Mike Castro
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CryptoBack Laravel Platform

Original Laravel cashback platform maintained and used as the migration source of truth

About This Project

Maintained and improved the original Laravel 12, Livewire 3, Tailwind, Alpine.js cashback platform while using it as the business-logic source of truth for the Next.js rebuild. Worked across user dashboards, admin workflows, KYC, notifications, ledger/cashback flows, offer data, promo routes, daily data pipeline jobs, Slack/Sentry observability, browser tests, and deployment documentation.

My Contributions

Lead Full Stack Developer

Spike Up Media, LLC

Maintained the original Laravel cashback platform and used it as the migration reference for the Next.js rebuild

  • Maintained a Laravel 12, Livewire 3, Tailwind, Alpine.js cashback platform across user dashboard, admin, KYC, notifications, ledger/cashback, offer, promo, and pipeline workflows
  • Worked with daily data pipeline jobs, BRT offer/player/transaction fetches, cashback processing, tier recalculation, Slack/Sentry observability, and browser tests
  • Resolved production bugs and UX issues while preserving behavior needed for the canonical Next.js rebuild

Screenshots

CryptoBack Laravel Platform screenshot 1

Project Details

Role: Lead DeveloperTeam: 2-4 developers
Legacy production platform

Tech Stack

PHP

Maintained and extended the Laravel cashback platform across dashboards, admin, KYC, notifications, ledgers, and data pipeline jobs

Laravel

Worked with Laravel 12 services, jobs, commands, policies, routes, and deployment workflows as the migration source of truth

Livewire

Maintained reactive dashboard, admin, notification, ledger, KYC, and profile flows

Pest

Maintained browser and feature tests for auth, KYC, ledger, dashboard, profile, and visual regression flows

Sentry

Used application monitoring and error visibility to support production stability