Personal details
About me
I am a front end engineering manager with over 15 years of experience. In addition to being a technical authority, I am a leader of people and advocate for inclusive work cultures.
I'm a Canadian living and working in Sheffield UK. I have an MA in vocal music and love design, the outdoors, games, and red pandas.
Developer skills
User-centric approach
I focus on the intersection of user need, client demand, and technical limitation. I prioritise user experience, accessibility, and maintainability in my work.
Technologies and approaches
I work with my teams on modern architectures to deliver beautiful and efficient websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript. I guide our component-driven approaches, ensuring quality code, modularity, and maintainability.
People leadership
Leader and mentor
I am a reliable and trusted member of any team. I earn the respect of my coworkers through leadership and enabling and empowering others to do their best. I am an empathetic and supportive manager, guiding individuals and entire teams to learn, share, and become more efficient.
Culture and community
I strive to create and encourage a safe and inclusive work environment for everyone. Outside of work, I organise Front End Sheffield, Front End North, and have previously organised Sheffield JS.
Employment history
Prolific
Head of engineering (interim), engineering manager (2021 ‑ present)Inviqa
Software engineering manager, technical team lead, front end developer (2013 ‑ 2021)Evoluted
Lead front end developer (2017 ‑ 2018)My CV
Laura Kishimoto