Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Technical Vision & Roadmap
Define the 12–18 month technical strategy for the Platform SRE teams, focusing on the evolution of our global footprint and self-service capabilities.
Architectural Authority: Act as the final technical authority for major infrastructure changes involving GCP, GKE, and our mission-critical Kafka event bus.
Incident Command & Systemic Resilience
Lead the response for complex, cross-functional outages and drive a "blameless" culture that prioritizes systemic, code-based fixes over manual intervention.
Internal Development Platform (IDP)
Architect and oversee the building of high-level abstractions in Python to mask underlying complexity, providing a seamless "Golden Path" for CME's global technology stack.
Reliability Governance
Standardize SLIs, SLOs, and Error Budgets across all platform teams, ensuring they are technically rigorous and directly tied to market integrity.
Engineering Mentorship
Level up the entire SRE organization through design reviews, architectural "office hours," and fostering an environment of continuous technical evolution.
Strategic AI Integration
A mastery of leveraging Generative AI and Agentic workflows (e.g., Gemini) to build self-healing infrastructure and sophisticated automated troubleshooting frameworks.
Software Engineering Mastery
Expert-level proficiency in Python (and ideally Go) to build production-grade distributed systems and custom Kubernetes operators.
Cloud-Native Leadership
Deep-seated expertise in GCP (Networking, IAM, GKE) and the ability to scale Kafka clusters for high-throughput, low-latency financial environments.
Advanced IaC & GitOps
Mastery of Terraform module design and ArgoCD for managing immutable infrastructure at an enterprise scale.
Distributed Systems Theory
A rigorous understanding of non-linear system behaviors, distributed consensus, and the nuances of high-concurrency architectures.
Executive Communication
The ability to translate sophisticated technical debt and architectural risks into clear business outcomes for senior leadership.
Experience
- 10+ years in SRE, Systems Engineering, or Software Engineering roles within high-pressure environments.
- 3+ years in a Staff, Principal, or Tech Lead capacity overseeing multiple teams or complex platform domains.
- Proven Track Record: Experience leading large-scale cloud migrations or re-architecting core messaging/compute platforms in a regulated environment.
- Certifications: GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD).
- Full-Stack Exposure: Proficiency in Node.js or modern front-end frameworks.
- Domain Expertise: Experience in Financial Markets or highly regulated, high-concurrency environments.
- Agile Integration: Comfort working within Agile frameworks and highly collaborative software development lifecycles.
Why CME Group?
- Global Significance: Drive the technology that maintains the integrity of the global financial system.
- Engineering Culture: Work in a "code-first" environment that prioritizes systematic improvement over manual intervention.
- Professional Evolution: Scale your career within a transformational SRE organization dedicated to technical excellence and continuous learning.
Pay Range
$132,100-$220,100.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage
- Active pension plan
- Educational reimbursement provisions
- Competitive annual target bonus opportunity
- Ownership in the company through our broad-based equity program
- Flexible paid time off
- Mental health benefit
Equal Opportunity Employer
CME Group is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package for our employees that recognizes their contributions to the business and reflects our long-term investment in their future.