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      CME Group

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      CME Group reviews

      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (1,325 total reviews)
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      Terry Duffy

      78% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

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      CME Group has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,325 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CME Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      4.0
      Jun 27, 2026

      Good internship

      Intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free soft drinks and coffee

      Cons

      Bureaucracy, big corporation, boring work

      3.0
      May 25, 2026

      Strong engineering culture hampered by bureaucracy and politics

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong engineering culture with exposure to large-scale financial systems, distributed architecture, and production-critical platforms. Good opportunities to learn modern cloud, performance, and reliability engineering.

      Cons

      Bureaucracy and internal politics can sometimes outweigh technical merit. Employees who take ownership or challenge inefficiencies may face delayed recognition, unclear growth paths, and shifting expectations, leading to frustration and disengagement over time.

      3.0
      May 14, 2026

      Good bonuses but low pay and high workload

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Takes time to see a real increase in salary. Other companies pay much more starting salary. Bonus is really good. Restricted stock grants are great.

      Cons

      Too many projects using the same resources. They work you non stop with little appreciation. They roll out technologies they don’t fully understand and punish employees for misuse. HR is incompetent and out of touch with employees and will get rid of you for minor technicalities. They hang on to employees who consistently underperform.

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