What is a Research Analyst at Jane Street?
A Research Analyst at Jane Street plays a critical role in the firm's quantitative engine. Operating at the intersection of mathematical modeling, data analysis, and software engineering, you will work directly with traders and quantitative researchers to build, refine, and scale trading strategies. Your work does not sit in a silo; it directly impacts how Jane Street prices assets, manages risk, and interacts with global financial markets.
The environment is highly collaborative, intellectually rigorous, and fast-paced. Rather than focusing on bureaucratic processes, Jane Street prioritizes deep, first-principles thinking to solve complex, open-ended problems. As a Research Analyst, you will analyze massive, noisy datasets, build simulated trading environments, and design systems that can execute trades with microsecond precision.
This position is ideal for individuals who possess a strong mathematical foundation, a passion for game theory, and the ability to write clean, reasoning-heavy code. The problems you will tackle are rarely straightforward, requiring a unique combination of intellectual curiosity, speed, and absolute academic humility.


