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  • Ihor

    Full Stack Developer

    Ukraine/(GMT)

    Ihor is a full-stack engineer working across Java, Spring, Node.js, Laravel, Vue, and Nuxt, often stepping in as tech lead or architect. He has built multi-tenant commerce and booking platforms with complex Stripe and payout flows, and recently designed a book translation SaaS that used OpenAI and DeepL to translate full books in under 8 hours.

    Experience

    11 years

    Availability

    Full-time

  • Milen

    Full-stack Web Developer

    Bulgaria/(GMT +2:00)

    Milen is a PHP and WordPress engineer who builds custom ecommerce systems, from WooCommerce plugins to Laravel and React apps with third-party integrations. He built multi-warehouse inventory sync for online stores and later cut ecommerce search time from about 20 seconds to 2 to 3 seconds by reworking the search architecture.

    Experience

    14 years

    Availability

    Full-time

  • Janusz

    Back-end Web Developer

    Poland/(GMT +1:00)

    Janusz is a Magento architect and PHP engineer who leads complex B2B commerce builds with GraphQL, RabbitMQ and ERP integrations. Recently he consolidated several stores into one headless Magento 2 platform with live customer-specific pricing, and earlier scaled a digital marketplace handling around 20,000 orders a day by moving key storage to MongoDB.

    Experience

    20 years

    Availability

    Part-time & Full-time

  • Thiago

    Back-end Web Developer

    Portugal/(GMT)

    Thiago is a PHP backend engineer who builds Laravel APIs and modernizes database-heavy systems. Recently he added approval workflows, notifications, and background jobs to an accounting platform, and earlier rebuilt legacy education platforms into Dockerized microservices and created serverless services that connected systems across a microservice stack.

    Experience

    16 years

    Availability

    Part-time & Full-time

  • Mykola

    Back-end Web Developer

    Ukraine/(GMT +2:00)

    Mykola is a backend engineer with 10 years of experience in PHP, working across Laravel, Symfony, Zend, and Slim. He has led backend work, handled non-trivial system design tasks, and is comfortable turning client requirements into technical decisions and explaining them to non-technical teams.

    Experience

    10 years

    Availability

    Full-time

  • Marcio

    WordPress Developer

    Brazil/(GMT -3:00)

    Marcio is a WordPress and PHP developer who builds custom plugins, REST APIs, and WooCommerce features. Recently he shipped a Google Maps based search experience, CRM modules, and LLM backed chatbot integrations for business sites, and has also built LMS platforms with LearnDash, ACF, and Tailwind.

    Experience

    11 years

    Availability

    Full-time

  • Rifky

    Full-stack Web Developer

    Indonesia/(GMT +7:00)

    Rifky is a full-stack engineer working across Node.js, React, Next.js and Go, with recent ownership of a merchant onboarding platform for a consumer lender. He built the merchant-facing and internal apps end to end and cut onboarding time by up to 75% by automating manual review steps.

    Experience

    9 years

    Availability

    Part-time

  • Milena

    Full-stack Web Developer

    Brazil/(GMT -3:00)

    Milena is a backend-leaning full-stack engineer working in PHP, Laravel, Symfony, and Vue.js. She led a 9-person team to launch a unified platform that reached 500+ customers in under six months, and later shipped a tax compliance product covering all U.S. states.

    Experience

    8 years

    Availability

    To be verified

  • Wacław

    Full-stack Web Developer

    Poland/(GMT +1:00)

    Wacław is a full-stack engineer working in React, Node.js and PHP who spent 4+ years leading shipping and payments work for a global e-commerce platform used by millions of stores. He also built high-volume messaging backends and later designed OMS and TMS integrations for subscription-based commerce.

    Experience

    18 years

    Availability

    Part-time & Full-time

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3

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You get 1–3 developer profiles, usually within 24 hours. Interview them the way you normally would.

4

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We had an excellent experience. Process is fast from the initial intake through setting up payment.

Katie RoyKatie RoyExecutive Director, The SPEND Initiative
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The developers helped us speed up. They quickly learned their part of the app and we’re grateful for their contribution.

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CodeIgniter is light and fast, which is why so many small business apps still run on it. Our CodeIgniter developers extend them, secure them and keep them on current PHP.

