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Jane Street · Quant trader / software engineer · New grad / intern (also experienced hires)

Recruiter Screen

Light, warm, conversational

What they actually ask

The question shapes this round uses. Larpy does not read these out. It builds each one from your own resume, because the generic version is the one you have already rehearsed.

  • “Tell me a bit about your background and what you're working on.”
  • “Why Jane Street, and are you more drawn to trading or software engineering?”
  • “What's a problem or project you found genuinely interesting recently?”
  • “What are you looking for in your next role, and what's your timeline?”

What this round is judged on

  • Curious, organized, and open-minded · genuine intellectual curiosity
  • Motivation fit · clear reasons for Jane Street and trading vs SWE
  • Problem-solving mindset · thinking over credentials
  • Humble and pleasant to work with · easy to collaborate with

Where this round sits

Jane Street’s published process. Lime marks the stage this round runs.

  1. 01
    Applicationthis round
  2. 02
    Phone interviews (remote)
  3. 03
    In-person final round (onsite)
  4. 04
    Decision
What happens in each stage›
Application
Rolling basis, no deadline. No GPA or degree requirement; interns come from 70+ universities. Jane Street says you can expect to hear from a recruiter within a few days.
Phone interviews (remote)
One or more remote interviews to start. For trading these are conversational probability/logic and market conversations with an actual quant trader; for SWE they are live coding. The interviewer calls you (Zoom if connectivity is poor).
In-person final round (onsite)
The final stage is in person: multiple back-to-back interviews mixing probability, a market-making game, estimation, a light coding/data-analysis chat, and fit. Jane Street books and pays for travel and hotel; interviews run weekdays only, dress casual.
Decision
Jane Street says you should hear back within about a week after the final stage. Reapplication is explicitly allowed (recommended wait ~1 year).

Sources

Built from what Jane Street publishes about its own process and from real interview data. No leaked question lists. The questions you get are generated against your own resume, so they are not from anyone else's interview.

Sources last checked . Hiring loops change, so this date is the honest limit on everything above.

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