The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jane Street (New York, NY) in Feb 2010
Interview
It's all been said before. Started with 3 phone interviews, first was a lot of mental math, then mostly probability questions, with a bunch of different math brain teasers thrown in. The first one is easy (seemed to be mostly to weed out people who look good on paper but can't back it up), but they get harder. Completely doable--make sure to brush up on your mental math, and be ready to think out loud.
The day-long interview on site was much harder, mostly due to nerves, but also because of the length of the interview. They don't care about your social graces, just play to win. You will need to be able to approximate your confidence in your answers and wager accordingly. Admittedly, I had an off-day and looked like a fool. I have nothing but respect for the firm though, they were actually exceptionally professional (yes, their dress code is non-existent, but they have their reasons).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Suppose you have n points on a circle distributed such that after connecting all of the points with chords, the number of regions in the circle is maximized. How many regions are there?
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.