Software Engineer Interview Experience - Poland
November 23, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I received a phone call and needed to explain my process of implementing a data structure. Little algorithm knowledge was needed. There were no personal questions or tests of university knowledge. I had worked on a text editor, so no testing was involved either.
Questions
Implement a custom stack with various operations on it.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Jane Street Software Engineer role in Poland.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Jane Street's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Poland is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral33%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Jane Street's Software Engineer interview process in Poland.
Jane Street Work Experiences
4.0
New Tech, Tough Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
March 9, 2023
Pros: Lots of new technologies to learn.
Cons: Work-life balance is sometimes difficult.
4.0
Much better in the early days
Software Engineer • Current Employee
July 17, 2023
Pros: Compensation, benefits, work, smart people. It used to be very collaborative, but now it's occasionally collaborative.
Making Markets is fun and interesting to study and learn about.
In earlier days, prioritizing work-life balance was done well, as it was needed for ambitious workers.
Cons: Silos, secrecy, lack of transparency, no distribution of common tools leading to tool redundancy, project ideation easily and often shot down, egos, and work-life balance has gotten worse over the years.
5.0
Friendly coworkers and interesting problems
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
August 24, 2022
Pros: - Friendly and helpful coworkers.
- People are both smart and humble.
- Great compensation.
Cons: Sometimes a bit more secretive than is probably necessary (e.g., most employees don't get to know revenue numbers).
- 4.0New Tech, Tough BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMarch 9, 2023Pros: Lots of new technologies to learn.Cons: Work-life balance is sometimes difficult.
- 4.0Much better in the early daysSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJuly 17, 2023Pros: Compensation, benefits, work, smart people. It used to be very collaborative, but now it's occasionally collaborative. Making Markets is fun and interesting to study and learn about. In earlier days, prioritizing work-life balance was done well, as it was needed for ambitious workers.Cons: Silos, secrecy, lack of transparency, no distribution of common tools leading to tool redundancy, project ideation easily and often shot down, egos, and work-life balance has gotten worse over the years.
- 5.0Friendly coworkers and interesting problemsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomAugust 24, 2022Pros: - Friendly and helpful coworkers. - People are both smart and humble. - Great compensation.Cons: Sometimes a bit more secretive than is probably necessary (e.g., most employees don't get to know revenue numbers).
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