Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
February 18, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first stage was a Zoom technical interview. The interviewer described a problem, and we worked together towards a solution in Python, which was not meant to be interpreted.
Questions
Roughly, it was building an interpreter for a very simple language.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Jane Street Senior Software Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Jane Street's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Jane Street's Senior Software Engineer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Jane Street Work Experiences
5.0
Great Work Ethic
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 18, 2020
Pros: Employees around Jane Street are pretty decent.
Cons: Management sucks, but they are really trying to fix it. So, there is room for improvement.
4.0
Good Pay, Tough Hours
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 9, 2024
Pros: - Good pay
- Excellent engineers
- Free food
Cons: - Tough working hours
- Work-life balance is tough
5.0
Interesting work, fun culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
February 13, 2020
Pros: Amazingly smart and hard-working co-workers.
Top-notch benefits.
Fairly flat hierarchy for the size of the company.
Work is exciting.
Code quality is excellent.
Cons: Similar to other trading firms, the secrecy can be slightly annoying.
- 5.0Great Work EthicSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 18, 2020Pros: Employees around Jane Street are pretty decent.Cons: Management sucks, but they are really trying to fix it. So, there is room for improvement.
- 4.0Good Pay, Tough HoursSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 9, 2024Pros: - Good pay - Excellent engineers - Free foodCons: - Tough working hours - Work-life balance is tough
- 5.0Interesting work, fun cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomFebruary 13, 2020Pros: Amazingly smart and hard-working co-workers. Top-notch benefits. Fairly flat hierarchy for the size of the company. Work is exciting. Code quality is excellent.Cons: Similar to other trading firms, the secrecy can be slightly annoying.
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