Superman is bad for software development - Senior Software Engineer CME Group Employee Review

3.0
Sep 9, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

CME is an industry leader in the futures industry. They have an excellent benefits and compensation package and have a large number of very talented people working for them. Transferring between groups is allowed after each year. Their goal is to retain good people.

Cons

Across groups, management does not work together, preventing the transfer of knowledge and lessons learned across the enterprise. Poor development practices enforced and encouraged in non mission critical areas. The "heroes" are rewarded over people who prevent the issues in the first place. The heavy bureaucracy of a large exchange prevents the introduction of new software development practices without a hard fight.

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Cons

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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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