CME Group·Software Engineer

CME Group Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Nov 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My journey started with an online technical assessment where I completed a coding and problem-solving evaluation.

That kicked off the process, and then I moved into a live technical interview where the focus shifted to explaining my approach as I worked through real-time coding problems.

After that, the process wrapped up with HR plus a systems design round. In the systems design part, I had to talk about my experiences and motivations and then design and explain the architecture of a system, going beyond just code into how components would fit together.

It was difficult overall, and while I felt like I understood the topics, the scope of systems design plus the live technical discussion was demanding.

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