One coding question (about some simple algorithm; can use any language; we need to write on the panel and interviewers will provide hints), two math questions (Markov chains, very common questions for computing expectations of some stochastic processes under some stopping time; linear algebra questions).
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
You keep rolling a fair die with 6 sides. What is the average number of rolling to obtain consecutive six 6s for the first time?
Acudí a una entrevista en Jump Trading (Londres, Inglaterra)
Entrevista
HR screening, casual chat, followed by technical phone interview and another HR chat. Then Onsite interview consisting of four rounds, 3 technical and one technical and behavioral. Mostly on statistics, probability, coding and data analysis.
Solicité el puesto a través de un captador. Acudí a una entrevista en Jump Trading (Londres, Inglaterra) en oct 2025
Entrevista
I was contacted by the firms internal HR directly.
HR were nice and made the process seamless.
After my first conversation I had a 3 hour interview with 2 quants and a trader (all separate, approx 1hr each).
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
1 hr of python coding ability being assessed, data structures and how would you solve a problem.
1 hr discussing microstructure and answering trading specific questions (assessing knowledge of HFT strategies, backtesting)
1 hr of conditional probability and stats questions
Envié una solicitud electrónica. Acudí a una entrevista en Jump Trading (Chicago, IL) en oct 2025
Entrevista
First round was probability/brainteasers, next set was 5 interviews in a row with a mix of stats/probability/data science and leetcode plus one behavioral round. Interviews were around 30 mins long each.