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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.