Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Jane Street with 3 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 80% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trader roles take an average of 5 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 Trader according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
Personality test: 33%
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I applied through university. I interviewed at Jane Street
Interview
Submitted resume through school recruiting website, learned that it had been accepted for an interview a few days later. Came in for a 30-minute one-on-one interview. First couple questions were mental arithmetic, and then there were two/three probability questions. Essentially you only get to the next round if you successfully solve all of them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The classic 5 pirates/100 pieces of gold game theory question. Did not expect it.
I interviewed at Jane Street (London, England) in Jan 2026
Interview
einen runden spiele am Vormittag und dann programmieren am nachmittag.
Biem spiele hat man parallel wetten sollen, also ein buy and sell zwishudn ein sechseiiger Würfel und sowas. oder karten wetten auf das die karte rot ist und zwischen 5-9 was zahlst du für diesen output und so. anrfang rechnen danach abschärtzen udn Ergebnisse interpretieren
Overall, it was a pleasant interview experience. I answered a few personal questions and encountered one that was slightly confusing, but the interviewer was friendly, and the conversation flowed well overall
Probability questions, nothing crazy but quite open ended, they want to know your thought process and calculations. Pen and paper allowed but no calculator. No OA, a few rounds and got rejected. Zoom call with a trader.