Software Engineer II | Elysian Team

CME Group is relentlessly focused on developing the world's most advanced electronic trading, post-trade processing, and risk management systems. As the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, we provide the risk management solutions that drive the global economy.

Within the Elysian team, you will build the future of our physical commodities trading platform, leveraging a modern C# and TypeScript stack on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

What You’ll Get

• A supportive environment fostering career progression, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture.

• Broad exposure to CME's diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams.

• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about our career opportunities here.

What You’ll Do

• Engineer high-performance, full-stack solutions using C# .NET, TypeScript, and React to power a global commodities trading engine.

• Architect scalable cloud-native applications on GCP, making pivotal design decisions that shape the future of the Elysian platform.

• Automate everything from CI/CD pipelines to routine system tasks, ruthlessly eliminating manual effort to increase deployment velocity.

• Innovate within a story-driven Agile environment, participating in deep-dive architecture reviews and providing creative input on work effort and design.

• Own the reliability of the platform by managing the full bug lifecycle and troubleshooting production issues alongside a world-class engineering team.

What You’ll Bring

• Technical Proficiency: 1-2 years of demonstrable experience with C# .NET and modern frontend frameworks like React or TypeScript.

• Cloud & DevOps Mindset: Exposure to cloud environments (GCP preferred) and a strong understanding of CI/CD and automated testing patterns.

• Solid Engineering Foundations: Knowledge of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) and common software design patterns.

• Agile Fluency: Experience navigating the SDLC within an Agile framework, specifically working through story-driven development.

• Visionary Execution: A proactive, resourceful approach to problem-solving with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic market environment.

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CME Group: Where Futures are Made

CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.

At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.

Important Notice: Recruitment fraud is on the rise, with scammers using misleading promises of job offers and interviews to solicit money and personal information from job seekers. CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process. Learn more here.

Location: London - Fruit & Wool Exchange

Time Type: Full time