Desk·2026-10-14
Jane Street cash year clears Hudson River in New York
Same software-engineer title. Jane Street prints the pure shop year. Hudson River prints the HFT book under it by about $45k. Bases sit thirty thousand apart.
Jane Street typical $525,000 against $480,000 at Hudson River Trading.
SWE typical
Jane Street typical sits ~1.09× Hudson River
Same title. NY shop clears $525k typical on a $250k base. NY HFT clears $480k on a $220k base.
How to plan it
Sit the pure shop year before the HFT book in New York
A 26-year-old planning 2027 should treat Jane Street and Hudson River Trading as two next seats in New York, not one cash band. Jane Street software engineer prints $525k typical on the ledger with a $250k base, sample fourteen, six work-email, marked hot. Hudson River Trading prints $480k typical with a $220k base, sample eleven, seven work-email, also hot. The pure shop leads typical by about $45k. The HFT book leads verified density. If you can clear the Jane Street loop and want the pure cash year, sit Jane Street first. If you want the C++ HFT loop in the same city, sit Hudson River — but name the mix. Do not treat a $525k shop year and a $480k HFT year as the same next seat.