Vu (Zac) Luong

Interactive Brokers / London, UK

Working on modernising the frontend tech stack & next generation AI native products.

• Modernised frontend tech stack for Client Portal to use Vue3 & AG Grid. Reduced bundle size by 50%, improved loading speed with new set of APIs and improved telemetry.
• Working on agentic UI products that will become the next generation of AskIBKR.

Albacore Capital Group / London, UK

Engineered internal tools streamlining operations for $10B+ portfolio management.

• Refactored Django APIs and optimised SQL queries, significantly improving data retrieval performance from minutes to seconds.
• Re-architecture of the internal platform using Nuxt.js and Nitro.js.
• Delivered robust frontends using Vue3, AG Grid, PrimeVue, and AWS-integrated backends with Docker and PostgreSQL.

BlackRock, Inc. / London, UK

Worked on Digital Distribution Technology and Trading systems.

• Trading: Designed and built next-gen Aladdin Trading platform (C#, WebView2, Java, Angular/React), achieving 97% performance gain over legacy systems.
• Digital Distribution Technology: Developed 'Portfolio Centre' web app using Angular, NgRx, RxJS, and Java 8; added 45,000 users and $47B in new business.
• Built collaboration tools (sharing, tagging, filtering) supporting 20,000+ daily interactions across EMEA.
• Contributed to an internal Angular component library ensuring UI consistency across 15+ apps.

BlackRock, Inc. / London, UK

Two-year rotational programme comprising four six-month placements across different teams.

• Advisor Center: Built portfolio blending tools (Angular, NgRx, RxJS) used by wealth managers in the USA.
• Trading: Developed full-stack automated order routing tool (Angular, Java, Swing) with change history tracking.
• Aladdin Graph: Created Golang tooling for gRPC APIs.
• Liability Driven Investment: Developed microservices for PM 2.0 portfolio management tools in Java 8 and Angular.

BlackRock, Inc. / London, UK

I spent 8 weeks in the Systematic Fixed Income Team, mostly spent this time to understand the firm and the industry.

• Enhanced deployment tooling (Python/JavaScript), integrated LDAP auth, and added audit capabilities.

Dyson Ltd / Wiltshire, UK

I spent 3 months interning at Dyson UK HQ, in the robotics team.

• Developed IoT simulation data analysis tools in Python to improve robot behaviour visualisation.