CME Group is the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace. We are seeking bright undergraduates to join our Engineering teams for a 12-month placement, focusing on AI Enablement and Reliability Engineering. In this rotational internship, you will work alongside technology teams to integrate AI-driven tooling, build automated reliability frameworks, and support high-availability financial systems. We offer structured mentorship and hands-on experience for critical thinkers and creative problem solvers eager to advance their software and reliability engineering skills.
Principal Accountabilities
- Ensuring system performs under required load to pre-defined standards of performance, availability, and reliability (e.g. through high quality system design, and developing automated tests and instrumentation to certify system performance, identify bottlenecks, and isolate root cause of outliers)
- Collaborate on system architecture, AI tooling integration, and reliability design discussions
- Assist in requirements gathering for AI enablement initiatives and system resilience features
- Write clean, high-quality code and automation scripts adhering to software engineering and site reliability standards
- Identify opportunities to streamline software workflows using AI-assisted developer tools and automated testing
Competencies
- Analytical mindset with strong troubleshooting skills for complex distributed systems
- Strong attention to detail
- Curiosity for artificial intelligence, machine learning tools, and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices
- Happy to take personal responsibility and be accountable for outcomes
- Proven communication, analysis and problem solving skills
- Customer focused with a talent for building excellent working relationships with business and technical stakeholders
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and effective prioritization of workload
Candidate Criteria
- 2 Years University in Computer Science or equivalent - This is a placement year opportunity for students moving into their third year
- Coding proficiency in Python, Java, or C++, with familiarity with scripting and automation
- Foundational understanding of software reliability concepts, system monitoring, or AI/ML principles
- Eligibility to work in the UK. Please note that successful applicants will be based in the office in Belfast at least two or three days per week
Desirable
- Exposure to AI developer APIs, LLM frameworks, or automated code generation tools
- SQL
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), or Linux platforms
July 2027 start, 12 month placement in Belfast
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CME Group: Where Futures are Made
CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.
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Skills Required
- Two years of university study in Computer Science or an equivalent subject
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Coding proficiency in Python, Java, or C++
- Familiarity with scripting and automation
- Foundational understanding of software reliability concepts, system monitoring, or AI/ML principles
- Availability to work from the Belfast office at least two or three days per week
- Exposure to AI developer APIs, LLM frameworks, or automated code generation tools
- SQL knowledge
- Experience with AWS or GCP cloud infrastructure
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, or Linux platforms
CME Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CME Group and has not been reviewed or approved by CME Group.
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include both a 401(k) and a company-funded cash-balance pension, strengthening long-term financial security. This dual-track structure is highlighted as a notable differentiator among private employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and holiday schedules are described as generous, with ample time off and carryover commonly highlighted. This breadth of leave meaningfully enhances perceived total rewards.
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible, hybrid work model applies to many roles, increasing day-to-day usability of the package. Flexibility is framed as a standard feature rather than an exception.
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What We Do
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®. These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.
