London | Fixed Term | 0–1 YOE | Python Software Development
Chenavari Investment Managers is looking for a talented Junior Python Developer to join its Risk Management team as for 12 months. You will be part of a high-performance, collaborative environment, helping to build and maintain mission-critical infrastructure for risk analysis and investment decision-making. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career to contribute meaningfully while developing both technical and financial expertise.
About Chenavari
Founded in 2008, Chenavari Investment Managers is a staff-owned asset management firm with $5bn+ AUM, specialising in European credit across corporate and financial bonds, structured credit products, and private debt origination. The Firm’s independent, entrepreneurial team takes a value-based approach, investing across three primary business lines: tradable credit, private credit, and leveraged finance.
Key Responsibilities
As a Junior Python Developer, you will contribute to the ongoing development and support of the proprietary Risk Management platform and quantitative library. You will:
- Build Python-based dashboards and tools used by traders, analysts, and risk managers
- Ad-hoc data analysis and visualisation for senior stakeholders
- Maintain a constant smooth day-to-day process with fast bug-fixing
- Increase efficiency by refactoring and improving existing frameworks when possible
Required Skills & Qualifications
The Firm is looking for a smart, curious, and technically capable individual with:
- 0-1 years of experience in a quantitative or software development role
- Proficiency in Python , with a focus on production-level code
- Understanding of data structures , numerical methods , and statistics
- Familiarity with Linux , Git , and scripting (Bash or similar)
- Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and communication ability
- Experience using Pandas/Numpy/Plotly/HoloViz Panel is beneficial
- Knowledge of C++ is also beneficial
- Experience and knowledge of the fixed income or credit financial instruments at a bank or alternative asset manager
- Eager to learn, with a proactive and self-motivated attitude
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- The Legal right to work in the United Kingdom is essential
Soft Skills
- Strong attention to detail, proactive, highly organised and process-driven
- Autonomous self-starter
- Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship building skills
- Available to providing on-call, early morning and remote support
Educational requirement
- Upper second or 1st class honours degree in a STEM degree from a reputable university
What You’ll Gain
- First-hand exposure to live financial systems and investment processes
- An opportunity to work directly with experienced traders, risk managers, and quants
- Fast response cycles — see your code deployed and utilised across the firm
- A supportive environment that values technical excellence and ownership
- Strong career development in both engineering and finance
Candidates must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom
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