Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
July 1, 2025
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Process
The hiring process has three parts:
- OA
- Phone Screening (1 hr technical interview)
- On-site interview
The problems were not the most difficult, but they had a pretty large variety of expected topics, including floating point, bit manipulation, data structures & algorithms, and basic OS concepts.
Questions
Asked for a question that was a basic application of a Union-Find algorithm.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Hudson River Trading Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
8%
Pass Rate
Hudson River Trading's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive42%
Neutral50%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Hudson River Trading's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Hudson River Trading Work Experiences
4.0
Good Perks, Slow Promotions
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 14, 2024
Pros: Good salary and perks for new hires.
Cons: Lack of diversity and slow promotion.
3.0
Everyone is here for the money, but at least they're nice about it
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 14, 2023
Pros: Great pay.
Learn a lot.
Nice people.
Not going bankrupt any time soon.
Cons: Very little room for improving yourself or any of the systems. Company needs come from the top and always come first. Fires people very regularly.
3.0
Toxic culture but good benefits
Software Engineer • Former Employee
January 19, 2021
Pros: Smart, driven co-workers. The tech stack is always improving. Benefits are good.
Cons: A toxic and elitist culture where only people who graduate from well-known schools are valued.
- 4.0Good Perks, Slow PromotionsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 14, 2024Pros: Good salary and perks for new hires.Cons: Lack of diversity and slow promotion.
- 3.0Everyone is here for the money, but at least they're nice about itSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 14, 2023Pros: Great pay. Learn a lot. Nice people. Not going bankrupt any time soon.Cons: Very little room for improving yourself or any of the systems. Company needs come from the top and always come first. Fires people very regularly.
- 3.0Toxic culture but good benefitsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeJanuary 19, 2021Pros: Smart, driven co-workers. The tech stack is always improving. Benefits are good.Cons: A toxic and elitist culture where only people who graduate from well-known schools are valued.
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