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Quantitative Trader

Jane Street
🇺🇸New YorkJuniorFull-timePosted June 1, 2026

About the Role

At Jane Street, quantitative traders identify market signals, analyze and execute strategies, construct quantitative models, conduct statistical analyses, build algorithmic trading systems, manage risk, and develop new businesses. You'll work side by side with experienced traders who are committed to teaching and supporting newest hires, acquiring significant trading responsibilities within weeks to months through hands-on training. You'll also participate in a year-long firmwide educational curriculum and have access to petabytes of data, computing clusters, and advanced GPUs to apply statistical and machine learning techniques to solve complex trading problems.

Requirements

  • A critical thinker with a strong quantitative mind
  • A collaborative problem-solver who enjoys working on a team
  • Proactive, reliable, and courteous with strong organizational and communication skills
  • Eager to ask questions, admit mistakes, and learn new things