CME Group Software Developer reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)
avatar

Terry Duffy

93% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated CME Group with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. CME Group is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

84 reviews
3.0
May 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

3.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Friendly working environment. - Slow-paced and relaxed. - Opportunity to work on high-impact financial software. Quite useful if you want to get into a trading firm later on.

Cons

- Limited skill growth capability (tools are severely locked down, etc) - Work life balance can be shaky sometimes since systems fail after 5pm, weekend, etc. - Documentation is terribly organized. - Not enough focus on engineering culture. Overall probably not the best place to stick around if you like exploring new skills, building from the ground up, taking ownership etc.

Viewing 1 - 3 of 84 Reviews

Glassdoor has 1,722 CME Group reviews submitted anonymously by CME Group employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if CME Group is right for you.