Very Chicago Centric - Senior Software Developer CME Group Employee Review

4.0
Oct 17, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Company is stable with relatively little re-organisation or internal structural change. Work life balance is good.

Cons

Very Chicago corporate. Many employees have been there for 20+ years and have no interest in improving anything for fear of it changing their role. All the important decisions must be made by committee and are done by people in Chicago. Expect every meeting to be long winded discussions with little to no real outcome.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

good pay, interesting work, good people

Cons

very very little work life balance

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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