Hudson River Trading quant salary and jobs
An engineering-first firm where quants are called algorithm developers, with a posted $300,000 base for 2027 graduates.
Quant roles at Hudson River Trading
Hudson River Trading is an automated trading firm that folds quant research and trading into one role, the Algorithm Developer, alongside a large software engineering org working in C++ and Python. Both 2027 graduate listings — Algorithm Developer and Software Engineer — post a $300,000 US base, and the interview process is coding-heavy for both tracks.
HRT’s board showed 81 postings on Nov 11, 2026, 43 of them US quant, research or engineering reqs, with New York on every one and Chicago and Austin on the software listings.
Hudson River Trading quant salary
Base: “Base salary for US is $300,000” on the Algorithm Developer (Quant Research & Trading) – 2027 Grads, – 2027 PhDs and Software Engineer (C++ or Python) – 2027 Grads listings, read from HRT’s board on Nov 11, 2026. Experienced Algo Developer and Software Engineer – C++ listings post $200,000–$300,000, and Quantitative Researcher (Mid-Freq) $175,000–$300,000. Summer 2027 internships in algorithm development, software engineering and hardware post a New York weekly base of $5,800, plus a signing bonus, company-paid housing and meals.
Hudson River Trading pay by track
| Track | Role title | New-grad base | Summer 2027 internship | Experienced base | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quant trader | Algorithm Developer (Quant Research & Trading) | $300k | $5,800 a week | $200k–$300k | Yes |
| Quant researcher | Algorithm Developer (Quant Research & Trading) | $300k | $5,800 a week | $175k–$300k | Yes |
| Quant developer | Software Engineer (C++ or Python) | $300k | $5,800 a week | $200k–$300k | Yes |
Posted base pay, except figures marked “package”, which are the firm’s estimated annual compensation package. Bonuses, sign-on payments and housing are extra to base pay.
What Hudson River Trading employees report
Self-reported total compensation from Levels.fyi. These are not posted figures and play no part in the ranking. They cover every office and all years of experience, and the site does not show how many reports are behind each one.
| Title on Levels.fyi | Total compensation |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | L1 $410K · L2 $491K · L3 $533K |
Only figures the site labels a median or breaks out by level are shown. Source: Levels.fyi, read November 11, 2026.
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