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Jane Street Software Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 22 questions · ~259 min
Implement Connect 4Hard
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Simulate Connect 4 moves and detect the first player to connect four pieces in any direction.

ArraysData StructuresAlgorithmsJane Street
Topological Ordering PossibilitiesHard
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Use tree depths and subtree sizes to count tokens that can occupy each position in a valid topological ordering.

dfsbfsAlgorithmsJane Street
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System Design10 questions · ~118 min
Implement a Market SituationHard
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Explain how you structured an implementation for a specific market situation, including design choices, validation, and operational safeguards.

Feature Driftdesignfailure modesJane Street
Distributed System DesignHard
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Tests your ability to reason about distributed components, interfaces, and failure modes.

distributed systemsarchitectureJane Street
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Pipelines3 questions · ~35 min
Top Trades From Event SequenceMedium
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Assesses algorithmic thinking for extracting top-k results from streaming or sequential trade data.

top kJane Street
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SQL & Data Manipulation3 questions + 3 drills · ~65 min
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Software Architecture4 questions · ~47 min
Interactive Text Editor BufferMedium
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Evaluates ability to design a modular software component for a text editor and manage editing operations.

Data StructuresJane Street
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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~71 min
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More topics2 questions · ~24 min
Network Fundamentals and RoutingMedium
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Evaluates your understanding of core networking concepts relevant to infrastructure work.

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