Process
I was contacted by a recruiter.
We set up a phone interview with a developer at Jane St.
I solved the question, but had a lot of help, so I received a rejection in two business days.
Questions
Given a matrix of characters from the set {"u", "l", "d", "r", "x"}, where the matrix is guaranteed to have one "x," and each of the other characters represents a direction (up, down, left, and right), and a starting point on the matrix, write a function that returns true if "x" can be reached by following the specified path.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Jane Street Software Developer role in United States.
Success Rate
Jane Street's interview process for their Software Developer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Jane Street's Software Developer interview process in United States.
Jane Street Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place for a software developer internshipSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 19, 2018Pros: Money, tons of food, smart coworkers, and lots of intern events after work.Cons: Long (but flexible) workday. The main programming language (OCaml) is not widely used outside.
- 3.0Good Pay, Long HoursSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaNovember 20, 2023Pros: Environment nice and good salary.Cons: Over time, work and risk.
- 4.0Smart people, high pay, inclusive and collaborative cultureSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeMay 6, 2021Pros: intelligent coworkers, caring management, interesting problemsCons: Programming workflow and technology stack are unorthodox. They can be hard to get used to.
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