Chenavari Investment Managers is looking for a talented Junior Quant Developer to join its Risk Management team. You will be part of a high-performing, 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 majority staff-owned asset management firm with $5bn+ AUM, specialising in European credit across corporate and financial bonds, structured credit products, and private debt origination. Our 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 Quant Developer, you will contribute to the ongoing development and support of the proprietary Risk Management platform and quantitative library. You will:

• Build Python-based and Excel-based risk tools and integrations used by traders, analysts, and risk managers

• Develop, test and support C++ quant code on proprietary Risk Management system

• Improve accuracy of quantitative models for trading

• Maintain a constant smooth day-to-day process with fast bug-fixing

• Document quantitative models and system components effectively

Required Skills & Qualifications

We’re looking for a smart, curious, and technically capable individual with:

• 2-3 years of experience in a quantitative or software development role, preferably in financial markets

• Proficiency in C++ and 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)

• Experience and knowledge of the fixed income or credit financial instruments at a bank or alternative asset manager is a plus

• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and communication ability

• Eager to learn, with a proactive and self-motivated attitude

• Fluent in English

• Legal right to work in the United Kingdom

Soft Skills

• Strong attention to detail, proactive, highly organised and process-driven

• Excellent verbal, written communication and relationship building skills

• Available to provide on-call, early morning and remote support

Educational requirement

• First class or Upper Second class honours degree in a heavily maths-oriented subject from a highly recognised University

What You’ll Gain

• First-hand exposure to live financial systems and investment processes

• Opportunity to work directly with experienced traders, risk managers, and quants

• Fast feedback cycles — see your code deployed and used across the firm

• Supportive environment that values technical excellence, ownership, and collaborative attitude

• Strong career development in both engineering and finance

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