Hire a senior Vue.js developer for a codebase you need to keep alive
Vue 2 to 3 migration. Vuex to Pinia. Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3. Vue in production at Cuez (10x faster API). Fixed monthly price.
Who this is for
Company with an existing Vue codebase (often Vue 2 plus Nuxt 2) that needs a senior to keep it healthy or migrate it.
The pain today
- Vue 2 is end-of-life and your app is still on it.
- Vuex is rusting and nobody likes touching it.
- Nobody in-house knows the Composition API.
- Vue senior talent is thinner than React — every hire takes months.
The outcome you get
- A senior Vue engineer who already shipped Vue.js in production at Cuez.
- A Vue 2 to 3 migration plan with phases and hours.
- Vuex to Pinia migration or a greenfield Pinia store.
- Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 upgrade path or Nuxt 3 greenfield.
Vue.js in production at Cuez by Tinkerlist
Cuez by Tinkerlist is a Belgium-based broadcast and live-event SaaS. I shipped Vue.js plus Laravel plus TypeScript in production there, and the same codebase powered the 10x API optimization (3 seconds to 300ms) plus a 40% infrastructure cost reduction. That is real, large-scale Vue 2 and Vue 3 work — Single File Components, custom directives, Vuex, Pinia, Vue Router, Nuxt. If you are hiring a senior Vue engineer in 2026 the pool is smaller than React; senior Vue engineers who also do the backend and the infra are rarer still.
Vue 2 to Vue 3 — what the migration actually takes
A Vue 2 app with 50 components, Vuex, Vue Router 3, and a mid-sized Nuxt shell typically takes 6 to 12 weeks to migrate to Vue 3 plus Pinia plus Vue Router 4 (or Nuxt 3). Phase 1: get on @vue/compat and prove the build. Phase 2: migrate Vuex stores to Pinia one domain at a time. Phase 3: convert Options API components to Composition API, prioritizing the ones with the most shared logic. Phase 4: remove @vue/compat, tighten TypeScript, ship.
Composition API, script setup, and TypeScript
My Vue 3 default is script setup plus TypeScript plus Pinia plus Vue Router 4 plus Vite. Composition API for new components always. Options API kept only when migrating a Vue 2 component incrementally. Pinia stores typed end-to-end. Vue Router 4 with typed route params via unplugin-vue-router where the team wants the extra safety. Styling: Tailwind if the team is Tailwind-fluent; scoped SFC styles if not.
Pricing and engagement model
$3,499 per month flat for the Applications subscription. 2 to 4 day delivery cycles. Daily async updates. Weekly 30-minute call. Works inside an existing team or solo. 14-day money-back in the first two weeks. Cancel anytime after, month to month. Typical Vue engagements run 4 to 16 weeks depending on whether this is a feature-add, a migration, or a rescue.
Recent proof
A comparable engagement, delivered and documented.
Rescued a slow API that was blocking user growth
Refactored the backend architecture, making the system far more responsive and scalable for the growing user base.
Frequently asked questions
The questions prospects ask before they book.
- Which Vue versions have you shipped?
- Vue 2 and Vue 3 in production (Cuez ran both across the migration). Nuxt 2 and Nuxt 3.
- Vuex or Pinia?
- Pinia by default on Vue 3. Vuex only when migrating an existing Vue 2 app incrementally. Pinia is cleaner, typed, smaller, and the official recommendation since 2022.
- Can you do Nuxt SSR?
- Yes. Nuxt 3 SSR including dynamic routes, SEO-friendly metadata, and edge rendering on supported hosts. Vue Meta replaced with useHead and useSeoMeta.
- Vue plus Laravel — do you do both sides?
- Yes. That is exactly the Cuez stack. Laravel API plus Vue SPA plus TypeScript plus AWS. One engineer covering both sides.
- Inertia with Vue?
- Yes. Inertia plus Vue plus Laravel is a clean full-stack pattern and I have shipped it. Good fit for internal tools and admin dashboards where an SPA is overkill.
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