Junior Python Developer 12 months fixed term contract

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