I applied online. I interviewed at Jane Street in Dec 2021
Interview
I was asked expected value and combinatorics problems formulated in some real-life scenario, I could have pen and paper I was encouraged to talk through reasoning during the interview (by phone)
I interviewed at Jane Street (London, England) in Jan 2026
Interview
einen runden spiele am Vormittag und dann programmieren am nachmittag.
Biem spiele hat man parallel wetten sollen, also ein buy and sell zwishudn ein sechseiiger Würfel und sowas. oder karten wetten auf das die karte rot ist und zwischen 5-9 was zahlst du für diesen output und so. anrfang rechnen danach abschärtzen udn Ergebnisse interpretieren
Overall, it was a pleasant interview experience. I answered a few personal questions and encountered one that was slightly confusing, but the interviewer was friendly, and the conversation flowed well overall
Probability questions, nothing crazy but quite open ended, they want to know your thought process and calculations. Pen and paper allowed but no calculator. No OA, a few rounds and got rejected. Zoom call with a trader.
Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Jane Street with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trader roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 179 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jane Street overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jane Street as a Trader according to 179 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 51%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 4%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
Background check: 1%
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