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User-c5n61May 31, 2026

HRT Algo Dev phone screen - watcher problem, passed to onsite

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User-j62apMay 31, 2026

congrats. the watcher problem is their most common phone screen. good that you handled the continuous followup, that's usually what trips people

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rebeccatranMay 31, 2026

C++ heavy at the onsite. the programming round is modifying an existing trading system codebase. read existing code first before jumping in

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User-bjlujJun 1, 2026

oral problem delivery is one of the weirder things about HRT. you really do need to write it down as they talk

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User-wqz3zMay 31, 2026

the onsite has a mid-day cut. if the first 2 rounds go poorly they tell you at lunch and you skip the afternoon

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olivertan_algoMay 31, 2026

yeah i read about that. adds a nice layer of stress to the morning rounds

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