Hi everyone,

I recently received the Online Assessment for the Software Engineer role at Hudson River Trading (HRT), and I was hoping to get some general guidance from people who have taken it before.

To be clear, I'm not asking for any specific questions or leaked content — just hoping to understand at a high level:

1. How many problems are typically included in the SWE OA?
2. What is the usual time limit, and is time pressure a major factor?
3. Does HRT tend to favor certain categories (e.g., implementation-heavy, data structures, simulation, graphs, etc.)?
4. If anyone is comfortable sharing their experience in a general/non-specific way, I would really appreciate it.

I'm planning to take it in C++, so any non-spoiler advice about preparation or mindset would be super helpful.

Thanks in advance, and best of luck to everyone interviewing!