Hudson River Trading Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

United KingdomPosted May 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience on the tech side felt like it had a very specific, structured arc.

After the initial stages, I went through an implementation-focused first round—building an order-router style solution over about a week. Then the second round shifted into a more concept-checking format where I was asked about OS concepts plus networking and C++ fundamentals.

One of the things that made the whole process memorable was how abrupt it could become when the questioning went off track. In my case, I hit a situation where I was grilled on very narrow details that didn’t match my background, and it derailed the day of interviews into a stop before I could really recover. Even with

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