\n\n
Available to Hire $35–$60/hr

Hire Expert
Yii Developers

We provide experienced Yii2 developers for enterprise PHP applications β€” REST APIs, portal development, and migration from Yii2 to modern Laravel or Yii3.

Hire a Yii Developer β†’ Book Free Call
βœ“Senior only (5+ yrs)
βœ“Start within 48hrs
βœ“NDA on day one
βœ“Free replacement guarantee
πŸ”§
Yii Developer
Yii2 Β· PHP 8 Β· REST APIs Β· Enterprise PHP
HOURLY RATE
$35–$60/hr
Based on experience level
βœ“ Yii2 Application Dev
βœ“ REST API development
βœ“ Auth & RBAC
βœ“ Extensions
βœ“ Yii β†’ Laravel Migration
50+
Yii Developer Projects
5+ yrs
Avg Experience
4.9β˜…
Client Rating
48hrs
Start Time
100%
Code Ownership
Expertise

What our πŸ”§
Yii Developers deliver

We provide experienced Yii2 developers for enterprise PHP applications β€” REST APIs, portal development, and migration from Yii2 to modern Laravel or Yii3.

Hire Now β†’
πŸ—
Yii2 Application Dev

MVC, ActiveRecord, widgets

βœ“ Yii2 MVC architecture
βœ“ ActiveRecord ORM
βœ“ Gii code generator usage
βœ“ Module & component patterns
πŸ”Œ

Yii2 REST controllers

βœ“ RESTful controller setup
βœ“ JSON serialisation
βœ“ OAuth2 via yii2-oauth2-server
βœ“ Rate limiting & versioning
πŸ”
Auth & RBAC

Yii2 RBAC system

βœ“ DbManager RBAC
βœ“ Role & permission design
βœ“ Rule-based access control
βœ“ Auth client (social login)
🧩
Extensions

Yii2 ecosystem extensions

βœ“ Yii2-queue job queues
βœ“ Yii2-elasticsearch
βœ“ Yii2-redis caching
βœ“ Yii2-admin theme
⬆
Yii β†’ Laravel Migration

Modern PHP upgrade path

βœ“ Code audit & refactor plan
βœ“ Incremental migration
βœ“ Test coverage before migration
βœ“ Zero-downtime cutover
πŸ§ͺ
Testing

Codeception test suite

βœ“ Codeception unit & functional
βœ“ REST API acceptance tests
βœ“ Fixtures & test helpers
βœ“ CI pipeline integration
How It Works

Hire a Yii Developer in 4 simple steps

01
Share Requirements
Day 1

Tell us your tech stack, team size, duration, and experience level needed.

02
Get Vetted Profiles
24 hrs

We share 2–3 pre-screened profiles matched to your exact requirements.

03
Interview & Select
Day 2–3

1-hour technical interview on your end. You decide who to hire.

04
Onboard & Start
Day 4–5

NDA signed, IP assignment done, developer joins your Slack/Jira. Ready to build.

Tech Stack

Tools our Yii Developers work with

Yii2
PHP 8.3
MySQL
Redis
Gii
Codeception
Composer
Docker
Nginx
Yii2-queue
RBAC
REST
Why Nexcode

Why hire through Nexcode

🎯
Senior Only

5+ years of real production experience β€” no juniors without supervision.

⚑
Fast Start

Vetted profiles shared within 24 hours. Developer starts in 48hrs.

πŸ”’
IP Protected

Full IP assignment, code ownership, and NDA signed on day one.

πŸ”„
Free Replacement

Not happy? We replace at no cost within the contract period.

Client Reviews

What clients say about our engineers

"

The developer from Nexcode was writing clean, production-ready code from their very first PR. No ramp-up overhead, no hand-holding β€” they added value immediately. Exactly what we needed and could not find locally at this quality level.

SM
Sarah Mitchell
CTO, Digital Platform
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
Verified Review
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

"Senior experience, clear communication, zero micromanagement needed. Delivered on every sprint commitment and flagged risks early. Best remote developer we have worked with in 5 years of remote-first hiring."

JK
James Kowalski
VP Engineering, StartupCo
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

"We hired through Nexcode after two bad experiences with other platforms. The difference was immediate β€” clean code, documented decisions, proactive communication. We extended the contract three times and counting."

AR
Anika Reyes
Product Lead, Scale.io
FAQ

Hiring
questions

Common questions before hiring.

Ready to hire?

Share your requirements, get matched in 24 hours.

Hire a Yii Developer β†’
Do you still recommend Yii2 for new projects?+
For greenfield projects we recommend Laravel 11 β€” it has a larger ecosystem, better developer experience, and more hiring options. Yii2 is excellent for maintaining and extending existing Yii2 applications. We provide Yii2 maintenance and also Yii2β†’Laravel migration.
Can you upgrade from Yii1 to Yii2?+
Yes β€” we do Yii1 to Yii2 upgrades using an incremental approach. The two frameworks are different enough to require careful planning, but we've done it successfully for several enterprise clients.
Related Roles

Often hired alongside

🐘
hire-php
View β†’
πŸ”΄
hire-Laravel
View β†’
🟒
hire-node
View β†’
⬛
hire-fullstack
View β†’
Yii Developers available now

Your next Yii Developer
starts in 48 hours

Share requirements β†’ Get vetted profiles in 24hrs β†’ Interview β†’ Start

Hire a Yii Developer β†’ Book a Free Call