Full-Time

Senior Software Developer - Full Stack

Posted on 11/30/2025

CME Group

CME Group

1,001-5,000 employees

Runs global futures and options markets

Compensation Overview

$111.1k - $185.1k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity

Chicago, IL, USA

In Person

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Python
JavaScript
React.js
Git
Java
Maven
REST APIs
Webpack
Spring
HTML/CSS
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 8+ years experience as a Full Stack developer, engaging in Front-End and Back-End development.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent/better strongly preferred, but substantial relevant experience could substitute.
  • Proficient in Java, Python, Spring Framework, RESTful API’s.
  • Experience in React, JavaScript (ES6), HTML, CSS, JSON and related technologies.
  • Experience building and bundling web application artifacts with tools like Webpack.
  • Experience with making significant contributions to both technical approach & deliveries.
  • Communication and collaboration skills with proven ability to lead discussions for solutioning.
  • Proficient with SCM and build tools Git and Maven.
Responsibilities
  • Designs, codes independently and identifies potential opportunities for code optimization.
  • Involved in requirements gathering, analysis and solution development for GCP cloud-based solutions.
  • Exhibits highly advanced language proficiency.
  • 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.
  • Applies strong knowledge of Java language, DBMS and middle-ware technologies in designing, developing and testing key components.
  • Ensures systems are well supported, secure and meet standards.
  • Engages in interactions between systems/ components, identifying impacted systems, flows, and infrastructure components.
  • Uses patterns frequently, contributing to best practice and process enhancements.
  • Troubleshoots and extend real-time support for the customer facing environments.
  • Support build deployments and troubleshoot infrastructure and environment related issues.
  • Supports system-wide testing and integration testing.
  • Embraces and enforces CME Group SDLC and information security standards.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Google Cloud Certification is a plus.
  • Experience with fault tolerant, distributed, microservice architectures.
  • Experience using Confluence, JIRA, or other Atlassian tools.
  • Understanding and experience of Agile Methodologies and Product Oriented Model.
  • Knowledgeable in web application security and mitigating vulnerabilities.
  • Engagement in developing and automating solutions directly related to Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery and infrastructure automation.
  • Experience in working with remote teams, different time zones, and consultants.

CME Group runs the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, offering futures and options across major asset classes on four exchanges (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX). Its services include trading platforms, clearing and settlement, and market data, serving individual traders, institutions, and commercial entities. How it works: traders buy and sell standardized contracts (futures and options) on its platforms; the trades are cleared through a central clearinghouse, which handles margining, settlement, and risk management, providing price discovery and transfer of risk. How it differs: CME Group combines a broad range of benchmark products with integrated services (trading, clearing, market data) across multiple exchanges, giving wide instrument access, global reach, and a unified risk-management framework. Goal: to provide a reliable, efficient system for price discovery, hedging, speculating, and managing risk in global derivatives markets.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1848

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q1 2026 revenue hit record $1.9B with 22% volume surge across asset classes.
  • 24/7 crypto futures launch on May 29 diversifies from interest rates.
  • Google-BMO tokenized cash platform launches H2 2026 for 24/7 settlement.

What critics are saying

  • CyrusOne cooling failure suspended Globex trading in November 2025.
  • Elizabeth Warren's STOP Corrupt Bets Act targets prediction markets now.
  • ICE's ERIS clearinghouse erodes interest rate futures share in 2026.

What makes CME Group unique

  • Vertically integrated clearing model creates high barriers unlike securities exchanges.
  • Globex platform serves 180,000 global customers across all asset classes.
  • Operates four exchanges: CME, CBOT, NYMEX, and COMEX for benchmark products.

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Company News

Yahoo Finance
Apr 8th, 2026
CME Group launches 24/7 crypto trading and new futures as it eyes $4.3B earnings by 2029

CME Group has announced plans to expand its cryptocurrency derivatives offering with Avalanche and Sui futures in standard and micro contract sizes, and will launch 24/7 trading of its crypto futures and options from 29 May, pending regulatory review. The move reinforces CME's diversification strategy alongside its planned summer 2026 launch of single stock futures on over 50 major US companies. However, the exchange operator remains heavily reliant on interest rate and equity futures volumes as its core revenue driver. CME's narrative projects $7.7 billion revenue and $4.3 billion earnings by 2029, requiring 5.9% annual revenue growth. The company's fair value is estimated at $306.86, roughly in line with its current price. Analysts note that sustained lower market volatility could pressure trading volumes and earnings.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 8th, 2026
Tidewater shines with 27.8% revenue growth whilst Lumen and CME Group falter

Tidewater, an offshore service vessel operator with over 200 vessels spanning 30 countries, stands out amongst cash-producing stocks with a 26.1% trailing 12-month free cash flow margin. The company has demonstrated strong performance with annual revenue growth of 27.8% over the past five years and improving EBITDA profits. Meanwhile, Lumen Technologies and CME Group face challenges. Lumen's sales have declined 9.7% annually over five years, with its free cash flow margin decreasing by 10.5 percentage points. CME Group, despite a 64.3% free cash flow margin, has posted muted 6% annual revenue growth and earnings per share growth of just 9.6% annually over the past two years, lagging behind peers.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 31st, 2026
CME Group Q1 2026 earnings: Analysts expect $3 EPS, up 7.1% year-over-year

CME Group, the Chicago-based derivatives marketplace valued at $105.4 billion, is expected to announce first-quarter 2026 earnings on 22 April. Analysts forecast earnings of $3 per share, up 7.1% year-over-year, with the company having beaten Wall Street estimates in its last four quarters. For fiscal 2026, analysts project earnings per share of $11.90, representing 6.3% growth from 2025. CME shares have risen 12.2% over the past year, outperforming the S&P 500's 11.9% gain. The company's growth is driven by increased activity across interest rates, energy, metals, agriculture and crypto products, alongside new initiatives including securities clearing and 24-hour crypto trading. Analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating on the stock, with an average price target of $312.50, suggesting 6.4% upside potential.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 28th, 2026
Trump backs prediction markets over 'fake polls' as Robinhood and CME race for $17B boom

Donald Trump endorsed prediction markets, saying they "predicted me pretty right... by a landslide" and called them better than "fake polls". His comments come as the industry surpasses $17 billion in monthly volume whilst facing criminal charges and multiple congressional bills. Robinhood Markets CEO Vlad Tenev called prediction markets the company's fastest-growing business, with a revenue run rate exceeding $300 million. Robinhood moved over 4 billion event contracts in January alone. CME Group hit 100 million event contracts traded in eight weeks, powering FanDuel Predicts. Five bills targeting prediction markets landed in Congress this month, including Elizabeth Warren's STOP Corrupt Bets Act. However, analyst Jaret Seiberg called them "messaging bills" unlikely to pass, noting a presidential veto is near-certain.

PR Newswire
Mar 24th, 2026
BMO launches tokenized cash platform with CME Group and Google Cloud for 24/7 institutional settlement

BMO, CME Group and Google Cloud have announced plans to introduce 24/7 tokenized cash capabilities for institutional clients, launching in the second half of 2026 pending regulatory approval. The solution will enable clients to convert US dollars into tokenized instruments for use with margined products at CME Group, operating on Google Cloud Universal Ledger. The platform will support real-time settlement for margin calls, trading and collateral management outside traditional banking hours. BMO also plans to offer tokenized deposits for broader business-to-business payments and treasury applications. As North America's eighth-largest bank by assets, BMO is the first to offer CME Group's tokenized cash solution on Google Cloud's infrastructure. The collaboration aims to modernise capital market efficiency and reduce operational friction for global markets requiring continuous operations.

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