.

For agencies that also run WordPress, I take on outsource work for complex plugins, custom post types, and WooCommerce builds – though my preference is Laravel for anything substantial.

Work Together

Whether you're an agency that needs reliable backend capacity or a scale-up that needs to fix and extend a growing product, I'd like to hear about it. I also work with teams in Bath and across Wiltshire.