Year-Long Technology Internship (Summer 2026-Spring 2027)

Year-Long Technology Internships (Summer 2026 - Spring 2027)

We are looking for motivated and talented students who want to help us solve some of the most complex challenges in financial technology. Technology teams at CME write and maintain ultra low-latency electronic trading platforms, risk management systems, and front-end trading interfaces, all of which are central to CME’s business. These year long intern positions support the infrastructure, app teams, and data critical to the above work. We are focused on designing, building, and deploying customer focused solutions with passion and precision.

CME’s Technology Internship Program offers students opportunities to learn more about CME’s business, our role in the financial industry, and the types of technology that keep our markets running. Students will develop both their technical skills and expand their network with access to industry experts, while working alongside other talented and ambitious students with a passion for FinTech.

Year-long interns will join in one of two areas: 

• Platform Engineer (Infrastructure focused)

• Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) 

Minimum qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's degree 

• Studying Computer Science or a related field

• Experience writing code in Java and/or Python

• Experience with Cloud Technologies

• A passion for problem solving and continuous learning

• Detail-oriented

Preferred qualifications:

• Previous technical experience

• Experience with UNIX/Linux

• Experience with powershell (windows)

• Local Chicago candidates available to work in-office year-round

This focused year-round internship will begin in Summer 2026 at 40 hours a week in a hybrid role based in our Chicago office. Interns will then shift to part-time (about 15-20 hours a week) in Fall 2026 and Spring 2027. Local Chicago candidates who are available to work in-office year-round are preferred.

The summer program includes numerous opportunities to network with peers from across the country during a summer full of experiences such as excursions to enjoy Chicago traditions, trading and coding challenges with prizes, lunch and learn speaker series, and other opportunities for professional development.

The Platform Engineer Role

As a platform intern, you will be working alongside CME's platform engineers to help create reliable processes and systems. This will be an infrastructure focused role with opportunities to learn about a variety of technologies, spanning fields such as automation, CI/CD, DevOps, and monitoring.

Focus: 

• System Design

• Research and Proof of Concept

• Automation

• DevOps 

• Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Infrastructure

Bonus qualifications:

• Proficiency in Python or bash shell (linux)

• Experience with Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure

The SRE (Site Reliability Engineer) Role

As an SRE intern, you’ll be working alongside CME’s site reliability engineers helping to create reliable processes and systems. This will be a development focused role with opportunities to learn about a variety of technologies, spanning fields such as big data, web development, automation and CI/CD, devops, and monitoring.

Focus:

• Application Development

• System Design

• Research and Proof of Concept

• DevOps and Cloud Migration

• Automation

Bonus qualifications:

• Proficiency in Java

• Experience with JavaScript, SQL, or R

Qualified candidates will be invited to complete a coding pre-assessment. If selected to advance, candidates may be invited to virtual coding, design, and behavioral interviews.

Sponsorship Qualifications:

Please note that our company is unable to provide employment sponsorship for this position and can only consider candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship assistance (CPT, H1B, F1, L etc.).