I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jane Street (London, England) in Sep 2024
Interview
Couple of online rounds. Didn't make it to the onsite. First round was a bunch of probability and game theory questions as I said don't overthink do the exact standard prep. "Think out loud" please and just pretend to be excited.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Same standard market betting games and probability question. I am pretty sure they have the same set of questions that they permute all the time. Please just mug up a bunch of probability/game theory question do not overthink.
I applied online. I interviewed at Jane Street (London, England)
Interview
I was interviewed by a quant trader as a technical interview. I had two questions about probability theory. I failed the interview, very likely due to I made a mistake on the second one, though I was not given enough time to think about it thoroughly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Coin toss.
2. Ball of different colours in a bag.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Jane Street (New York, NY) in Feb 2024
Interview
really really hard, tons of math questions, probability, and the oa was absurdly difficult. i had a referral which helped a lot, and was really good in the terms of how structured the process was.
Graduate Quant Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Jane Street with 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.
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