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Jane Street Operations Analyst Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Jane Street Operations Analyst interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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MetricsStart here. 5 questions · ~60 min
Trade Settlement ExerciseMedium

Use the provided information sheet and Excel workbook to define, calculate, and interpret trade settlement metrics.

KPIsoperational metricsdiagnostic processJane Street
Expected Loss With Weekend SettlementsHard

Calculate multi-currency weekend settlement exposure and expected loss while accounting for FX movement, netting, collateral, default risk, and recovery.

KPIoperational metricsRisk AssessmentJane Street
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SQL & Data Manipulation7 questions · ~84 min
Validating Inconsistent DataMedium
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Identify inconsistent transaction records using null checks, reference validation, duplicate detection, and status validation.

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Ensuring Trading-Day Data IntegrityMedium
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Identify trading-day integrity violations across orders, executions, event sequences, and position snapshots.

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Resolve Trade Ticket DiscrepanciesMedium
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Identify trade breaks and sequence the required remediation actions from execution and clearing records.

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Execution3 questions · ~36 min
Solving an Operational BottleneckMedium

Explain how you used Excel or another tool to identify, address, and measure an operational bottleneck.

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Prioritizing Time-Sensitive WorkMedium

Explain how you triage urgent operational requests while protecting critical planned work and communicating trade-offs.

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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~72 min
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More topics1 question · ~12 min
Three-Digit Combinatorics Brain TeaserMedium

Use the multiplication principle and permutations to count valid three-digit numbers under different digit-repetition assumptions.

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