CME Group

CME Group

Staff Agentic Software Engineer

Chicago - 20 S · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$126k-$210kDetected 1 hour ago
PythonJavaSpringData StructuresCode ReviewSQLPostgreSQLBigQueryGCPCloud PlatformsCI/CDRESTKafkaMachine LearningData AnalysisAgentic AIProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

  • This role is pivotal in driving the evolution of our platforms by designing and delivering robust, high-performance software and leveraging the latest advancements in AI to enhance our capabilities.
  • The ideal candidate is a creative problem-solver and a proactive technical leader who will help shape the future of our technology stack.
  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process.
  • Lead the architecture, design, and development of high-volume, low-latency Java applications on Google Cloud for mission-critical systems, ensuring high availability and performance.
  • Translate complex business and functional requirements into well-designed, maintainable, and scalable solutions.
  • Architect and maintain a robust CI/CD automation pipeline to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product management, quality assurance, and operations, to deliver cohesive solutions.
  • Mentor junior engineers, provide technical guidance, and lead by example in following agile best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Demonstrated experience in building AI agents and agentic workflows.
  • Drive architecture decisions across team boundaries and be able to articulate tradeoffs clearly to both engineers and stakeholders.
  • Raise the bar through code reviews, design reviews and mentorship
  • Experience developing software for financial risk management, trading, or clearing systems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or a related field.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Java, with deep experience in the Spring framework and building REST APIs.
  • Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services such as GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud Run or Dataflow in production environments.
  • Experience with observability at scale (distributed tracing, SLO/SLI, chaos engineering)
  • Experience with realtime message frameworks (Kafka, MQ, Flink, etc)
  • Experience with SQL and Postgres DB.
  • High proficiency with modern GenAI code assistance tools (e.g., Gemini, CoPilot, Claude) to accelerate development and improve code quality.

Skills

  • 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 $125,800-$209,600.

Benefits

  • Experience with Python for scripting, data analysis, or machine learning.
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