# Will Kennerley

> Software Engineer at Millennium

Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Profile: https://flows.cv/willkennerley

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Millennium
Jan 2024 – Present | London
• Front end developer in the Equities Research Tools (EQRT) team
• Front end lead for CapArb and Converts trading tools using: React, NextJs, AgGrid, Highcharts, Jotai
• Developer on core Angular EQRT apps

### Software Engineer @ BlackRock
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | London, England, United Kingdom
Software Engineer in the Digital Distribution Tech team primarily working on single page web applications such as the BlackRock Advisor Centre using modern web technologies and frameworks such as Angular, NgRx and RxJS.

### Analyst (Aladdin Product Group) @ BlackRock
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | London, United Kingdom
Two year rotational graduate program with the opportunity to work in four different technology teams within the Aladdin Product Group (APG).

Rotations:
1. Portfolio Construction — developed a scalable full stack application using Angular and distributed Java server-side technologies.
2. Aladdin Transfer Agent — implemented requirements in Java to support fund migrations from external transfer agents to the internal transfer agent
3. RTI (Risk) — worked on scalable model construction components and the implementation of BlackRock’s equity factor risk model in Java.
4. Aladdin Wealth Tech — worked on the first EMEA offering from the team using modern web technologies such as Angular, NgRx and RxJS

### Summer Analyst - Aladdin Core Client Processing Fund Trading @ BlackRock
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | London, United Kingdom
As a summer intern, I was given the opportunity to explore BlackRock and familiarise myself with the Aladdin platform.

Tasks:
• Develop a simulator to test STP applications.
• Lay the foundations for testing the SWIFT v4 specification.
• Modernise Fund Trading team applications using Angular 4.

### Technology Analyst Placement - Trading Market Data @ Goldman Sachs
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | London, United Kingdom
As a year-long placement student in the Market Data team, I was able to make contributions to the platform and app dev teams within Market Data. 

Tasks:
• Improve the efficiency of the TREP platform through the automation of manual, labour intensive tasks in Python. 
• Contribute to the frontend and backend development of a cluster maintenance orchestrator.
• Resolve accountability issues regarding exchange driven changes through the production of a feed style AngularJS web application.

### Photographer @ Freelance
Jan 2012 – Jan 2017 | Woodbridge - Bath - London

### Media Team @ Camp Echo
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Burlingham, New York
As part of the media team I served as a communication gateway between the camp and the parents as well as produced video content as entertainment for campers. 

Tasks:
• Produce images of campers at daily scheduled events to ensure parents are kept up-to-date on the wellbeing of their child. 
• Produced and edited content for EchoCast, a 30 minute weekly video show. 
• Worked as part of a 6 person team to complete all tasks assigned to the department.
• Work professionally with children ranging from 8-15.

### Explore Nomura Program - Spring Week @ Nomura
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | London, United Kingdom
• Work shadowing within the technology division of corporate infrastructure.
• Produced a product pitch within a group to present to a panel of analysts from Investment Banking.
• Case Study analysis regarding the potential EuroZone breakup following the financial crisis in 2008.  
• Spoke to employees from different divisions over a networking lunch.
• Presentations and panel sessions from all divisions in the bank.
• Soft-skills workshops.

### PP: Finance Event 2013 @ Pure Potential UK
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
This selective event aimed at state school students gave me first insight into the world of Finance. 

Leading financial institutions in attendance:
• PwC
• Morgan Stanley
• EY

### Work Experience Placement @ Suffolk Coasts and Heaths AONB
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Suffolk, United Kingdom
After volunteering as a Coast and Estuary Warden for the organisation, I enjoyed completing a short work experience placement for Suffolk Coasts and Heaths AONB. 

Tasks included:
• Admin office work using Microsoft Excel.
• Sorting inventory to prepare for the Beachwatch Big Weekend.
• Land clearance in collaboration with Suffolk Coastal District Council.
• Maintenance on the Suffolk Coast Path.


## Education
### BSc(Hons) Computer Science with Business with Placement in Computer Science
University of Bath


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/willkennerley

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Last updated: 2026-04-05