As with any interview process, our goal is to get a better understanding of your current skill set, as well as your ability to think, learn, and communicate. We’ll try our best to ask interesting, challenging questions during the interview, and encourage you to focus on how you might use collaborative problem-solving to get a sense of what it would be like to work with you.
When we assess applicants we do so for one role at a time, while also considering all our open roles to try and determine a fit within Jane Street. Given this, it’s not uncommon for candidates to interview for more than one position over the course of the process.
Throughout an interview process for a particular role, you’ll have one recruiter from start to finish - this person will manage your interview experience. They’ll review your application, coordinate your interview schedule(s), and book travel and accommodations if you end up interviewing onsite in one of our offices.
Interviewing is a two-sided process. We’re trying to understand what it’s like to work with you, but you should also be learning about us, and trying to decide if you’d like to work at Jane Street. It should feel interactive; please use this time to ask questions, get to know us, and try to understand how things work here.
While some roles follow a more bespoke interview process, most of our interviews at Jane Street are relatively standardised. Keep in mind that it’s not uncommon for candidates to be considered for more than one role, so your own experience may be a blend of a few of the processes described below.
At Jane Street, we review applications on a rolling basis, so we recommend applying when you feel ready. And we think feeling ready means that you would be prepared to interview within the next few weeks. We also recommend you try to go through our process at the same rate as any other companies you’re looking at, especially if another company is known to have a short process with quick deadlines.
After applying to Jane Street, you can expect to hear from a recruiter in just a few days. If you are selected for an interview, that recruiter will communicate with you clearly what to expect next.
There are no real requirements to apply to any of our campus positions. We’re always just looking for interesting resumes from intellectually curious students. You don’t need to know OCaml. You don’t need experience within finance. We’ll teach you everything you need to know.
In a typical year, we try to get to as many campuses as we can, but unfortunately we can’t be everywhere. If we don’t make it to your campus, we still hope you take the time to get to know us online. You can also keep an eye out for virtual events, and we host in-house programs all year long.
We welcome you to apply to any and all roles and whichever offices you’re most interested in. There is a place in your application to indicate your interests, but regardless, if you apply to one or multiple roles, the recruiter will consider you for all roles that you’re eligible for.
We have several success stories of people who are hired their second or even third time around. We do encourage you to consider if you’re a new candidate when you reapply, have you had new experiences in the classroom or professionally that will make your resume and your candidacy different from the last time you applied? And generally, we think it takes about a year for you to accumulate new information that you’ll want to share with us.
