I applied online. I interviewed at Jump Trading (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2026
Interview
Hard
bombed OA.
had online hackerrank, questions were hard DP and Graphs.
I would advice anyway to make sure you attempt at least 100 leetcodes.
Otherwise you will be cooked like me.
I had an interview with Jump Trading through an intermediary. The process started with an initial call, followed by a task focused on my experience. They also reached out to me by email to continue the conversation
OA: 180 mins, three problems. 1、Calculate how many weeks between two date in a year. 2、Buy pizza using the cheapest discount of 4 types. 3、Use some 1 plus 1 and 2 plus 2 squares to form the largest square.
HR call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR call: Talk about your resume, focus on your projects. Hr will introduce jump and inquire about your basic information.
overall was a very hard process and highlyt echnical. requirement to understand programming concepts extremely well, and need to verbalise thoughts in order to walk the interviewer through yr thinking. also have an expectation to be correct and yet fast.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Jump Trading with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jump Trading overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jump Trading as a Software Engineer according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 21%
Presentation: 15%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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