About the position
Our goal is to give you a real sense of what it's like to work at Jane Street full time while also providing a truly unparalleled educational experience. As an intern, you'll be paired with full-time employees who act as mentors, collaborating with you on real-world projects we actually need done.
As an SP Intern, you'll work on projects that combine big-picture thinking with rigorous analytical problem-solving. You'll learn to break down complex challenges into actionable steps, use data to inform decisions, and build frameworks to tackle business questions. This hands-on experience will give you direct insight into how SPs lead strategic initiatives across the organization and leave you with a strong grasp of what an SP career looks like.
If you'd like to learn more, you can explore our Strategy and Product program and interview process. You can also learn more about Jane Street's internship program here.
About you
If you've never thought about a career in finance, you're in good company. Many of us were in the same position before working here. If you have a curious mind, a collaborative nature, and a passion for solving interesting problems, we have a feeling you'll fit right in. We're more interested in how you think and learn than what you currently know. You should be:
- Someone who excels at taking a structured and careful approach to solving problems, communicates effectively, can drive projects forward, and has exceptional attention to detail
- Excited to learn about a wide range of disciplines and subject matter, including global market dynamics, technical systems and tooling, operational infrastructure, and more
- Eager to ask questions, admit mistakes, and constantly deepen your understanding
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree, an MBA, or another advanced degree
- Available to start working full-time in September 2028
We review applications on a rolling basis and treat all applications equally, regardless of when you apply. While we plan on staying open through the fall, we encourage you to apply by September 30th to help you plan around any other recruiting processes you're going through.
Skills Required
- Structured and careful approach to solving problems
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Ability to drive projects forward and work cross-functionally
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excitement to learn a wide range of disciplines (markets, systems, operations)
- Willingness to ask questions, admit mistakes, and deepen understanding
- Able to commit to a 10-12 week internship
- Available to start working full-time in 2028
Jane Street Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Jane Street and has not been reviewed or approved by Jane Street.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered at no cost for employees and dependents, with robust onsite care including primary care, physical therapy, and mental‑health therapy. Private onsite gyms and counseling resources further reinforce the health focus.
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Parental & Family Support — Fully paid parental leave for all parents, with additional time for birth parents, is highlighted alongside expanded fertility benefits and well‑equipped nursing suites. These offerings position family support as a core element of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Daily free meals and snacks, private onsite gyms, recreation spaces, and rich learning programs (including tuition reimbursement and company classes) elevate day‑to‑day quality of life. Onsite medical suites and speaker series add to the lifestyle and development mix.
Jane Street Insights
What We Do
Jane Street works differently. As a liquidity provider and market maker, we trade on more than 200 trading venues across 45 countries and help form the backbone of global markets. Our approach is rooted in technology and rigorous quantitative analysis, but our success is driven by our people. Our bright, beautiful offices in the heart of New York, London, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam are open and buzzing with conversation. We come from many backgrounds and encourage travel between offices to share perspectives. Some of our best ideas come from bumping into a visiting colleague at the office coffee bar. Markets move fast. Staying competitive as we’ve grown has required constant invention—of new trading strategies, technology, and processes. We’ve found this is easier when you hire humble, kind people. They tend to help each other, and prioritize teamwork over titles. We invest heavily in teaching and training. There’s a library and a classroom in every office, because deepening your understanding of something is considered real work. Guest lectures, classes, and conferences round out the intellectual exchanges that happen every day. People grow into long careers at Jane Street because there are always new and interesting problems to solve, systems to build, and theories to test. More than twenty years after our founding, it still feels like we’re just getting started.
