Good benefit, WLB but lack innovation - Senior Software Engineer CME Group Employee Review

4.0
Apr 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits. Free coffee bar & snack. Lots of free courses and training programs to get everyone ramp up on new stack of technology

Cons

Low salary. People who sticks around for a while starts to get too comfortable & loses motivation to innovate. Mass layoffs happens often to swap out for young blood or cheaper workforce overseas. Morality is declining.

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5.0
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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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