Software engineer III- Back end Java

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Wacker, IL
In-Office
96K-160K Annually
Financial Services
The Role

Role is hybrid, 2 days in the office.

We do not allow candidates to work out of Chicago area. For candidates outside of Chicago relocation is mandatory.

This is full time role and we don't work C2C base.

Final round of the interview is going to be in our Chicago office on-site.

The Software Engineer III 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:

  • Must have 5+ years experience with core Java backend skills with Multithreading, data structures, etc.

  • Optimizes code for key performance metrics.

  • Conducts unit testing and integration testing within the system. Enables broad testing system-wide without all components in place.

  • Knowledge and experience with CI/CD and Cloud technologies exposure

  • Google Cloud experience is a plus

  • Intermediate Linux skills

  • Industry standard message protocol experience will be a plus

  • Intermediate proficiency in language knowledge; Writes application modules and unit tests with guidance.

  • Offers complex insights during code reviews and helps with environmental build deployments, release notes and build notices;

  • Identifies source of defects and issues.

  • Reviews code to proactively identify and mitigate potential issues and defects.

  • Troubleshoots own code and helps others find bugs in their own code.

  • Troubleshoots and supports the customer facing environments

  • Uses design or analysis patterns periodically, following SDLC process independently.

  • Uses design/CASE tools to occasionally share and communicate design ideas.

  • Intermediate knowledge of database SQL, as well as basic database modeling and elementary tuning.

Skills & Software Requirements:
Core Java, Linux, Intermediate SQL knowledge. Basic modeling. Elementary tuning, messaging protocols


 

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CME Group is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package for our employees that recognizes their contributions to the business and reflects our long-term investment in their future. The pay range for this role is $95,800-$159,600. Actual salary offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education and comparison to internal employees (where relevant). Our compensation program also includes an annual target bonus opportunity for all employees, as well as the opportunity to become an owner in the company through our broad-based equity program. Through our Benefits program, we strive to offer flexibility, value and choice. From comprehensive health coverage, to a retirement package that includes both a 401(k) and an active Pension Plan, to highly competitive education reimbursement provisions, paid time off and a mental health benefit, CME Group offers a holistic Benefits package for our team and their dependents.

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.

Important Notice: Recruitment fraud is on the rise, with scammers using misleading promises of job offers and interviews to solicit money and personal information from job seekers. CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process. Learn more here.

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HQ: Chicago, IL
3,291 Employees

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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