Is it hard to get hired as a Quant Researcher at Jane Street?

Quant Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Jane Street with 3.4 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.

How long does it take to get hired as a Quant Researcher at Jane Street?

Candidates applying for Quant Researcher roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jane Street overall takes an average of 17 days.

Where can I find Jane Street interview experiences by job title?

Software Engineer (51) ; Quantitative Trader (37) ; Intern (27) ; Trader (22) ; Quantitative Analyst (20) ; Quantitative Researcher (19) ; Quantitative Trading Intern (15) ; Trading Intern (15) ; Junior Trader (14) ; Quant Trader Intern (13) ; Analyst (11) ; Internship (11) ; Quant Trading Intern (10) ; Customer Service Representative (7) ; SWE Intern (7)

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based on 18 ratings - Updated Apr 21, 2026

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83%
Applied online
Applied online
17%
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18 interviews

Quant Researcher Interview

Apr 21, 2026

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jane Street in Jan 2026

Interview

Recruiter reached out to me. Have a phone call with recruiter, then scheduled an interview a couple weeks later. First round was about probability and expected value. Second round was coding

Quant Researcher Interview

Nov 25, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Jane Street

Interview

its hard to receive the online assessment, and if u r rejected, probably it's life-time long freeze - changing email address wouldn't work they have ur data. After the OA, couple rounds of virtual then onsite.

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Question 1

see the tradermath, get to know almost everything. Could be ramdonly asked.

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Quant Researcher Interview

Oct 19, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Jane Street (London, England) in Jan 2022

Interview

Math problems to test problem solving skills. Some basic probability. Nothing too difficult but I messed up. Conditional expectation. Bayes Rule. Betting games. Simple maths stuff. That's all. It was a good experience.

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