Looks like you have JavaScript disabled. For the full Twine experience, you will need to re-enable it.

Hi, I’m Laura Weatherhead, a senior full-stack web developer with 15 years of experience delivering modern web applications across .NET, JavaScript and headless CMS ecosystems, with particular depth in Umbraco, API-first architecture, migrations and scalable content platforms. I bring a mix of consultancy, product, freelance and contract experience, combining technical delivery with developer advocacy, open-source contribution, conference speaking and community leadership.…Hi, I’m Laura Weatherhead, a senior full-stack web developer with 15 years of experience delivering modern web applications across .NET, JavaScript and headless CMS ecosystems, with particular depth in Umbraco, API-first architecture, migrations and scalable content platforms. I bring a mix of consultancy, product, freelance and contract experience, combining technical delivery with developer advocacy, open-source contribution, conference speaking and community leadership.

Laura Weatherhead

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Front-End Developer, +2





Hi, I’m Laura Weatherhead, a senior full-stack web developer with 15 years of experience delivering modern web applications across .NET, JavaScript and headless CMS ecosystems, with particular depth in Umbraco, API-first architecture, migrations and scalable content platforms. I bring a mix of consultancy, product, freelance and contract experience, combining technical delivery with developer advocacy, open-source contribution, conference speaking and community leadership.…Hi, I’m Laura Weatherhead, a senior full-stack web developer with 15 years of experience delivering modern web applications across .NET, JavaScript and headless CMS ecosystems, with particular depth in Umbraco, API-first architecture, migrations and scalable content platforms. I bring a mix of consultancy, product, freelance and contract experience, combining technical delivery with developer advocacy, open-source contribution, conference speaking and community leadership.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Laura Weatherhead, a senior full-stack web developer with 15 years of experience delivering modern web applications across .NET, JavaScript and headless CMS ecosystems, with particular depth in Umbraco, API-first architecture, migrations and scalable content platforms.

I bring a mix of consultancy, product, freelance and contract experience, combining technical delivery with developer advocacy, open-source contribution, conference speaking and community leadership.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Work Experience

Developer Advocate at Umbraco

August 1, 2025 - Present

Help shape developer-facing experiences and community initiatives across the Umbraco ecosystem as part of the DevRel team. Contributed to the redevelopment of the Community and Codegarden platforms on Umbraco 17. Helped deliver a multi-tenant Umbraco implementation to support scalable content management across multiple platforms. Partnered with technical and community stakeholders to improve developer experience and platform usability.

Senior Full-Stack .NET Developer at Screenmedia

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2024

Lead server-side developer on a large-scale headless Umbraco platform delivering personalised content across multiple front-end applications. Designed scalable API and content architectures in collaboration with front-end teams working across NuxtJS and VueJS applications. Contributed to a Codegarden Award-nominated platform using modern headless CMS and personalisation approaches. Led architecture, scoping and proof-of-concept work for a NextJS and GraphQL rebuild of an existing WordPress knowledge-base platform. Brought in repeatedly across long-term engagements as a trusted senior developer for complex delivery and technical decision-making.

Senior Full-Stack .NET Developer at Hugo & Cat

February 1, 2023 - February 1, 2023

Delivered migration of a complex multi-tenant Umbraco platform from v8 to v10, including custom integrations, property editors and search implementations. Worked across legacy and modern codebases to reduce migration risk and improve maintainability.

Contract Full-Stack .NET Developer at Crumpled Dog

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022

Supported migration and modernisation of a complex Umbraco e-commerce platform, reducing technical debt and improving maintainability. Delivered multilingual and localisation features while supporting evolving commercial requirements across front-end and server-side development.

Freelance .NET Developer at Umbrace

February 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020

Extended and supported a large B2B platform using .NET Core and VueJS within an established development team. Delivered new commercial functionality across API and front-end development while maintaining platform stability.

Full-Stack .NET Developer at Fluent

April 1, 2018 - June 1, 2019

Rebuilt a complex search-driven web platform using React and Redux, improving maintainability and scalability. Delivered advanced search and personalisation features while migrating legacy .NET Framework implementations into Umbraco.

Contract Full-Stack .NET / Angular Developer at City Holdings

February 1, 2017 - August 1, 2017

Worked within a multi-disciplinary Agile team on a large-scale enterprise facilities management platform. Extended AngularJS/Angular commercial applications integrated across web, desktop and mobile systems within SCRUM delivery cycles.

Freelance React Developer at Oblongata

September 1, 2024 - Present

Built complex interactive React components against an existing API within an established front-end architecture. Delivered filtering and comparison interfaces to support large-scale data visualisation use cases. Extended platform capability while fitting cleanly into the existing technical approach.

Founder at Spun

November 1, 2014 - Present

Built and maintained independent web applications and proof-of-concept platforms using modern .NET and JavaScript technologies. Created subscription tooling and a headless portfolio/CV platform using .NET Core, VueJS, NextJS, Contentful and GraphQL.