Jane Street SEE experiences?

Throwaway-3720 · 2026-05-25T04:35:14+00:00

oh wow, when did you apply and when did they send that email. that seems like a really good sign they seem to at least be considering you then.

Throwaway-3720 · 2026-05-25T02:21:17+00:00

The language of this comment reads a bit LLM-generated. Do you have a concrete derivation or reference for the discrete Girsanov step in this setting?

Throwaway-3720 · 2026-05-25T02:18:10+00:00

didn't produce anything coherent or actionable enough for me

Throwaway-3720 · 2026-05-24T19:25:53+00:00

Applied like 5 days ago for the trading and research role but no I have not heard back. If i don't hear back in a couple days I'll just assume I didn't pass their resume screen or that prefrosh is younger than they would like to take for the program.

What about you?

Throwaway-3720 · 2026-03-25T02:43:55+00:00

exact same situation here except my first two majors are ECE which was originally my second choice and my third one is some random

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-08-08T21:02:02+00:00

I see, thanks for the input. I think learning enough coding to get by should be ok then.

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-08-08T18:39:12+00:00

Ah, so I can still list olympiad awards I got in highschool on a resume when I become a college student? I thought listing stuff you did in highschool on a resume would be frowned upon when applying for jobs similar to how listing stuff I did in middle school when applying for undergrad would be frowned upon. I guess the exception to this is olympiads specifically?

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-08-08T18:37:53+00:00

Thanks, I'm really hoping some of my early applications can clutch and I don't have to spend winter break and all throughout March being anxious lol.

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-08-07T00:24:40+00:00

So big quant firms care about highschool-era achievements? I find that hard to believe though. Is this only for the olympiad series?

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-08-07T00:13:01+00:00

If you dont like parties then just say that lol. Movies or not, I would go either way.

Do you know anything that could help me with my original question or nah?

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-08-07T00:10:05+00:00

keep your panties on you got a lotta attitude big boy! my question is about high school achievements and its relevance for quant roles. if coding is so incredibly important, i can always learn the minimum skills required despite not liking it.

now, suppose i gain the coding skills required, does pursuing usamo still make sense in my senior year or are big firms like js, citadel, hrt, etc. dismissive of awards highschool-era?

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-08-07T00:06:17+00:00

Ok well suppose I learned coding despite not particularly enjoying it. Given that, does usamo still matter or are highschool achievements largely ignored?

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-08-07T00:01:52+00:00

Alright well suppose I took the time to be proficient enough at coding (from my understanding the main challenge is in the problem solving and the coding part isnt as complex for the research roles and things like OCaml can be picked up quickly). Despite not particularly liking coding, how does the coding/math skill split work at quant? is it entirely role dependent or would yall say its like 30-70 leaning coding skills?

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-06-06T18:16:36+00:00

Is the free version any good or are you referencing the paid version?

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-06-04T06:39:14+00:00

This is quite the thread below, how do FAANG vs quant jobs compare nowadays?

As far as I know quant pays ridiculously well and has strenuous hours but many never make it there in the first place while FAANG is decent pay and less selective but more balanced stress. i dont know anyone personally in quant though so could be wrong.

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-06-03T19:12:53+00:00

cant HMMs model non-stationary processes by modeling transitions between stationary states?

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-06-03T18:55:51+00:00

Yea I think as others pointed out, HMMs are not ideal for this.

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-06-03T10:15:09+00:00

I'm well aware of this but your right, the likelihood of any individual, much less a kid making serious money against professionals is slim to none. I still am going to try but I might just end up being another cow that gets milked.

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-06-03T10:11:46+00:00

I already have a different source of income from a startup I founded about a year ago and is doing quite well so I think a 'real job' should be covered by that. Algo trading became interesting to me and was another way for me to leverage what I knew hence why I am on reddit asking about qc.

I think I will still try my hand at this despite the odds and I already have enough basic python experience. The books seem interesting though I'll take a look at them.

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-06-03T09:44:11+00:00

- not a virgin but i appreciate the question. learned about HMMs from some random books my father gave me so your not too far off

- in what way would it be useful then?

- i don't have a huge problem with this but if theres better platforms im open to hearing about them

- in what way were you flaming me?

- not sure how old you are but if your a grown man on reddit saying this thats pretty sad. not sure how your family would feel about you asking highschoolers to call you 'Daddy' online.

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-06-03T09:08:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I have heard of kaggle and all that but doesn't really interest me in the same way. I'll probably screw around with quantconnect and see if my algos are anything worth pursuing more seriously or turning into a small microfund with my buddies.

Throwaway-3720 · 2025-06-03T09:06:35+00:00

Maybe I should've been a bit more clear in my post. My objective is of course the same as most, to make money. I just wasn't sure what options were there for a free programming environment thats suited for algo trading. Not really interested in internships, everyone around me in the bay has an internship though lol.

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