Software Engineer, Backend (Clearing)
Cboe Exchange
Chicago, IL · $108k–$139k a year · Posted October 20, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $123,340 a year. Across 1,059 open software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $152,500 to $246,500 and the median is $193,500. That is 36% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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About the job
...building toward tokenized collateral, 24x7 operation, and the infrastructure that carries traditional finance onto DeFi rails.CCUS Software Engineering is a high trust environment. Failure leads to inquiry rather than blame. Working across team boundaries is expected rather...