The Senior Software Engineer engineers secure, scalable and reliable technology solutions, with minimal mentoring, to advance CMEG in the global marketplace and serve risk management needs of customers around the world.
Principal Accountabilities:
Build, and operate the core infrastructure for our data platform on Google Cloud.
Identifies potential opportunities for code optimization. Provides input for code reviews and helps with environment build deployments, release notes and build notices; Reviews code to proactively identify and mitigate potential issues and defects and helps to identify sources of defects as well as troubleshoots various forms of code.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for core platform components, including our Kubernetes environment (GKE), data processing engines (Spark, Flink), and data warehousing (BigQuery).
Demonstrates skill in language proficiency; Writes application modules and unit tests with minimal guidance. Designs with guidance and codes independently.
Conducts system-wide testing and integration testing.
Core Skills and Qualifications:
Skilled in a high-level programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala.
Experience with cloud platforms, specifically Google Cloud (GCP).
Experience with large-scale data processing frameworks like Apache Spark or Apache Flink.
Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration, preferably Kubernetes.
Excellent proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git.
Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps principles, particularly Terraform is a plus
Strong understanding of data warehousing solutions, with hands-on experience in Google BigQuery being a significant advantage.
Experience working independently, as well as in a team environment, driving tasks to meet delivery timelines.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Experience building and managing complex data pipelines using orchestration tools like Argo Workflows or Airflow .
Familiarity with building CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI,Argo Workflows) for data applications.
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
- Skilled in a high-level programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala
- Experience with cloud platforms, specifically Google Cloud (GCP)
- Experience with large-scale data processing frameworks like Apache Spark or Apache Flink
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration, preferably Kubernetes
- Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git
- Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps principles, especially Terraform
- Hands-on experience in Google BigQuery
- Experience building and managing complex data pipelines
- Familiarity with building CI/CD pipelines for data applications
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.
