Technology Intern
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Description
About CME Group
CME Group is the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace. They are focused on designing, building, and deploying customer-focused solutions with passion and precision. CME Group is committed to investing in the success of their employees, providing them with the opportunity to shape tomorrow and make a real impact on the world.
Description
CME Group is seeking motivated and talented students to join their Technology Internship Program. This year-long program offers students the opportunity to learn about CME’s business, their role in the financial industry, and the types of technology that keep their markets running. Students will develop their technical skills and expand their network with access to industry experts, while working alongside other talented and ambitious students with a passion for FinTech.
Year-long interns will join in one of three areas/roles:
• Platform Engineer (Infrastructure focused)
• Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
• Data Engineer
Minimum Currently pursuings for All Areas/Roles:
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with an anticipated graduation no earlier than Spring 2026
• Studying Computer Science or a related field or relevant experience
• Experience writing code in Java or Python
• A passion for problem solving
• Detail-oriented
• Experience with Cloud Technologies
The Internship Program
This focused year-round internship will begin in Summer 2025 at 40 hours a week in a hybrid role based in the Chicago office. Interns will then shift to part-time (about 16 hours a week) and remote work in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 at UIUC.
The summer program includes numerous opportunities to network with peers from across the country during a summer full of experiences such as:
• Excursions to enjoy Chicago traditions
• Trading and coding challenges with prizes
• Lunch and learn speaker series
• Other opportunities for professional development
The Platform Engineer Role
As a platform intern, you will be working alongside CME’s platform engineers to help create reliable processes and systems. This will be an infrastructure-focused role with opportunities to learn about a variety of technologies, spanning fields such as automation, CI/CD, DevOps, and monitoring.
Focus:
• System Design
• Research and Proof of Concept
• Automation
• DevOps Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Infrastructure
Bonus Currently pursuings:
• Proficiency in Python or bash shell (linux)
• Previous technical experience
• Experience with UNIX/Linux
• Experience with PowerShell(Windows)
• Experience with Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure
The SRE (Site Reliability Engineer) Role
As an SRE intern, you’ll be working alongside CME’s site reliability engineers helping to create reliable processes and systems. This will be a development-focused role with opportunities to learn about a variety of technologies, spanning fields such as big data, web development, automation and CI/CD, DevOps, and monitoring.
Focus:
• Application Development
• System Design
• Research and Proof of Concept
• DevOps and Cloud Migration
• Automation
Bonus Currently pursuings:
• Proficiency in Java
• Previous technical experience
• Experience with UNIX/Linux
• Experience with PowerShell(Windows)
• Experience with JavaScript, SQL, or R
The Data Engineer Role
A crucial role in CME’s Cloud data transformation, the data engineer will be responsible for analyzing and building new pipelines, extracting data from multiple sources utilizing different technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Beam or other tools to convert raw data into usable information for business insights.
Focus:
• Data assembly, extraction, transformation, & loading
• Building Data Pipelines & Analytical Tools
• Utilizing GCP Services & SQL Technologies
• Analysis and actionable insights
• Identifying, designing, and implementing internal process improvements
• Maintain clear and up-to-date documentation related to data systems and standard operating procedures
Bonus Currently pursuings:
• Knowledge of or experience with data engineering or data science
• Understanding of software development methodologies and best practices, including version control (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in data technologies, such as relational databases, data warehousing, big data platforms (e.g., Hadoop, Spark), data integration (e.g., Informatica or Data Fusion), and cloud services
• Experience with GCP data services (BigQuery; Dataflow; Data Fusion; Dataproc; Cloud Composer; Pub/Sub; Google Cloud Storage)
• Knowledge of AI and/or ML tools
• Familiarity with the BI tools such as Looker or Tableau
• Google Associate Cloud Engineer or Data Engineer certification
• Experience in automation and scripting
Application Requirements
Students applying to these positions must be enrolled as students at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. These internship positions are available for individuals needing sponsorship. Individuals will specify which focus area(s) they are most interested in at a later time during the selection process.
