Jane Street
Mechanical Engineer
About this role
Jane Street seeks a Mechanical Engineer Intern to support the design and management of resilient trading floors and data centers. You'll collaborate with mentors on real-world infrastructure projects, learning to optimize facility environments while researching sustainable and innovative engineering solutions.
What you'll do
- Conduct research and analysis on infrastructure design and resiliency for trading environments and data centers
- Understand and implement monitoring protocols for critical infrastructure systems
- Research and develop innovative, sustainable design solutions for high-demand spaces
- Visit project sites to assess conditions and monitor construction progress across engineering disciplines
- Prepare technical documentation including meeting minutes, field reports, and investigation reports
- Collaborate with engineers and non-engineers to integrate complex requirements into facility designs
What they're looking for
- Mechanical or electrical engineering fundamentals
- Infrastructure design and system resiliency
- Technical documentation and communication
- Data center and trading floor design knowledge
- Project site assessment and analysis
- AI tool proficiency for engineering applications
- First principles engineering reasoning
- Sustainability and wellness design principles
Benefits
- Mentorship from experienced full-time engineers
- Real-world project experience on critical infrastructure
- Exposure to finance industry infrastructure demands
- Interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities
- Professional development in emerging engineering fields
- Sustainability-focused work environment
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Jane Street
Jane Street builds high-performance trading systems and critical infrastructure using primarily OCaml and Python to support distributed trading operations. The company is hiring software engineers, network engineers, and operations engineers at both intern and full-time levels to work on real production projects including trading systems, infrastructure optimization, routing protocols, and internal tooling.
- Website
- janestreet.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a time you designed or analyzed a mechanical or electrical system—what were your key considerations?
- How would you approach understanding an unfamiliar infrastructure challenge outside your core discipline?