Year-Long Technology Internship (Summer 2027-Spring 2028)

CME Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Mental health benefits

Job summary

CME Group is seeking motivated students for its Technology Internship Program in Chicago, offering year-long experiences in Platform Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering.

Interns will build resilient, low-latency trading tech and gain hands-on exposure to automation, CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure with a hybrid in-office schedule.

Qualifications

• Pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science or related field.
• Experience writing code in Java and/or Python.
• Experience with cloud technologies.
• Detail-oriented with a passion for problem solving.
• Local Chicago candidates available to work in-office year-round.

Responsibilities

• Work with CME's platform engineers to create reliable processes and systems.
• Learn about automation, CI/CD, DevOps and monitoring.
• Gain exposure to Google Cloud, Kubernetes and infrastructure.
• Participate in coding pre-assessment and interviews.

Skills

Java

Python

Cloud technologies

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/related

Tools

UNIX/Linux

PowerShell

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

Job description

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 Group write and maintain ultra low-latency electronic trading platforms, risk management systems, and front-end trading interfaces, all of which are central to CME Group’s business. We are focused on designing, building, and deploying customer-focused solutions with passion and precision. CME Group’s Technology Internship Program offers students opportunities to learn more about our enterprise, our role in the financial industry, and the types of technology that keep our markets running. Students will develop 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 an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science or a related field
• Experience writing code in Java and/or Python
• Experience with cloud technologies
• Passionate about 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 2027 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 2027 and Spring 2028.

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, speaker series, and other opportunities for professional development.

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

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.).

Pay and Benefits

CME Group is committed to offering a competitive pay package for our employee interns. The pay range typically applicable to our intern roles is $21.68--$36.10. Actual pay offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education, location of the internship, and the internship area of focus.

• our comprehensive health coverage
• a mental health benefit

About CME Group

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.

For U.S. employment, CME Group is legally required to validate a new hire’s employment eligibility by having them complete an Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) accompanied with legally acceptable proof of identity and work authorization (as listed on the Form I-9). CME Group uses E-Verify, which is an online system operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility and validate social security numbers. Through participation in the E-Verify program, information entered on Form I-9 will be provided and compared to information available at both of these agencies.