Software Developer - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

3.0
May 20, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company has a lot of intelligent, hard-working people. Interesting and challenging work.

Cons

Lack of clear work priorities; sometimes feels like there are too many managers and architects and not enough hands-on "do-ers". Increased regulation has also increased process and bureaucracy. This is to be expected, but it seems like some teams in the technology division have gone overboard and a software developer has to deal with a lot of red tape to get work done.

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Cons

- Limited skill growth capability (tools are severely locked down, etc) - Work life balance can be shaky sometimes since systems fail after 5pm, weekend, etc. - Documentation is terribly organized. - Not enough focus on engineering culture. Overall probably not the best place to stick around if you like exploring new skills, building from the ground up, taking ownership etc.

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