Remote Freelance PHP Developer Jobs with Top Global Clients

As a freelance Developer, you'll enjoy the freedom to choose your own PHP Developer jobs with leading Fortune 500 companies and startups, as well as the flexibility to work remotely on your terms.

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Why PHP Developers Choose Toptal

Jobs Come to You

Unlock access to a wide range of freelancing opportunities, from part-time to full-time positions, with top companies from the Fortune 500 to Silicon Valley startups. We vet each client opportunity and match you with the job postings that suit your preferences and skills, but you’ll always have the freedom to choose.

Work from Anywhere

With Toptal, you set your own hours, and as long as you have a laptop and some wifi, you’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely wherever, and on your own terms.

Get Paid On Time, Every Time

Set the rate you want and enjoy a steady stream of income without the overhead. We handle all billing and invoicing directly with clients, so you can focus on your remote work engagements.

Work on real projects with vetted clients.

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Once you’re in the network, then what?

1. Create Your Profile
2. Choose Your Projects
3. Work with Top Clients

1. Create Your Profile

As a new member of the Toptal Community, you’ll set up your talent profile to share your expertise, years of experience, and availability with clients and matchers.

2. Choose Your Projects

At Toptal, our team of matchers bring deep domain expertise and several years of experience to make sure you’re applying to freelance work that’s the right fit for your skills, interests, and time preferences. You don't need to bid on projects in a race to the bottom. Instead, just apply to job descriptions that meet your criteria.

3. Work with Top Clients

We’ll help set up billing and payments, and start connecting you to real-time projects with global clients. Our team thoroughly vets each client and job type, and they’re your go-to for questions, advice, and help as you receive job alerts and choose remote jobs in a wide range of domains, from software and mobile app development to social media and ecommerce.

Hear From Our Global Network of Developers

I've been freelancing and working remotely almost exclusively for my entire career, and I've never seen an organization as efficient as Toptal. The aspect I like the most is that there are real PEOPLE - recruiters - available at any time. They are such a great support, helping you with your job search and with any other aspect of your career at Toptal. I was able to connect with a PHP job within a few days of joining Toptal!
Dejan Stosic
CTO
Expertise in:
CSSBootstrap 3Full-stackHTMLJavaScriptLaravel

Since joining Toptal back in 2016, I've always had a great variety of PHP opportunities, from implementation and testing to devops and security. Plus, when you join, you'll have access to one of the best Slack communities ever. And you can become a thought leader by publishing to Toptal's Engineering Blog, the #1 technical blog hands down. Toptal is the best freelancing platform to do what you love in the most hassle-free way!
Fady S. Ghatas
PHP Developer
Expertise in:
Node.jsJavaScriptjQueryLaravel 5MySQLPython

Toptal has a great PHP community full of knowledgable people with whom to share thoughts and develop ideas for solving client challenges. Toptal encourages all its member to grow in their professional life with academies that develop your soft skills as well as trainings that get you closer to the most trendy technologies in the market.
Gabriel Jenik
Web Developer
Expertise in:
APIsCSSJavaScriptjQueryMySQLWordPress

Our freelance PHP developers rate us

4.5 out of 5.0

based on 2,567 reviews as of February, 2021

Leading Brands and Startups Working With Toptal

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Real PHP Jobs From Our Network

Role:

LAMP Developer

Client type:

Consumer Products & Services

Job description:

We’re a large online marketplace for building tools and equipment, connecting buyers and sellers through our proprietary platform. We are looking to hire an experienced developer to learn our environment and push updates, refactoring our codebase and ultimately building a new version of our WebApp.

Additional skills for this PHP job:

JavascriptWordpressLaravel

Estimated Length:

2-3 months

Commitment Type:

Full Time

Work Type:

Remote

Client Time Zone:

Los Angeles

Role:

Full-stack PHP Developer

Client type:

Marketing & Advertising

Job description:

We are an established marketing agency at the forefront of Internet shifts and behavioral patterns, bringing strategy and innovation to our clients. We want a senior developer to join our team as an in-house, subject matter expert to work with our clients on their mission-critical digital projects.

Additional skills for this PHP job:

jQueryHTMLPython

Estimated Length:

2-3 months

Commitment Type:

Full Time

Work Type:

Remote

Client Time Zone:

London

Role:

PHP Developer

Client type:

Technology

Job description:

We are a popular game company developing an Android and iOS app to bring our experience to mobile. We want a PHP developer to make changes to our app interface and user experience using Ionic. This is a growth opportunity with the chance to develop further games and lead a team of junior developers.

Additional skills for this PHP job:

CSSDrupalNode.js

Estimated Length:

2-3 months

Commitment Type:

Part Time

Work Type:

Remote

Client Time Zone:

New York

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PHP is in HIGH DEMAND

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Top global clients are hiring Full-Time Freelance PHP Developers right now.
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Hourly rates for this skill may be higher due to high demand.

Frequently Asked Questions

Screening Process

What does the screening process look like?

To become a member of the Toptal network, you first need to pass our screening process. There are several steps to our screening process, including showcasing your clear communication and domain expertise, and engaging in a real-world assessment.

Why do I have to go through screening?

The screening process is designed to evaluate your skills and give you a sense of the work we do with our clients. By screening every candidate and vetting every client, we ensure that Toptal maintains top-tier professionals in the network. Once you’ve gone through our screening process, you’ll become the newest member of the Toptal Network, and our team will start connecting you to exciting projects with global clients. Every client in our network understands our screening process, so when you’re picking up new work, you won’t need to do any traditional interviewing.

How long does the process take?

Each step has a different length, but typically the process will take 2-5 weeks before you’re able to start working with clients. It’s like any other interview process with a company, but the good news is that you’ll only need to do it once.

Payments

How does Toptal make money?

Toptal generates revenue through direct contracts with clients.

How much can I earn?

At Toptal, you are free to choose your own rate and find clients that are willing to pay that rate. You don’t need to worry about negotiating or haggling anymore!

Does Toptal take a cut from the hourly rate I set?

No, Toptal does not take a cut from your hourly rate. The rate that you set is the rate that you will receive for every engagement with a client.

Projects

How many projects can I take on at one time?

At Toptal, we give you the flexibility to work on as many projects and with as many clients as you want, as long as you’re still able to deliver quality work. We give you the freedom to increase or decrease the amount of work at any point.

I am interested in more than projects that are just for PHP.

Great! We have many projects across a wide array of skills. You can find projects for other skills right below or visit our jobs page.

I’m interested in a new project but I don’t have the exact skill required.

At Toptal, we encourage growth for each and every member of our talent network. We have dedicated tools and processes set up to help you build new skills, so that you can take on projects that are of interest to you. Whether you use our community Slack channel to chat with experts or attend Toptal Academies, you’ll have the tools necessary to improve your existing skills and gain new ones.

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