Why hire CodeIgniter developers

A CodeIgniter developer keeps a lean PHP app fast, secure and running on current PHP.

CodeIgniter upgrades

Move from older releases to the current one without rewriting the app.

REST endpoints

APIs for mobile apps and partners, built on your existing code.

Security hardening

CSRF, XSS and SQL injection gaps found and closed.

Admin dashboards

Back-office screens your team uses to run the business.

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Aerospace

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Marc HorowitzCOO of SkyFi
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Telecommunications

We needed extra developers to clean off all these bugs so the company could skyrocket.

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Conor MackenDirector of Engineering
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AI

We needed extra AI engineers to keep our ambitious project running.

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Mike LukimanFounding Senior Software Engineer at Everstar.ai
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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find CodeIgniter developers?

Since CodeIgniter is based on PHP, you should search in PHP development circles. While you can always find potential candidates on job boards like Indeed or Dice, think PHP communities. Join PHP-centric forums, participate in Stack Overflow conversations on relevant topics, or go to conferences or meet-ups focusing on PHP.

One of the other platforms not to miss is Lemon.io, which connects businesses with the best CodeIgniter developers easily. We will find a perfect Senior CodeIgniter developer for your project that meets your requirements in 48 hours or less.

What is the no-risk trial period for hiring CodeIgniter developers on Lemon.io?

Like with other developers on Lemon.io, you’ll have the opportunity to test out potential hires with a no-risk paid trial period of 20 hours. You may evaluate their skills and work approach throughout this trial run, focusing on relevant project tasks that will help you judge them against your requirements.

Furthermore, our zero-risk replacement guarantee is always in place. Should you be unsatisfied with your dev, we will promptly locate a suitable alternative. Just a note – Lemon.io has quite a low replacement rate because our matching team completes their tasks perfectly, so there is no need to search for another software engineer in 99% of our cases.

Is there a high demand for CodeIgniter developers?

Yes, there is a stable demand for CodeIgniter developers. Even though CodeIgniter might not be as popular these days as newer frameworks built using PHP, many companies are still using it — which means they need engineers skilled in this technology. Those with a background in CodeIgniter are valuable to them, particularly if those firms operate within regions where this solution is popular (or their tech stack happens to favor it).

Businesses often use this framework to get websites up and running because it is easy to learn compared to competitors with far more functionality. As long as these applications need updating, troubleshooting, or expansion, having knowledge of their specific nuances and processes is worthwhile for any developer.

How quickly can I hire a CodeIgniter developer through Lemon.io?

You will receive a curated list of expert pre-vetted developers within 48 hours of our initial talk. You control the pace from that point on if you want additional onboarding steps or additional preparations, just let us know. However, a vast majority of clients who turn to Lemon.io successfully bring their new CodeIgniter developer onboard in a matter of a few days.

What are the main strengths of Lemon.io’s platform?

With us, you can leverage a global network of qualified developers from over 50 countries who have at least 4+ years of professional experience.

You can quickly get the expertise of skilled developers, as our team presents a curated shortlist within 48 hours of discussing your requirements.

Lemon.io provides complete transparency; you’ll connect with hand-picked, qualified candidates, removing the need to review dozens of unsuitable profiles.

What is the vetting process for developers at Lemon.io?

All CodeIgniter developers have strict codes of vetting:

1. Candidates create their profile including experience in Codeigniter, PHP Web Development, which are then pre-screened for important criteria.
2. We check each and every CV, cross-referencing with platforms such as LinkedIn to see PHP and CodeIgniter projects and study their previous works.
3. All shortlisted candidates must pass their screening with our recruiters, including technical tasks on Coderbyte, which includes challenges specially created for their CodeIgniter and PHP skills development.
4. Finally, a tech interviewer leads the last interview, where they ask the candidates to solve some CodeIgniter-specific problem by taking them through a code review or sometimes a live coding session.

How can your business benefit from hiring a CodeIgniter developer?

CodeIgniter programmers specialize in making fast and powerful websites using an awesome system built for them. This means less work setting things up and better website speeds.

Companies with needs for reliable, performant e-commerce websites or software to help people connect (like social media or messaging), and also ones that manage lots of content for marketing benefit the most from working with someone skilled in CodeIgniter. All those projects can be done quickly and cheaply compared to using alternative technologies.

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