Hello, I'm

Yousif Elfarra
Backend Laravel Developer

Building robust APIs and scalable CRMs with Laravel.

I am a passionate Backend Laravel Developer with 5 years of experience building CRMs, RESTful APIs and integrating third-party services.

Yousif Elfarra
Available for hire
5+ Years Exp.
13+ Projects
5+
Years of Experience
13+
Projects
20+
Technologies
6
Services Offered
What I Do

Services

Solutions I provide to bring your ideas to life with clean code and solid architecture.

Backend Development

Designing and building scalable backends with Laravel — clean code, solid architecture, and best practices.

RESTful API Development

Building secure, well-documented REST APIs for mobile apps and web frontends, with authentication and rate limiting.

CRM Systems

Building custom CRM applications tailored to your business — leads, contacts, deals, automations, and reporting.

Third-party API Integration

Integrating payment gateways, SMS providers, social platforms, and any external API into your application.

Database Design

Designing normalized, performant database schemas with proper indexing and migrations.

API Maintenance & Support

Long-term support for existing Laravel projects — bug fixes, refactoring, performance tuning, and upgrades.

My Stack

Skills & Technologies

The tools and technologies I work with on a daily basis.

Backend

PHP
Laravel
REST APIs
Livewire
Java
Stripe

Database

MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis

Frontend

JavaScript
Vue.js
HTML5
CSS3
Tailwind CSS
Vite
Blade
Bootstrap

DevOps

Git
Docker
Linux
Portfolio

Featured Projects

A selection of my recent work — from CRMs to APIs to full web apps.

Downloader — Online Video & File Download Platform Featured

Downloader — Online Video & File Download Platform

A production Laravel SaaS that lets users paste a link, pick a format, and download videos or files from YouTube, TikTok, X, and direct URLs.

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs +7
Personal Portfolio & Content CMS Featured

Personal Portfolio & Content CMS

A full-stack Laravel portfolio with a custom admin CMS — projects, blog, lead capture, analytics, and SEO built in.

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs +7
Supreme Protection - CRM Featured

Supreme Protection - CRM

SPL Connect — Security Management System with Mobile API Support

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs +5
Primus CRM Featured

Primus CRM

Primus CRM — Customer Relationship Management Platform

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs +4
Complaints Management System — White-Label Citizen Portal Featured

Complaints Management System — White-Label Citizen Portal

White-label Laravel portal for citizen complaints with ticket tracking, admin dashboard, and bilingual AR/EN support.

PHP Laravel MySQL JavaScript +5
DevLancer — Developer Freelance Marketplace Featured

DevLancer — Developer Freelance Marketplace

Full-stack freelance marketplace where developers offer services and clients post jobs — with proposals, contracts, Stripe payments, and reviews.

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs +7
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Career

Experience

My professional journey so far.

Jul 2025 - Jun 2026

Backend Developer

Voags — Remote

Engineered robust backend architectures and custom enterprise software at Voags, specializing in the development of custom CRMs and full-scale business platforms from scratch. Architected scalable, secure RESTful APIs that powered decoupled React web platforms and native mobile applications. Modeled high-performance MySQL database structures, eliminating system bottlenecks while converting high-fidelity designs into responsive, pixel-perfect user interfaces.

Jan 2023 - May 2023

Laravel Developer

Tech Company — Gaza

Developed and maintained Laravel applications, designed database schemas, and built secure REST APIs consumed by mobile apps.

Sep 2022 - Present

Backend Laravel Developer

Freelance — Remote

Built CRMs and RESTful APIs for various clients. Integrated multiple third-party services and delivered end-to-end backend solutions.

Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

Web Developer

Al-Qarara Municipality — Khan Yunus.

Architected and developed the municipality's primary web platform, engineering scalable infrastructure to support high-traffic public access. Designed and deployed a custom, full-featured citizen complaints and ticketing system from scratch, featuring secure data handling, automated routing logic, and a streamlined administrative control panel for municipal oversight. Focused on database optimization and responsive execution to ensure seamless, secure citizen engagement across all devices.

Testimonials

Client Reviews

What clients say about working with me on Laravel projects.

"Great experience working on our SaaS backend. Yousif understood our multi-tenant requirements quickly and delivered a solid foundation we could build on. Minor timezone differences but always responsive."
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James Peterson
Founder · CloudMetrics
"Yousif delivered an outstanding CRM for our sales team. Clean architecture, on-time delivery, and excellent communication throughout the project. Highly recommended for any Laravel backend work."
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Ahmed Hassan
CTO · SalesFlow Ltd
"We hired Yousif to build our REST API and he exceeded expectations. The documentation was thorough, the code was well-structured, and he proactively suggested improvements we hadn't considered."
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Sarah Mitchell
Product Manager · NovaTech
"Professional, reliable, and technically strong. Yousif built our HRMS from scratch with complex payroll rules and third-party integrations. Would definitely work with him again."
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Omar Khalil
Operations Director · Gulf HR Solutions
"Yousif integrated three payment gateways and an SMS provider into our e-commerce platform flawlessly. His Laravel expertise saved us weeks of development time."
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Layla Mansour
Technical Lead · ShopPalestine

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