Jump Trading
Campus Quantitative Trader intern
Application
Apply in one region only. There is no online assessment, so the CV screen is the only filter before interviews; it is selective and silence is common. Recruiting dinners, reach-outs and the Probability Cup forecasting contest are side doors.
Recruiter call
Virtual interview · 15–30 min
A general call about your résumé, why trading and why Jump, and your timeline; motivation is not weighted much. Not everyone gets one.
Round 1
Virtual interview · 30–60 min
Zoom with a trader or a researcher, straight into questions: probability with follow-ups that change the problem, a correlation or geometry question, a short piece of code, then your questions. 2025 QT first rounds were booked for thirty minutes, 2026 ones for about an hour.
Sit this round →Round 2
Virtual interview · About 1 hour
"Math-focused": probability, linear algebra, a game where the interviewer argues with your answer, and covariance and correlation derivations with follow-ups. There are two technical rounds before the final, though strong Round 1 candidates can go straight to the final.
Sit this round →Final round
In-person interview · 3 × 45–60 min
In person at the New York office for 2027 QT interns, flights paid; Zoom on request. Three technical interviews with traders and researchers who ask many follow-ups: probability and games, quick-fire; regression and statistics "even for qt roles"; and a programming interview in Python. There is no lunch cut and no market-making game.
Result
A phone call from the recruiter whether it is an offer or a rejection, with no feedback on a rejection. Offers carry short deadlines; the office can be discussed after the offer.
Reconstructed from first-hand candidate reports and the firm's own published material. Problems in this track are original and format-faithful; nothing is copied from a live interview.