Fintech · Design systems · Product
Laura-Anne Austin (née Smith)
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
I have worked in software for eight years, mostly in finance. I am currently at Door Ventures, where I work across the front end, the API and the database, and I make the design and UX decisions for the platform.
Newton-le-Willows · currently at Door Ventures · open to new roles
8+
Years building production software, since before anyone was vibe coding
Traveltek 2018 to present
#1
Top contributor across Door's platform — the UI, the API and the database
3,100+ commits, merges excluded
2
Complete platform rewrites led, on both the manager and investor sides
projects Alligator and Armadillo
746
End-to-end tests, rewritten from Cypress onto Playwright. None failing, none skipped
Playwright suite, nextdoor-ui
Things I have built
All work →
DoorNetworks
LiveThe company marketing site, rebuilt from nothing. Every commit is mine.Work · 2025 — 2026View →
Judo NW
LiveTournament registration and a club shop, taking real money every week.Personal · 2025View →
Our Wedding
ArchivedBooking, payments and a shared photo album for our own wedding.Personal · 2025View →
Rebecca & James
LiveThe wedding site I built for friends after they saw mine.Personal · 2025 — 2026View →
Becky Airways
LiveA hen do in Benidorm, themed end to end as an airline.Personal · 2026View →What I enjoy
Building for actual people
A judo club, two weddings, a hen do. Real users, real money, real deadlines — and they tell you straight when it is wrong.
Owning the design
I make the design and UX calls as well as writing the code. It usually starts with working out what we are actually trying to solve.
Aeroplanes
I am working towards my PPL so I can fly small aircraft. Planes are a full-blown obsession — which is how a hen do site ended up as an airline.
Keeping AI in line
Eight years in means I know what good looks like. It is a power drill, not a carpenter.