Senior Software Developer

The selected candidate will join the CME Technology Referential Data Services team in Chicago as a Senior Software Engineer, supporting the Access & Onboarding Product for Customer Portfolio. The Senior Software Engineer, engineers secure, scalable and reliable technology solutions, with appropriate mentoring, to advance CMEG in the global marketplace and serve risk management needs of customers around the world.

The role plays a significant role in the engineering team, collaborating with Stakeholders - Product Owners, Architects, Business Analysts, Software Engineers, QA Analysts and ensures focus on development, design and implementation of requirements, while ensuring compliance with the SDLC process. 

Principal Accountabilities:

• 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.
   

 Essential Criteria:

• 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.
   

Desirable Criteria:

• 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 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. The pay range for this role is $111,100-$185,100. 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). 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 benef