You’re invited to apply to
Jane Street’s IN FOCUS program!

Who:

Undergraduate students, inclusive of first-year through third-year students, who have experienced barriers to accessing advanced STEM educational opportunities [1]

When:

January 11th, 2027 - January 16th, 2027

Where:

Jane Street’s NYC Office

Deadline to apply:

Sunday, October 25th, 2026 at 11:59PM ET

Expect to hear back by:

Monday, November 9th, 2026

This coming winter, Jane Street is excited to host our annual IN FOCUS program at our office in New York City. Over the course of four days, students will learn more about what we do and how we do it through programming and mock trading exercises, classroom lectures, and other interactive activities.

Selected students will arrive in New York City on the afternoon of Monday, January 11th and will depart on the morning of Saturday, January 16th. Jane Street will provide all travel to and from New York, including meals, housing, and a variety of social events. Out-of-pocket program-related expenses may be eligible for reimbursement.

IN FOCUS features three separate program tracks students can apply for:

• Trading & Research — students will learn about mathematical and financial topics such as probability, market structure, and arbitrage through short lectures, group games, and mock trading sessions.
• Software Engineering — students will work with full-time Jane Street developers to build experience with programming fundamentals, software design principles, and development practices that are used throughout the industry. The program will also have an emphasis on building up technical interviewing skills, all through talks, hands-on activities, and mock interviews.
• Strategy & Product — attendees will get a glimpse into the work that members of our Strategy and Product team do across Jane Street. Case studies and problem-solving exercises will introduce participants to how we optimize funding and financing, set up new trading flows, respond to regulatory inquiries, and generally manage the complex mechanics that underlie Jane Street’s business.

Don’t have a background in finance? No worries — many Jane Street employees don’t come from a financial background. If you’re curious about our work and want to learn more about what a career in finance could look like, we encourage you to apply!

Apply here to be considered for a spot.

The deadline to apply for this event is Sunday, October 25th, 11:59pm EDT. After the deadline, applicants moving on to the next round will receive an invitation to complete a puzzle or coding challenge based on which program track they applied for. All applicants will hear back from us by Monday, November 9th.

If you need a decision sooner due to a competing deadline or have any questions, please reach out to nyc-programs@janestreet.com.

Good luck with the application process. We hope to meet you soon!

Jane Street

[1] To participate in this program, you must be a current undergraduate student who has experienced barriers to accessing advanced STEM educational opportunities.

Our definition of such barriers is broad; they could be related to personal circumstances or financial hardship. We acknowledge the breadth of challenges that could lead a high-achieving student to be under-resourced or under-exposed to advanced STEM opportunities. Examples include, but are not limited to: being a first-generation college student, identifying with an underrepresented ethnic/racial minority group, being Pell Grant eligible, having notable need for financial assistance, attending an under-resourced or rural school, coming from a marginalized community, or experiencing personal hardship. This list is not exhaustive, and we encourage any student who is interested and believes they fit the criteria for the program to apply.

Jane Street works differently. We are a quantitative trading firm active on more than 200 trading venues across 45 countries. As a liquidity provider and market maker, we 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.

We are always recruiting top students and we invest heavily in teaching and training. The environment at Jane Street is open, informal, intellectual, and fun. 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.

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