PHP Developer

Legacy PHP Code Fails Slowly, Then All at Once

  • Bugs fixed daily, without a freelancer relearning your code
  • One dedicated developer owns your PHP backend start to finish
  • Security patches applied before they become an incident
No stalled fixes. No unpatched risk.
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10,000+ Active Assistants Powering 10,000+ Companies

What Wing Assistants Get Done Every Day

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Feature built and tested, code reviewed and merged before the sprint closes.
  • Pushed to GitHub
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Legacy function refactored, confirmed stable across dependent code before deploy.
  • Reviewed in PHPStorm
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Database query optimized, response time confirmed improved before end of day.
  • Optimized in MySQL
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Security patch applied and tested, vulnerability confirmed closed before close of day.
  • Scanned in Composer

Your PHP Developer Handles

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Application Development
  • Build and maintain features
  • Develop custom PHP scripts
  • Write and maintain tests
02
Legacy Code Management
  • Refactor legacy functions
  • Modernize outdated code
  • Fix deprecated dependencies
03
Database Management
  • Write and manage queries
  • Optimize database performance
  • Manage schema migrations
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Security & Maintenance
  • Apply security patches
  • Manage Composer dependencies
  • Audit for vulnerabilities
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Integration & APIs
  • Build and maintain APIs
  • Integrate third-party APIs
  • Handle authentication logic

How it Works

Be as involved (or uninvolved) as you prefer – our expert recruiters will guide you through every step, ensuring a smooth and seamless experience.
  • Step 1
    Meet us to discuss
    your requirements
  • Step 2
    We shortlist talents
    for your review
  • Step 3
    We interview and
    assess candidates
  • Step 4
    The perfect Wing Assistant joins your team

Measured Results Across Teams

Real companies. Defined ownership. Measurable outcomes.

Delegate Everything but Leadership.

Nobody Volunteers to Own Code Someone Else Wrote

Legacy PHP runs fine until it doesn’t. An hour-long fix becomes a week once nobody remembers why the code works.

Your Wing PHP Developer stays on your codebase, so that knowledge never has a chance to disappear.

How Wing Keeps Your PHP Backend Moving

This isn’t a freelance hire or a PHP generalist. One dedicated PHP developer stays inside your codebase, backed by Wing’s QA, supervision, and support.

Flexible, No-Commitment Monthly Support

Scale up during migrations or feature sprints. Scale back after without losing codebase context or dependency history.

Secure and Compliance-Ready

Wing is ISO 27001 compliant and SOC 2 certified. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with restricted and logged access.

NDAs and System-Level Access Control

Your developer works inside your repo, database, and deployment tools with role-based permissions you control.

Coverage That Doesn’t Break

One developer stays on your codebase over time. If availability changes, coverage continues without losing architectural context.

We Meet Challenging Talent Needs and Ensure Ongoing Success

Our resources and systems are designed to deliver tailored solutions that go beyond the basics, empowering your business to thrive.

Benefit from a dedicated Client Success Manager (CSM) who will be your single point of contact for all your needs. Your CSM will ensure smooth onboarding, provide ongoing support, and proactively address any concerns to maximize the value of our services.

We can work with you to analyze your requirements, and can launch new recruitment processes/ roles exclusively tailored to your needs, in your budget.

Your assistant isn't alone. They're supervised by both Wing's Team Captains and Supervisors.

Additionally, you can opt-in to use sophisticated artificial intelligence technology that flags potential issues ahead of time to our supervisory team, who work to proactively resolve issues.

If quality is your goal, Wing remains the best choice in this industry.

We can work with you to analyze your requirements, and can launch new recruitment processes/ roles exclusively tailored to your needs, in your budget.

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Operational Ownership, Powered by the Wing Workspace App

Wing doesn’t just assign an assistant. We run execution through a centralized, human + AI–powered workspace built to keep work moving around the clock.

