Quantitative Trader Intern 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Trader Intern roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Trader Intern according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
IQ intelligence test: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Other: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Jane Street in Nov 2023
Interview
No HR or behavioural questions to begin with, other than brief chat about maths. I was asked questions regarding optimal game strategies and expected outcomes of dice games. (Rejected after first round)
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Expected outcomes of dice games, optimal game strategies
There was a few phone interviews that involved probability and game theory questions. Before a final round interview in hong kong. Interviewers are very nice best to describe your thought process
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They asked me probability and gamer theory questions.
Interviewed for two rounds. I passed the first round last year so was able to continue immediately with the second this year. Probability/game theory questions. The interviewers are friendly and helpful.
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If you roll a dice and receive that amount in dollars but have the option of rerolling up to two times, how much would you like to pay to play this game?
Jane Street’s interview process is fast-paced, multi-round (But if you have a deadline they will react accordingly) , and deeply quantitative: mental math, probability puzzles, game theory..., and conversational talk just before you start doing the problems
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Some basic probability questions (more like brainteasers) involving expected values and markov chains. You should brush up on the greenbook and be comfortable with n-sided dice and strategies involving dice in general.