Great benefits. Very political. EXTREMELY POOR upward mobility. - Senior Associate CME Group Employee Review

2.0
Jan 2, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Great health benefits - Decent pay - Very knowledgeable team who are very willing to share

Cons

- Bureaucratic. Very political and have that big boys club culture. - Senior management tend to turn a deaf ears on employee feedback. - If you are in your mid-career looking for growth, DO NOT JOIN. Upward mobility and promotion IS VERY POOR at CME. They don't tell you much on your career growth and how you can get promoted. They always say they try, but they don't. Many bright young people tend to look else where if they want to advance their career. - HR is very pointless and not helpful. - Lack of transparency (they say they are, but they are not) - Sudden layoffs can happen here

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5.0
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Pros

good pay, interesting work, good people

Cons

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3.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Friendly working environment. - Slow-paced and relaxed. - Opportunity to work on high-impact financial software. Quite useful if you want to get into a trading firm later on.

Cons

- Limited skill growth capability (tools are severely locked down, etc) - Work life balance can be shaky sometimes since systems fail after 5pm, weekend, etc. - Documentation is terribly organized. - Not enough focus on engineering culture. Overall probably not the best place to stick around if you like exploring new skills, building from the ground up, taking ownership etc.

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