What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Hudson River Trading LLC is an American electronic market making company headquartered in New York City, New York, United States. It was founded in 2002. As of 2021, it accounted for more than 15% of all daily equities trading in the United States. Hudson River Trading employs over 1,000 people in 14 offices around the world, including New York, Chicago, Austin, Boulder, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dublin. The firm focuses on research and development of automated trading algorithms using mathematical techniques, and trades on over 200 markets worldwide.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Industry | financial services |
| Website | hudson-trading.com |
Hudson River Trading is hiring in 4 states and 4 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
The mix of roles shows what Hudson River Trading needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer / Developer | 9 | not published |
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 5 | not published |
| Recruiter / HR | 5 | not published |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 4 | not published |
| Mechanical / Manufacturing engineer | 3 | not published |
| Financial analyst / Banking / Investments | 3 | not published |
| Electrical / Hardware engineer | 2 | not published |
| Engineer (other) | 2 | not published |
| Compliance / Risk | 2 | not published |
| Administrative / Assistant | 2 | not published |
| Product manager | 1 | not published |
| Scientist / Researcher / Lab | 1 | not published |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 6 |
| Design Verification | 2 |
| AI Research Engineer | 2 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 2 |
| Algorithm Development | 2 |
| Algorithm Developer | 2 |
| AI Researcher | 2 |
| Senior Hardware Product Manager | 1 |
| Signal Integrity / Power Integrity Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Network Engineer | 1 |
| Applied AI Engineer | 1 |
| Physical Design Engineer | 1 |
| Experienced Hardware Design Engineer | 1 |
| Research Engineer | 1 |
| Endpoint Engineer | 1 |
None of the 49 open listings publishes a pay range, so we do not state one.
Hudson River Trading states a seniority level in 49 of 49 listings: Mid Level 25, Senior Level 19, Internship 4, Entry Level 1.
0 of 49 listings (0%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often Hudson River Trading's own 49 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 25 of 49 ads (51%) state a number of years. The median is 5 years; 60% ask for 5 or more and 24% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | 15 | 31% |
| Master's degree | 9 | 18% |
| PhD or doctorate | 5 | 10% |
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 3 | 6% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call | 7 | 14% |
| Travel mentioned | 3 | 6% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| python | 30 | 61% |
| linux | 19 | 39% |
| c++ | 18 | 37% |
| machine learning | 12 | 24% |
| fpga | 9 | 18% |
| matlab | 5 | 10% |
| azure | 4 | 8% |
| sql | 4 | 8% |
| aws | 3 | 6% |
| gcp | 3 | 6% |
| excel | 2 | 4% |
| kubernetes | 2 | 4% |
| cpa | 1 | 2% |
| typescript | 1 | 2% |
| cad | 1 | 2% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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49 open jobs today, 1 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in New York, NY (36), Austin, TX (11), Chicago, IL (1).