Hudson River Trading Systems Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Hudson River Trading.
Hudson River Trading
System Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I applied online and got contacted by Hudson River Trading. The first round was a 45-minute technical interview where they asked about Linux commands and systems. They also asked some screening questions.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Could you explain what you know about Inode?
- What differentiates RAID 5 from RAID 6?
- Are there any commands that can be used as an alternative to 'ls'?
Hudson River Trading
Systems Engineer Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It started with a brief intro of the interviewer and no personal questions from me. Then came two non-technical questions, followed by the technical part focusing on Linux systems, servers, and networks, with no data structure questions.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- What interests you about Systems Engineering and specifically at HRT?
- Describe a challenging project you've worked on and the obstacles you encountered.
- What are your thoughts on computation and data storage technology?
Hudson River Trading
Systems Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I had 5 phone interviews, 2 of which were technical where I had to SSH into a server and fix some Python code. After that, they flew me to New York for an onsite interview. The onsite was a bit disappointing. Most people seemed unenthusiastic and asked vague questions without explaining the architecture. They were very secretive about their tech stack, even about using Jenkins. They also seemed unprepared for my visit after I traveled from Texas. Some questions weren't well-thought-out. I followed up with two emails after the interviews expressing my lack of interest, but I never heard back from them, which felt unprofessional, especially after 10 weeks of communication. The environment seemed casual, but also unwelcoming and a bit rude, like being told not to leave a specific room. I wouldn't want to work there.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Describe your approach to triaging and resolving infrastructure issues.
- Using bash scripting, how would you determine the count of lines in a given file that contain specific text?
- What is the percentage of lines in a file that match a given string?
Hudson River Trading Systems Engineer Interview Questions
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“Describe the function of the command 'mv *'.”
Read reports →“What differentiates RAID 5 from RAID 6?”
Read reports →“What could cause discrepancies between 'du' and 'df' outputs?”
Read reports →“Are there any commands that can be used as an alternative to 'ls'?”
Read reports →“Using bash scripting, how would you determine the count of lines in a given file that contain specific text?”
Read report →“What is the distinction between a soft link and a hard link?”
Read report →“What is the percentage of lines in a file that match a given string?”
Read report →“What is your understanding of an Inode?”
Read report →“What's a straightforward way to install Linux across 100 compute nodes?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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