  • Real-time task visibility and status tracking
  • Documented workflows with built-in oversight
  • Structured handoffs and cross-time-zone continuity
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Highly Rated by Operations & Leadership Teams

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Hundreds of Stellar Client Reviews

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Overall, I have been very pleased with each aspect of hiring my Wing VA. We were looking at a variety of virtual assistant programs; what made us choose Wing was the fact that their talent had specific marketing experience... Working with Wing is seamless. They have a robust platform that makes communicating with our VA incredibly easy. It also helps that they act quickly and are incredibly responsive...
Christine Mulvey
Christine Mulvey
Director of Marketing
charlesgate.com
Google Cicle
I've had the best VA experience so far after multiple tries. The app is easy to use to communicate and create tasks, there's loads of real-person communication, and my assistant was so capable at MANY things. He was so good that every week I found more things I could take off my plate and all for a low fixed price per month. Great value and it's taken a lot of stress off me.
Kelsey Galarza
Kelsey Galarza
Co-founder, Orange Marketing orangemarketing.com
Google Cicle
Amazing service! Excellent customer support and the work done by my assistant Kirti S. from Wing is top notch. I’ve enjoyed the help and the genuine personality and willingness to learn. Also a big call out to Maryann U. my customer success manager. She is fantastic and so full of life.
Chris Mullaly
Chris Mullaly
Founder and Managing Partner spiruscapitalpartners.com
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Wing is an innovative software-powered interface to virtual assistants. Wing has provided a software-augmented virtual assistant service that's unique in the field. Just as important as the software platform is the quality of their assistants behind the scene. Their ability to organize and run a process of matching our needs with available talent was successful. Wing is easy to use.
Roy Chua
Roy Chua
Principal AvidThink avidthink.com
Google Cicle
Wing provides exceptional Virtual Assistant services and an accompanying productivity platform. Using Wing has been incredibly beneficial for our business, allowing us to explore some things in far more depth, or scale up some operations more effectively. Some of the benefits far exceed what you might expect from a virtual assistant in terms of capabilities and outside traditional administrative work.
Dylan Schiemann
Dylan Schiemann
Co-Founder &CEO
livingspec.com
1921
What I like best about Wing is the quality and reliability of their virtual assistants. We started with one assistant and were so happy with the experience that we’ve since onboarded additional VAs. I’ve also confidently recommended Wing to colleagues and contacts looking for virtual assistant services. The combination of strong support, trustworthy assistants, and a seamless experience is what sets Wing apart for me.
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Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

PHP Developer Pricing

Part-time or full-time coverage available, with bilingual support if your team requires it.
One developer stays on your PHP backend, and legacy code doesn’t sit unowned between sprints.

Full-Time
16% Savings

$1,799/Month

  • 160 Hours per month
  • Dedicated PHP Developer
  • Free replacement
  • Customer Success Manager
  • Rigorous quality control and supervision
  • Wing Workspace App
  • Your timezone - Any hours you want
  • Share with colleagues
  • Unlimited file sharing/storage
Part-Time

$1,299/Month

  • 80 Hours per month
  • Dedicated PHP Developer
  • Free replacement
  • Customer Success Manager
  • Rigorous quality control and supervision
  • Wing Workspace App
  • Your timezone—choose from designated slots
  • Sharing is limited
  • 10 GB file sharing/storage limit

Popular Questions

Yes. Dedicated PHP developer plans are month-to-month. No contracts, no commitments, just consistent backend coverage.

Book your PHP developer and Wing will match you within 24 to 48 hours based on your framework, codebase, and project requirements.

Freelance marketplaces and agencies build features and leave. Wing gives you one dedicated PHP developer who stays on your codebase, knows your architecture, and owns it long term. See Wing reviews from technical teams.

If your application runs on Laravel specifically, see Wing's Laravel Developer role for framework-specific coverage. This page covers general PHP work across any framework.

AI tools generate new code but don't know why a legacy function was written the way it was, or which dependencies break if it changes. A Wing developer who has worked your codebase for months knows where the risk actually lives.
Your Wing PHP developer does. They write tests, handle edge cases, deploy, and confirm it works in production before moving on.
That stays. Your developer learns your architecture, your dependency history, and your performance bottlenecks. That institutional knowledge makes every change safer over time.
Wing covers feature development, legacy code maintenance, database management, security patching, and API integration. Need the entire development function outsourced instead of one hire? See Wing's Software Development Outsourcing page.

Wing replaces them within 24 hours at no extra cost. Context stays in Wing Workspace, so your architecture and dependency history don't reset with someone new.

Yes. Wing is ISO 27001 compliant and SOC 2 certified. Access is permission-based and logged.