Summary
Willow Hayward is a frontend developer based in Queensland, Australia, with a decade of hands-on experience building user-facing applications across startups and entertainment firms. Currently at Auto & General, she brings a strong front-end focus backed by earlier full-stack PHP work at Merchant Warrior and game-oriented development at Blue Beard Entertainment. Willow has a history of teaching coding to primary students through Code Camp and Junior Engineers, reflecting a passion for making technology accessible and mentoring the next generation. She trained in Information Technology at The University of Queensland and spends free time creating small apps and games—a long-standing interest since she started programming at 13. Not actively seeking new roles, she remains devoted to refining front-end craft and pursuing her dream of designing games for children.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Information Technology at The University of Queensland