Operations Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Jane Street with 2.7 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 Operations Specialist roles take an average of 23 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 Operations Specialist according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
Skills test: 36%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
One on one interview: 7%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Jane Street (London, England) in Oct 2022
Interview
Round 1: Excel task - pretty straightforward task home test about trade life cycle Round 2: Critical thinking - Fermi approximation (assessing logic) Round 3: In office - amazing office, but people seem... hmm.
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Round 2: If time was frozen right now, how many forks are there in London? Round 3: - Emailed two primers on Breaks and ETFs and then both interviews were solely about these sheets. No real interview.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Jane Street (Hong Kong)
Interview
Take home excel test regarding trade settlement and other how to prevent potential issues regarding the post trade lifecycle process then a 30 minutes interview with HR where they ask pretty basic questions.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Jane Street (London, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
Had a nice technical exercise at the beginning, testing out your Excel skills and pre-existing Operations expertise. They also had a write-up section afterwards. The format was a little awkward, because the test required exiting the test window (to use Excel) but the website hosting the exam would get upset each time. It was a fun exercise, regardless.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Jane Street (New York, NY) in Oct 2025
Interview
Started with a Phone interview with and Hr rep, then a Take home test that you do on excel, followed by a technical interview with two employees that is timed, and an in person interview at their headquarters.