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 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
- 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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