SaaS product development
that scales with you
From idea to production, I help founders build SaaS products on Laravel and the TALL stack. Multi-tenancy, billing, onboarding, real-time features — the full product, architected so it doesn't fall over when traffic arrives.
Founders who want a real product, not a prototype
I work with people who care about shipping something solid — not just a demo to show investors.
First-time founders
Validated the idea, ready to build. Need a technical partner who'll steer you away from the obvious mistakes.
Bootstrapped teams
Building from revenue, not VC money. You want sensible architecture choices that don't lock you into expensive infrastructure.
Existing businesses going SaaS
Productising an internal tool or service. You know the domain inside out — I bring the engineering.
Teams replatforming
Your current stack is creaking. You want to move to Laravel and the TALL stack without losing customers in the transition.
The full SaaS toolkit
Everything a modern SaaS product needs — done properly, not bolted on later.
Multi-tenancy
Workspaces, teams, organisations — proper data isolation from day one.
Billing & subscriptions
Stripe integration, plans, trials, usage-based pricing, invoicing.
Auth & access control
Email/password, SSO, OAuth, role-based permissions, audit logging.
Admin & dashboards
Filament-powered admin for you, polished customer dashboards built with Livewire.
Real-time features
WebSockets via Laravel Reverb — live updates, notifications, presence.
Background jobs
Queues, scheduled tasks, webhooks, retries — the unglamorous stuff that keeps things moving.
Transactional email
Onboarding flows, password resets, system notifications — properly templated and deliverable.
APIs from day one
RESTful APIs alongside the UI so integrations and mobile apps come easy later.
Analytics hooks
Plausible, PostHog or your tool of choice — wired in so you can see what users actually do.
From idea to first paying customer
Most SaaS builds take 8–16 weeks to MVP. Here's the rhythm.
Discovery & scoping
We agree what's in the MVP and what isn't — ruthlessly. The first version exists to learn, not to be perfect.
Build in weekly slices
Working software every week, deployed to a staging environment you can poke. No big-reveal moments.
Launch & iterate
First customers in, real feedback flowing. Then we move to a retainer if you want me to keep building.
Real products, live customers
Status Blocks
An easy to use, configure and and forget platform integrating into any platform or project providing you with all the data metrics you need.
My Trust List
Building trust between businesses and people. Connecting people to businesses based on their network trusts.
Womens Aid
Supporting our chosen charity with PHP expertise when needed - helping with their existing Wordpress site, API integration and new project builds
Kind words from people I've worked with
Jamie has been instrumental in building My Trust List from the ground up. As our senior full-stack developer, he combines genuine technical depth across Laravel and modern web architecture with the kind of pragmatic problem-solving you only get from someone who truly owns what they build. He communicates clearly, ships reliably, and consistently makes the right call on the trade-offs that matter. I'd recommend him without hesitation to any team serious about quality.
CEO & co-founder
We have worked with Jamie since 2024 after approaching him to support and maintain our vehicle recycling platform built by a previous developer. Since then we have fixed numerous bugs, upgraded to the latest library releases and built new functionality including a brand new mobile phone app for our drivers. Knowing we pay the same amount each month and can bank any unused time helps with our cash-flow and we know he'll be on-hand whenever we need support.
Operations Manager
Jamie is a safe pair of hands when you need someone. I have worked on a number of projects with Jamie. (Custom APIs mainly, but server and security related items as well). He responds quickly, follows up without needing to chase and completes tasks in a methodical way. He finds the last bugs with thorough testing; so we are confident at launch that everyone will be pleased.
Owner
The things people usually ask
Tell me about your SaaS idea
A few sentences on what you're building and where you're at is enough to start a conversation. I'll reply within two working days.
No hard sell. No obligation. Just a friendly chat about whether we're a good fit.
