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Robert D.

Laravel + Vue Dev | Launch MVPs Faster with AI & Open-Source Starters

I build Vue + Laravel SaaS MVPs, from spec to launch, often handed off to an in-house team afterward. 15+ years fullstack, including a 7-year run with Sage Audio and multiple MVPs taken from zero to production. Most MVPs need the same base: auth, billing, roles, notifications, localization. Rather than building that from scratch, I use my own Starters, an already-built and tested Vue SPA + admin with a Laravel API behind it. It's open source, so you can look at the actual code and a live demo before hiring anyone, not just take my word for it. Links are in my Portfolio below. Claude Code is fully integrated into my workflow. For projects that want it, I use my own open source Flows repo, a spec-driven system that pairs with the Starters and keeps AI output from turning into slop. Either way, I handle the planning, review, and QA myself, same process I've always used, just faster. Stack: Laravel, Vue, TypeScript, Tailwind, deployed on Digital Ocean/Forge. Comfortable ramping into adjacent stacks too, Livewire, Inertia, React, Node, if you've got an existing codebase. Open to short builds or long-term ownership: ongoing maintenance, feature work, whatever the project needs after launch. Typically available 30+ hrs/week. Check my Project Catalog for fixed-scope packages (spec + Starters deploy), or message me to scope something custom.

🇨🇦Toronto, Canada$55/hr100% JSSSince Oct 2015

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.9k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#23,556 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#480 / 7,134
Revenue, last 30 days
$1.6k

Last 6 months: $12k

World#27,337 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#505 / 7,134
Total earnings
$105k

Billed in all: $109k

World#37,151 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#813 / 7,134
Per project
$35k

$12k in the last 6 months

World#2,084 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#48 / 7,134
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,096 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,897 / 7,134
Projects in all
3

Across 5 contracts

20% fixed80% hourly
World#304,143 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#5,325 / 7,134

Earnings, last 30 days

$109k+$1.6k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$107k$108k$109k$110kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 5% in WordPress

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #38Agentic Workflows340 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #2Top 11%
  2. #113Nuxt.js1,349 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #3Top 8%
  3. #122Claude Code819 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #3Top 15%
  4. #392Git5,766 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #9Top 7%
  5. #457Tailwind CSS6,979 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #8Top 7%
  6. #627SaaS6,441 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #13Top 10%
  7. #643API Development6,848 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #14Top 9%
  8. #645Vue.js8,268 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #11Top 8%