Is CME Group a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at CME Group have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 84 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of CME Group employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at CME Group now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at CME Group .

Does CME Group pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at CME Group with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 84 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at CME Group.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at CME Group?

65% of Software Developer employees at CME Group would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated CME Group with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CME Group?

Software Engineer (81) , Intern (62) , Senior Software Engineer (54) , Director (47) , Manager (33) , Analyst (25) , Software Engineer(Internship) (23) , Business Analyst (14) , Intern - Hourly (14) , Software Developer (14) , Consultant (13) , Executive Director (13) , Lead Software Engineer (13) , QA Analyst (12) , Product Manager (11)

What are the pros of working at CME Group according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with" ((in 144 reviews)); "good benefits in terms of health insurance and retirement plans" ((in 144 reviews)); "Good work life balance with and comfortable pay for being in Chicago." ((in 142 reviews)); "Great culture and consistently growing company" ((in 73 reviews)); "Pay was good for the industry" ((in 62 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CME Group according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, and no accountability." ((in 62 reviews)); "managers are promoted because they are great at their jobs and have industry expertise however, they receive no guidance on how to treat the staff they are responsible for." ((in 32 reviews)); "Uninspiring and inauthentic senior management more concerned with their golden handcuffs than their people and challenging the status quo." ((in 28 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent." ((in 17 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy, difficult upper management that are very outdated in their view of work." ((in 15 reviews))

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CME Group Software Developer reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)

Terry Duffy

93% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated CME Group with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. CME Group is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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84 reviews

4.0

Jun 21, 2021

Good place to work at

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work at

Cons

none that I can think of

3.0

Jun 18, 2021

CME

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, excellent benefits and very productive team

Cons

Culture suffered and morale was poor amongst the team despite being very productive.

3.0

May 29, 2021

Not Great, Not Terrible.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good place to learn the trade. You will be exposed to a variety of technologies in a relaxed environment. Environment is faster paced than Apple or a Credit card company, but slower than a prop shop or Mozilla. Quarterly feature rollouts with bi-weekly prod deployments. Good Benefits including: Pension, 401k 6% match, Dental, Medical with Wellness, Vision (covers sunglasses too), Tuition Reimbursement 100%, Onsite Gym, Pet Insurance, Life Insurance, D&D Insurance (Short and Long term), Credit Monitoring and Bonus (Cash + RSU). Ability to also buy RSUs at discount. Excellence awards (1-off cash bonus) exist, but are rare.

Cons

Limit opportunities for advancement unless you find the right manager. Manager with low recognition will get no promotion chits, bonus share or RSUs to distribute down to their employees regardless of actual employee performance. If you are split between a people and project manager, expect an average review with average bonus and no RSUs regardless of effort. Reviews are secretive and peer based with little transparency other than the telephone game from your manager. There is also something called calibration, which is a round table of all managers fighting for promotion slot against others.

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