Investment Analytics Developer - Python
Investment Analytics Developer – Front Office Investment Tools - Asset Management | London | Hybrid
We're looking for a Python developer with outstanding communication skills to join a specialist quant and analytics team at a leading UK asset manager. You'll sit within the front office, working directly alongside portfolio managers and investment teams, not behind a layer of business analysts.
The dashboards and tools you build will be used directly by the people making capital allocation decisions across equities, rates, credit, private markets and ESG.
This role is not for generalist engineers. We're looking for someone who has worked face-to-face with investment desks and understands the context behind the questions they ask, or who has deepened that understanding through the CFA. Experience supporting commercial teams like marketing or fund sales won't be sufficient.
The role
- Develop production-grade Python analytics and dashboards used daily by investment teams
- Work directly with portfolio managers, no BA intermediary
- Translate investment questions into scalable technical solutions
- Maintain and evolve a substantial existing Python codebase
- Apply strong engineering practices: Git, testing, CI/CD
- Use SQL and modern data tooling to support analytics delivery
About you
- Strong Python developer who writes production-quality code and takes engineering craft seriously
- Hands-on experience with financial or investment data in a front office environment
- Solid understanding of portfolio management concepts and investment processes
- Exceptional communication skills, you can speak both languages: code and investment
- CFA progress or completion is highly favourable.
What sets the strongest candidates apart
The best applicants will have worked directly with investment desks - not just within an asset manager, but embedded in or alongside the investment process itself. You understand why a portfolio manager is asking a question, not just how to answer it technically. CFA (completed or in progress) signals the investment fluency we're looking for.