Software Engineer, Software Architect, Backend Developer

CME Group is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and delivery of high‑volume, low‑latency Java applications for real‑time positions and risk management systems on Google Cloud.

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of high‑volume, low‑latency Java applications on Google Cloud for mission‑critical systems.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of hands‑on Java development experience.
• Expert‑level proficiency in Java, with deep experience in the Spring framework and building REST APIs.
• Experience with Python for scripting, data analysis, or machine learning.
• Proven track record designing and debugging multi‑threaded concurrent applications, with deep understanding of memory models, lock‑free data structures, thread pools, and race condition diagnosis.
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Pub/Sub, Big Query, Cloud Run, or Dataflow) in production environments.
• Experience with observability at scale (distributed tracing, SLO/SLI, chaos engineering).
• Experience with real‑time message frameworks (Kafka, MQ, Flink, etc.).
• Experience with SQL and Postgres.

• High proficiency with modern GenAI code assistance tools (e.g., Gemini, CoPilot, Claude) to accelerate development and improve code quality.
• Ability to evaluate, integrate and champion AI tooling to accelerate team velocity while maintaining code quality and security standards.
• Demonstrated experience in building AI agents and agentic workflows.

• Drive architecture decisions across team boundaries and articulate trade‑offs to engineers and stakeholders.
• Operate under press and on‑call for systems where failure has direct financial or regulatory impact.
• Raise the bar through code reviews, design reviews, and mentorship.
• Contribute to development tooling and engineering culture initiatives.

• Experience developing software for financial risk management, trading, or clearing systems.

Pay range: $125,800–$209,600 (actual salary dependent on experience, skills, and internal comparison). Includes an annual target bonus opportunity and equity program.

Benefits:
Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) with active pension plan, education reimbursement, paid time off, and mental health benefits.

As an equal‑opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.