Summer Intern 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 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Intern roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 Summer Intern according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 31%
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Other: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jane Street (New York, NY) in Apr 2023
Interview
First round is an online assessment. Requires only basic probability knowledge and some game theory. Would help a lot if you know poker/other games but it's not necessary. Note that this is for the SEE program only not actual internship
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A not zero sum dice game about betting on possible patterns.
Two or three probability/statistics brain teasers/problems that you have to solve. Topics include Markov Chains, EV, decision/game theory, branching processes, gambler's ruin, best decisions, optimisation. Interview with an actual quant.
CV submission, followed by online assessment (fairly easy 10 questions), then first round zoom interview. One interviewer, one hour interview. 2 problem solving questions asked with multiple follow ups for each one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design an algorithm for when to replace a car at a car rental company
Was asked a general mathematical problem solving question - no personal details or anything else was discussed, was overall relatively easy and I imagine a fair amount of support would be offered if struggling.