Laravel + React Developer to Upgrade Affiliate Platform (SSR, Stripe, Scheduled Promoted Ad Spots)

Title: Laravel + React Developer to Upgrade Affiliate Platform (SSR, Search, Product Pages, Promoter Accounts, UI/Admin Redesign) Description: We run an established affiliate marketing website and are looking for an experienced full-stack developer to upgrade the existing platform with server-side rendering, new features, a polished public UI, and a faster, redesigned admin interface. Current setup: - Backend: Laravel REST API - Admin panel: React app, built and deployed as static files - Public site: React app, built and deployed as static files (client-side rendered only, no SSR) - Hosting: DreamHost Scope of work: 1. Server-side rendering for the public site (required) - Convert the public React app to SSR (e.g., Next.js) for SEO and performance - Set up hosting and deployment for SSR (e.g., Node on a DreamHost VPS); recommendations welcome - Keep existing pages, routes, and URLs working, with no SEO loss from the migration - Proper meta tags, Open Graph data, structured data, sitemaps, and canonical URLs 2. Site search - Fast, relevant search across products and content - Filters, sorting, autocomplete, and SEO-friendly search result pages - Recommendations on search tooling (e.g., Laravel Scout with Meilisearch or Algolia) are welcome 3. Product detail pages (PDP) - SSR product pages with images, pricing, affiliate links, descriptions, and related products - Product schema markup for rich search results - Optimized for speed and Core Web Vitals 4. Private promoter accounts - Promoters can sign up, manage a profile, and submit or manage their own listings and deals - Admin approval workflow for promoters and their content - Promoted placements: promoters book featured spots for specific days and time windows, with an availability calendar, no double-booking, and automatic activation and expiry - Stripe payments for promoted spots (Checkout, webhooks, refunds, invoices, payment history) - Promoter dashboard with basic reporting: impressions and clicks 5. Public UI polish - Refine the design for a clean, modern, consistent look across desktop and mobile - Improve layout, typography, spacing, loading states, and accessibility 6. Admin interface redesign - Facelift focused on speed of everyday admin work - Bulk actions, quick edit, keyboard-friendly workflows, better tables, filters, and search - New screens to manage promoters, approvals, promoted slots, payments, and reports 7. Scheduling and background jobs (Laravel) - Laravel scheduler and queues for promoted spot activation and expiry, content publishing, data syncs, and cleanup - Cron setup on DreamHost, with logging and failure alerts Requirements: - Strong Laravel experience: Eloquent, API resources, Sanctum, scheduler, queues and jobs - Strong React experience, plus proven experience migrating a client-side React app to SSR (ideally Next.js) without hurting SEO - Experience building search for product or content sites - Experience with multi-role user systems (admin, promoter, public) - Hands-on Stripe integration experience, including Checkout and webhooks (Laravel Cashier is a plus) - Strong UI/UX sense and experience building admin dashboards - Experience deploying Node/Next.js apps on a VPS (DreamHost experience is a plus) - Comfortable with Git, pull requests, and writing tests - Clear communication in English How we work: - You'll get access to a private repository and a local or staging setup with sample data. - Production and project details are shared only after hiring, and an NDA is required. - Work is split into milestones (e.g., SSR migration → search and product pages → promoter accounts and payments → UI polish → admin redesign), paid per milestone. - We start with a small paid task to confirm fit. To apply, please include: 1. React-to-SSR or Next.js migration projects you've completed 2. Examples of product sites, search features, or admin dashboards you've built 3. How you'd approach search and the promoter account system 4. How you'd host and deploy the SSR site, and what hosting changes you'd recommend 5. A rough estimate of time and cost per milestone, plus your availability and rate Proposals that don't answer the questions above won't be considered.