The Software Engineer II engineers secure, scalable and reliable technology solutions, with appropriate mentoring, to advance CMEG in the global marketplace and serve risk management needs of customers around the world.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Design and code application modules with minimal supervision adhering to the best practices and write unit tests and CI/CD requirements.
• Participates and contributes in architectural and code review discussions and ensures optimal design and coding standards are followed.
• Exhibits elementary knowledge of database SQL, including basic database modeling and tuning.
• Proactively reviews code to identify defects in early stages of development and resolve defects.
• Meet and comply with the DevOps and Global information Security guidelines in developing and deploying applications to different environments.
• Maintain the status of all user stories in the Jira project and update all relevant documentation in the confluence site.
Qualifications:
• 3+ years of experience in java software development preferably in a financial industry.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or engineering or any related discipline.
• Excellent java programming language experience with in depth understanding of core java.
• Basic knowledgeable of Messaging like Kafka, Unix and front end frameworks like React preferred
• Knowledgeable in SQL and database modeling.
• Cloud experience preferred
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.
At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.
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Skills Required
- 3+ years of Java software development experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Excellent Java programming experience with in-depth understanding of Core Java
- Knowledge of SQL and database modeling
- Knowledge of messaging technologies such as Kafka
- Knowledge of Unix
- Knowledge of front-end frameworks such as React
- Cloud experience
- Financial industry experience
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.
CME Group Insights
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.
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