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Programs/Quant Trading and Research/Hudson River Trading
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Hudson River Trading, Quant Trading and Research, Summer 2027

Algorithm Development Intern

Closed

Dates

Summer 2027
Closed. Verified Nov 11.
Careers site
hudsonrivertrading.com

Asked at Hudson River Trading6 sourced

  • In HRT's timed coding test, how do you make sure your solution is right beyond the sample cases?

    Assessment, technical. Hudson River Trading, Sep 15, 2021

  • What is the coolest topic you have learned in class?

    First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Mar 16, 2026

  • Walk through how you would analyze an unfamiliar dataset to answer a question.

    First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Mar 2, 2026

3 more from public sources
  • How does a Python list grow its memory as you append to it?

    First round, technical. Hudson River Trading, Oct 2, 2025

  • How does a C++ compiler implement virtual functions?

    First round, technical. Hudson River Trading, Oct 2, 2025

  • Explain the difference between a process and a thread, and what happens to memory and I/O in each.

    First round, technical. Hudson River Trading, Sep 15, 2021

  • Prep for HRT21 questions
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How Hudson River Trading recruitsFrom the firm's site
  1. 1Application

    Apply to only one posting and allow up to two weeks for review; SWE applicants choose C++ or Python for interviewing.

  2. 2Online assessment

    Technical interviews usually start with a coding test.

  3. 3Phone screen

    Then one to two technical phone screens.

  4. 4Superday

    Then an onsite final interview of multiple rounds, with length and topics varying by role.

Paraphrased from Hudson River Trading's own page, read Nov 6, 2026.

What they say they look for. Algorithm developers need math, statistics, data analysis, and C++ or Python skills; no prior finance experience is needed.

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