Is Cboe a good company to work for?

Cboe has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 389 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 28% over the last 12 months. 28% of employees would recommend working at Cboe to a friend and 37% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cboe have been left by employees working as Intern , Software Engineer and Investigator .

Does Cboe pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cboe employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cboe. This rating has decreased by 23% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cboe?

28% of Cboe employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cboe 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cboe?

Software Engineer (25) , Intern (21) , Investigator (16) , Manager (11) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Internship (6) , Principal Software Engineer (6) , Analyst (5) , Business Analyst (5) , Director (5) , Intern - Hourly (5) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Programme Analyst (4) , Vice President (4) , Engineer (3)

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

"The people are great!" ((in 44 reviews)); "great hours and good benefits" ((in 36 reviews)); "It has a great environment and culture." ((in 31 reviews)); "Good work life balance and tech people are good" ((in 24 reviews)); "CBOE pay is good." ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Management can be arrogant and uncooperative." ((in 8 reviews)); "Senior leadership makes odd decisions" ((in 8 reviews)); "Senior management is myopic about certain things but unfocused when it comes to strategy and business drivers." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cboe layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cboe layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cboe in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cboe locations?

Chicago , Lenexa , New York , Overland Park , Kansas City , Kansas City , Grand Rapids , Dallas , Ponte Vedra

Cboe reviews

3.0

28% would recommend to a friend

(63 total reviews)

Craig Donohue

13% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

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3.0

Jan 28, 2026

No longer a great place to work

Not disclosed

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are talented, professional, and thoughtful. A previous commitment to DEI means Cboe has a more diverse workforce which makes it a stronger organization.

Cons

The new CEO is a living, breathing, disinterested cliche. And his disinterest in regular humans is permeating all levels of the organization. People who can leave are, including senior leadership. Previous commitments to DEI have evaporated and salaries are stagnant. Internal career opportunities are rare. They recently announced that this year's annual promotion cycle would be moved from February to October. This is an organization being purposefully trimmed from within. The employee attrition is not only acceptable, but is most likely by design.

2.0

Nov 10, 2025

Declining Rapidly Under New Leadership

Regulatory

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good work life balance. Free lunch.

Cons

Ever since the new CEO got hired things have started to trend negatively pretty quickly for employees. They waited until Q4 to announce nobody was getting promoted at year end and then claimed it was somehow for our benefit. Salaries much below that of similar roles in Chicago. Continual erosion of remote work and other benefits that used to make Cboe stand out despite its below market salaries.

1.0

Jul 16, 2025

Poor Planning/Management

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with a solid product surrounding ETFs Compensation is great if they decide to actually keep the team they put together

Cons

Extremely disorganized and had no idea how to launch a new product Was brought on just to be let go 8 weeks later as they dismantled my team due to shutting down a new product line without giving it even a year. Left a 4 year stable job for something that didn't last 3 months. Entire team was dismantled within 2 months after my departure

Cboe Response

12mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We recognize that strong planning and leadership are both very important factors in associate engagement and business success, and we remain focused on continuing to invest in both. We strive to create a world class associate experience and thus, your feedback is highly considered. If you are open to it, we would appreciate the opportunity to learn more about your specific experience. Please feel free to contact us at CboeHR@cboe.com. Thank you.

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