AI Enablement and Reliability Engineering Placement Year - 2027/87

CME Group; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

CME Group invites undergraduates to join a 12-month placement in Belfast, focusing on AI Enablement and Reliability Engineering. You will rotate across technology teams, integrating AI-driven tooling and building automated reliability frameworks for high-availability financial systems.

Expected to contribute to design discussions, gather AI-related requirements, and deliver clean code with automation scripts while expanding your skills in system monitoring and SRE practices.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Computer Science degree with at least 2 years completed.
• Proficient in Python, Java or C++, with scripting/automation exposure.
• Understanding of software reliability concepts and monitoring.
• Eligible to work in the UK and able to work in Belfast office 2–3 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Ensure system performs under defined load to pre-defined standards of performance, availability, and reliability.
• Collaborate on system architecture, AI tooling integration, and reliability design discussions.
• Assist in requirements gathering for AI enablement initiatives and system resilience features.
• Write clean, high-quality code and automation scripts adhering to software engineering and site reliability standards.
• Identify opportunities to streamline software workflows using AI-assisted developer tools and automated testing.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

Scripting

AI/ML basics

Education

2nd year Computer Science

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

AWS

GCP

Linux

Job description

CME Group is the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace. We are seeking bright undergraduates to join our Engineering teams for a 12-month placement, focusing on AI Enablement and Reliability Engineering. In this rotational internship, you will work alongside technology teams to integrate AI-driven tooling, build automated reliability frameworks, and support high-availability financial systems. We offer structured mentorship and hands‑on experience for critical thinkers and creative problem solvers eager to advance their software and reliability engineering skills.

Principal Accountabilities

• Ensuring system performs under required load to pre-defined standards of performance, availability, and reliability (e.g. through high quality system design, and developing automated tests and instrumentation to certify system performance, identify bottlenecks, and isolate root cause of outliers)
• Collaborate on system architecture, AI tooling integration, and reliability design discussions
• Assist in requirements gathering for AI enablement initiatives and system resilience features
• Write clean, high-quality code and automation scripts adhering to software engineering and site reliability standards
• Identify opportunities to streamline software workflows using AI-assisted developer tools and automated testing

Competencies

• Analytical mindset with strong troubleshooting skills for complex distributed systems
• Strong attention to detail
• Curiosity for artificial intelligence, machine learning tools, and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices
• Happy to take personal responsibility and be accountable for outcomes
• Proven communication, analysis and problem solving skills
• Customer focused with a talent for building excellent working relationships with business and technical stakeholders
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and effective prioritization of workload

Candidate Criteria

• 2 Years University in Computer Science or equivalent - This is a placement year opportunity for students moving into their third year
• Coding proficiency in Python, Java, or C++, with familiarity with scripting and automation
• Foundational understanding of software reliability concepts, system monitoring, or AI/ML principles
• Eligibility to work in the UK. Please note that successful applicants will be based in the office in Belfast at least two or three days per week

Desirable

• Exposure to AI developer APIs, LLM frameworks, or automated code generation tools
• SQL
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), or Linux platforms

July 2027 start, 12 month placement in Belfast

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