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Prop / Market Maker · HFT / low-latency prop trading · Chicago
Secretive, low OA pass rate, endurance-style superday, probability and EV to near-instant recall for traders, deep C++ for engineers.
Jump is a low-latency prop trading firm that is notably secretive about its process, so specifics vary. The online assessment is a tight filter (unofficial pass rates ~10–15%).
Traders face probability, EV, and microstructure; engineers face hard algorithmic coding and systems design.
Roles they hire
Quant Trader · Quant Researcher · Software Engineer
Interview processas publicly reported
- 1
Recruiter screen + OA
~90–120 min: probability/statistics for traders/researchers, or 2–3 hard algorithmic problems for SWEs.
- 2
Technical phone screens
2–3 rounds (45–60 min each) with working quants/engineers: probability puzzles/EV/microstructure, or live coding + systems design.
- 3
Onsite superday
~3–7 interviews with escalating difficulty (Chicago, NY, or London), plus an optional team-match conversation.
What they test
Prep tips
- ▸Drill probability/EV and conditional probability (Bayes) to near-instant recall, the OA is the main filter.
- ▸For SWE, master the C++ memory model, concurrency/lock-free structures, and order-book problems.
India recruiting
Mumbai office (an NSE member entity). A dedicated recruiting email exists; structured IIT-campus hiring evidence is thin.
Sources
Interview processes change and vary by role, office, and year. This guide reflects publicly reported experiences and is not affiliated with Jump Trading.