CME Group

CME Group

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago - 20 S · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$132k-$220kDetected 30 days ago
PythonNode.jsDistributed SystemsFull-Stack DevelopmentGCPKubernetesTerraformSite Reliability EngineeringPlatform EngineeringKafkaLLMsAgileSystems EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationMentoringArgo CD

About the role

  • In this role, you will be the primary architect and visionary for the core technology foundations that underpin the world's leading derivatives marketplace.
  • The pay range for this role is $132,100-$220,100.
  • 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).

Responsibilities

  • Incident Command & Systemic Resilience: Lead the response for complex, cross-functional outages and drive a "blameless" culture that prioritizes systemic, code-based fixes over manual intervention.
  • Internal Development Platform (IDP): Architect and oversee the building of high-level abstractions in Python to mask underlying complexity, providing a seamless "Golden Path" for CME's global technology stack.
  • Engineering Mentorship: Level up the entire SRE organization through design reviews, architectural "office hours," and fostering an environment of continuous technical evolution.
  • Strategic AI Integration: A mastery of leveraging Generative AI and Agentic workflows (e.g., Gemini) to build self-healing infrastructure and sophisticated automated troubleshooting frameworks.
  • Advanced IaC & GitOps: Mastery of Terraform module design and ArgoCD for managing immutable infrastructure at an enterprise scale.
  • Lead the response for complex, cross-functional outages and drive a "blameless" culture that prioritizes systemic, code-based fixes over manual intervention.
  • Level up the entire SRE organization through design reviews, architectural "office hours," and fostering an environment of continuous technical evolution.
  • Mastery of Terraform module design and ArgoCD for managing immutable infrastructure at an enterprise scale.
  • Drive the technology that maintains the integrity of the global financial system.
  • CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process.

Requirements

  • Software Engineering Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Python (and ideally Go ) to build production-grade distributed systems and custom Kubernetes operators.
  • Cloud-Native Leadership: Deep-seated expertise in GCP (Networking, IAM, GKE) and the ability to scale Kafka clusters for high-throughput, low-latency financial environments.
  • Executive Communication: The ability to translate sophisticated technical debt and architectural risks into clear business outcomes for senior leadership.
  • 10+ years in SRE, Systems Engineering, or Software Engineering roles within high-pressure environments.
  • Proven Track Record: Experience leading large-scale cloud migrations or re-architecting core messaging/compute platforms in a regulated environment.
  • Full-Stack Exposure: Proficiency in Node.js or modern front-end frameworks.
  • Domain Expertise: Experience in Financial Markets or highly regulated, high-concurrency environments.

Nice to have

  • Expert-level proficiency in Python (and ideally Go ) to build production-grade distributed systems and custom Kubernetes operators.

Skills

  • Experience leading large-scale cloud migrations or re-architecting core messaging/compute platforms in a regulated environment.
  • GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD).
  • Comfort working within Agile frameworks and highly collaborative software development lifecycles.
  • Why CME Group?
  • Where Futures are Made
  • CME Group is the world's leading derivatives marketplace.
  • Transform industries.
  • And build a career by shaping tomorrow.
  • Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers.
  • Those are our people.

Compensation

  • The pay range for this role is $132,100-$220,100.

Benefits

  • Scale your career within a transformational SRE organization dedicated to technical excellence and continuous learning.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Technical Vision & Roadmap: Define the 12-18 month technical strategy for the Platform SRE teams, focusing on the evolution of our global footprint and self-service capabilities.

Company info

  • Act as the final technical authority for major infrastructure changes involving GCP, GKE, and our mission-critical Kafka event bus.
  • Work in a "code-first" environment that prioritizes systematic improvement over manual intervention.
  • Architectural Authority: Act as the final technical authority for major infrastructure changes involving GCP, GKE, and our mission-critical Kafka event bus.
  • What We're Looking For
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