Finding Signal in the Noise: Machine Learning and the Markets (Jane Street)

Re:Finding Signal in the Noise: Machine Learning and the Mar... by ecshafer on Saturday March 15, 2025 @10:26PM (#43376546)

Graduating from a SUNY school, Jane Street gave me an interview and a fair shake. I didn't get the sense of elitism there. There does happen to be a lot of really smart engineers, mathematicians and scientists going to Harvard, MIT, etc.

There are places that without that Ivy League or Target School degree you don't hear back, I don't think Jane Street is one of them.

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Re:Finding Signal in the Noise: Machine Learning and the Mar... by laidoffamazon on Sunday March 16, 2025 @12:45AM (#43376988)

Might be different with a SUNY PhD or another trading firm on the resume.

I don't think they'd ever call someone like me back, not that I'd ever be able to pass a coding round with them.

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Re:Finding Signal in the Noise: Machine Learning and the Mar... by pclmulqdq on Sunday March 16, 2025 @08:29AM (#43378493)

There are some firms that are very elitist in terms of their resume review requirements. You should note that for a place like Jane Street, "Harvard" helps, but it won't get you an interview. Someone who has done well at USAMO or IMO or has meaningful open-source contributions and goes to SUNY or a community college will generally have a better chance than a run-of-the-mill Harvard student. The median Harvard Math/CS student isn't getting an interview at Jane Street.

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Re:Finding Signal in the Noise: Machine Learning and the Mar... by andrepd on Sunday March 16, 2025 @02:58PM (#43381268)

JS absolutely does filter on school though.

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