A day in the life - Senior Software Engineer CME Group Employee Review

4.0
May 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay. Benefits. Casual work environment -- nobody cares what you wear. Can be a pretty sweet gig when you're not worked to the bone. I don't feel like a work for an evil corporation that's trying to take advantage of helpless customers i.e. Credit Card companies etc.

Cons

Poor work life balance, hope you don't like your Saturdays and when random Production issues occur. Cliquish, if you're not in with the right crowd you will no receive the same treatment when it comes to bonuses, promotions etc. If you're good at playing the game, you'll be fine. People hold on to knowledge, don't want to share.

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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 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong engineering culture with exposure to large-scale financial systems, distributed architecture, and production-critical platforms. Good opportunities to learn modern cloud, performance, and reliability engineering.

Cons

Bureaucracy and internal politics can sometimes outweigh technical merit. Employees who take ownership or challenge inefficiencies may face delayed recognition, unclear growth paths, and shifting expectations, leading to frustration and disengagement over time.

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