Quantitative Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Jane Street with 3.5 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 71.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Researcher roles take an average of 7 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 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jane Street as a Quantitative Researcher according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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It was a phone interview. By making a phone call at first, but the sound quality was bad. Then moved to Zoom call. The interviewer asked probability questions. Didn't pass the first round interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
toss 4 fair coins, get one dollar by a head. Compute the expected number payoff
The process began with serveral online tests for maths and logic. They gave a personal interview to get to know the candidate better and evaluate fit for the company/role, then held a technical interview covering maths and logic problems.
Fun and filled with unexpected questions. The questions rely on fast thinking and fast calculations, and sometimes intuition because there is no sufficient time for me to work through the whole problem.
We started with a bit of small talk, followed by some probability questions. Ended with some basic algebra questions, Make sure to ask questions if you have any. Good experience, feels like the interviewer was trading.