Software Engineering Interview Experience - Hong Kong, China
Process
I applied for the Software Engineering internship role at Jane Street Hong Kong without a referral in October 2019.
I received a phone interview one week after applying.
The interview was a 45-minute, 1:1 coding challenge. We used CodePad for the interview and communicated via phone.
Questions
Given two lists of strings, find the common prefix words and common suffix words of the two lists, and return the remaining lists.
Example: List 1: [cat, dog, dog, elephant] List 2: [cat, dog, shark, elephant]
Common prefix: [cat, dog] Common suffix: [elephant]
Remaining list 1: [] Remaining list 2: [shark]
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Jane Street Software Engineering role in Hong Kong, China.
Success Rate
Jane Street's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in Hong Kong, China is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Jane Street's Software Engineering interview process in Hong Kong, China.
Jane Street Work Experiences
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- 3.0SWE, Jane StreetSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeHong Kong, ChinaNovember 7, 2021Pros: Decent salary for fresh grad.Cons: Not many students grind LeetCode for the interview.
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