30 min 1st round phone interview, after completing online game submission. Online game submission was 2 page Blotto game problem, involving 10 castles and a first to 20 points game
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I have one 6 sided and 10 sided dice and roll both and bet on an outcome and win the amount in dollars of the combined total I bet on, what combined score should I bet on?
Mental Maths and basic maths and algebra questions, market making questions followed by trivia on financial markets. They then asked if I had any questions for the company or people who worked there.
3 Rounds of telephone interviews focussed on probability and games. In particular, games involving coin flips were popular and having to come up with the optimal strategy for the game. They became progressively harder. I did not progress further than this.
Graduate 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Trader roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Graduate Trader according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
IQ intelligence test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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