You've been burned before. A developer who went silent mid-project. A team in a timezone 12 hours away who answered questions the next morning — if at all. An agency that sold you a senior developer and delivered someone learning Laravel on your budget.
I'm Arun Tyagi — a senior Laravel developer based in India, working with US startup founders and SaaS companies since 2018. I built my workflow specifically around US client collaboration: I'm available from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST every weekday, respond to Slack messages within 4 hours regardless of timezone, and push code with detailed commit messages so you can follow progress without asking.
No project managers between us. No junior developers on your code. USD pricing, Stripe invoicing, contracts in English, and a developer who has already shipped products for US clients — and can prove it.
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WHY US FOUNDERS HIRE ME
What Makes This Work for US Clients
Timezone Overlap That Actually Works EST: Available 6 PM – 10 PM (your afternoon/evening). PST: Available 3 PM – 7 PM (your afternoon). This gives us 4 hours of synchronous overlap daily — more than enough for standups, questions, and review sessions. Most of our collaboration happens async anyway, which is faster.
USD Pricing with Stripe Invoicing All US engagements are priced in USD. I invoice through Stripe — pay with any major credit card or ACH bank transfer. W-8BEN available for tax documentation. Clean contracts, clear milestones.
Senior-Level Work, No Handoffs You talk to me in the sales call. You get my code in production. I don't run a team that "works under my direction" — I work directly. 10+ years of senior-level Laravel experience, on your project from start to finish.
Async-First Communication I send daily or every-other-day Slack updates with what I shipped, what I'm working on, and if anything is blocked. You don't have to ask — you'll know. This is the communication model that US founders prefer, and it's how I've always operated.
US Market Understanding I know the US SaaS market: Stripe billing (not Razorpay), AWS or Render (not DigitalOcean-only), GDPR/CCPA awareness, EST/PST scheduling, USD contracts, and the expectation that deadlines are respected. I've been doing this long enough to understand what US clients actually need — not just what they say.
Laravel Development for US Startups & SaaS Companies
SaaS Product Development Multi-tenant Laravel SaaS with Stripe billing, subscription management, RBAC, onboarding flows, and API documentation. Built for the US market — GDPR/CCPA compliant, performance-optimized, Stripe-native.
MVP Development Pre-seed and seed-stage founders: go from Figma to deployed product in 6–10 weeks. Fixed price, milestone delivery, no retainer lock-in.
Laravel API Backend for Mobile Apps Building an iOS or Android app? I build the Laravel API backend: authentication, data endpoints, push notification hooks, third-party integrations. Documented with Postman collections.
Legacy PHP / Old Laravel Modernization Running a Laravel 5 or 6 app that hasn't been touched in years? I audit, upgrade, and refactor — without rewriting what doesn't need rewriting. Faster than starting over, safer than ignoring it.
Technical Co-Founder Support Non-technical US founders: I can serve as your technical lead — making architecture decisions, managing your infrastructure, reviewing code from other contractors, and advising on technology choices as your company grows.
How a Typical US Engagement Works
Monday: You send questions / feature requests by EOD your time. Tuesday (my morning IST): I review, plan, and start development. Tuesday evening (your afternoon EST): I'm online for a 30-min check-in if needed. Wednesday–Thursday: I ship milestone features to staging. Friday (your morning EST): You review staging, give feedback during our weekly call. Next week: Iteration.
This cycle — async during your day, synchronous in your afternoon — is exactly how I've run US client projects for 5+ years.
US Founders — Questions About Hiring a Remote Laravel Developer
Q: Why hire a developer in India instead of a US-based Laravel developer? A: The honest answer is value per dollar. A senior Laravel developer in the US charges $120–$200/hour. I charge a fraction of that — for the same level of experience, cleaner code (you can verify), and more direct communication than most US agencies offer. The timezone gap is real but manageable with async-first collaboration. Most of my US clients say they forget they're working with someone in India after the first week.
Q: How do you handle EST vs IST — when can I reach you live? A: My live hours for US clients: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST (Mon–Fri), which is 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST. Outside of those hours, I respond to Slack or email within 4–6 hours. For urgent production issues, WhatsApp me directly — I check it even outside business hours.
Q: What's your billing setup for US clients? A: USD invoicing via Stripe. Pay with Visa, Mastercard, Amex, or ACH bank transfer. Invoices are issued at milestone completion — you don't pay in advance for work that hasn't happened. I provide W-8BEN documentation for 1099 / withholding purposes if requested.
Q: Have you worked with US-based clients before? A: Yes. I've worked with US clients in fintech, SaaS, solar energy, and eCommerce. I can't always share client names due to NDAs, but I can provide references and show you relevant portfolio work during our discovery call.
Q: Do you sign US-style contracts? NDAs? A: Yes. I sign NDAs before discovery calls if you prefer. For project contracts, I use a straightforward service agreement covering scope, IP ownership (100% yours), payment schedule, and termination terms. If you have your own contractor agreement, I'll review it.
Q: What if the project needs more work than scoped? A: Scope changes happen. When they do, I flag them early — before I do the extra work, not after. You'll get a change order with a time and cost estimate. You approve it. I build it. No surprises on your invoice.
Q: Can you work with my US-based CTO or technical lead? A: Absolutely. I work as a senior developer who follows your CTO's direction, pushes code to your repository under their review, and fills the execution gap so your technical lead can focus on architecture and decisions. Many of my engagements are exactly this model.