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

4.0
May 6, 2010
Recommend
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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
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Pros

good pay, interesting work, good people

Cons

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3.0
May 12, 2026
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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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