Trading Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Jane Street with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trading Analyst roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Trading Analyst according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 24%
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 18%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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You can applied to different roles, and JS will decide which one is the “best fit”. First round for this role is a excel problem about fix income trading. Second round is brain teaser and probability questions.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jane Street (New York, NY) in Sep 2025
Interview
Difficult, but heavily focused on technicals. Very smart people are interviewing, so you have to ace the technicals and then demonstrate a level of personability to have a shot. Prepare for a lot of math.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Suppose you are given the opportunity to bid for a treasure chest, which you know with 100% confidence to be priced anywhere between $0-$1000. If you bid equal to or above the price, you win the treasure chest (at the cost of your bid). If you bid below the price, you do not earn the treasure chest. Now, also suppose you have a friend who is willing to buy the treasure chest from you for one and a half times the price of the treasure chest (should you obtain the chest). What should your bid be?
The interview process is smooth, if you are in the next round, HR will usually email you in the next day. There are 4 round interviews and then the onsite assessment day.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Jane Street (London, England) in Oct 2023
Interview
First is resume screening, Then the test - checking mostly quantitative skills. Short tasks. but not obvious. Then you have an interview where you have to solve short puzzles based on probability theory.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Only math questions, there was not a fit interview, just straight to the puzzles.