Is Cboe a good company to work for?

Cboe has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 384 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 24% over the last 12 months. 35% of employees would recommend working at Cboe to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cboe have been left by employees working as Intern , Software Engineer and Investigator .

Does Cboe pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cboe employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cboe. This rating has decreased by 19% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cboe?

35% of Cboe employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cboe 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cboe?

Software Engineer (24) , Intern (21) , Investigator (16) , Manager (10) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Internship (6) , Principal Software Engineer (6) , Analyst (5) , Business Analyst (5) , Director (5) , Intern - Hourly (5) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Programme Analyst (4) , Vice President (4) , Engineer (3)

What are the pros of working at Cboe according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great!" ((in 42 reviews)); "great hours and good benefits" ((in 38 reviews)); "It has a great environment and culture." ((in 31 reviews)); "Good work life balance and tech people are good" ((in 22 reviews)); "CBOE pay is good." ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cboe according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership makes odd decisions" ((in 7 reviews)); "Senior management is myopic about certain things but unfocused when it comes to strategy and business drivers." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cboe layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cboe layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cboe in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cboe locations?

Chicago , Lenexa , New York , Overland Park , Kansas City , Kansas City , Grand Rapids , Dallas , Ponte Vedra

Cboe reviews

3.2

35% would recommend to a friend

(293 total reviews)

Craig Donohue

17% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Cboe has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 293 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cboe employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

293 reviews

5.0

Nov 3, 2025

Great benefits

Software test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best benefits package I had in my experience

Cons

i can't remember any cons

5.0

Nov 1, 2025

Amazing company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Treat employees very well with lots of PTO and solid work life balance. Managers treat you well, generally

Cons

Sometimes it can be tough to get the decision makers to make a timely decision, leading to ambiguity.

5.0

Oct 23, 2025

Great company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. There is actual work to be done. It is obvious that your work is meaningful and impactful. 2. You can ask for more work and they will give it to you.

Cons

Everything is on-prem. Not a bad thing, but not much to learn in the cloud here.

Cboe Response

8mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback - we're glad you find the work meaningful and rewarding. We also appreciate you wanting to do more around cloud. We're continuing to expand our cloud capabilities across teams, and we encourage you to connect with your manager to continue to ask about opportunities in that space. Your passion for growing your technical experience is exactly what helps us keep moving forward. Thank you.

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