A solid company to work for. - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

3.0
3 Nov 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This employer provides excellent benefits, work is fast paced and stimulating, and many exceptional individuals are employed in this industry overall.

Cons

The adage "It's not what you know but who you know" appears to be the rule in many of the hiring and promotional decisions.

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Cons

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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.

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