CME Group·Software Engineer

CME Group Software Engineer interview experience

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Chicago, ILPosted Jul 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process was short and ended with an assessment.

The OA involved two easy string-manipulation style problems, plus a few multiple-choice questions. Even though I passed all the test cases, I still didn’t move forward.

Because the questions themselves felt manageable, the rejection was a bit surprising and made me think the cutoff bar was higher than I expected—maybe not everything was captured by the visible tests. I didn’t get an offer, and I left the whole experience feeling like “passing the tests” wasn’t actually the same thing as clearing the bar.

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