> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering®ion=chicagoland&page=3 99 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago, from 49 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $153,000 to $216,000. **99** postings · **49** companies · 92 state pay: median **$188,000**, half $153,000–$216,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Architect - FDE Associate Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d150bad0c0de3100) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $62,800–$218,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0bc3b034736923) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Site Reliability Engineer, AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5598fd62ad462af3) Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 2d ago $165,000–$200,000 [Adyen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adyen) Integrates and configures it ### [Implementation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/479b63804fca4fcb) Chicago, IL Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$175,000 [Huron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/huron) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Solution Architect-Research Office Managed Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d4a4e56b6fc7e93e) Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $155,000–$175,000 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployed Engineer (Chicago)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/deab6cf78d95736c) Chicago, IL Hybrid 6mo ago $200,000–$300,000 · OTE [MiQ](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/miq) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Automation & Innovation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0466c65720862fbe) Chicago, IL · New York, NY Hybrid New · Today $140,000–$180,000 [LinkedIn](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/linkedin) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Architect - SaaS GTM Tech & Analytics | IC4](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5059032a435a0a6f) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +2 more Hybrid 2w ago $141,000–$231,000 [Crowe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crowe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Technical Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09376e25483dddb4) Chicago, IL · Washington, DC · +35 more Hybrid 2w ago $102,400–$204,100 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2da873ae60f23bfb) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +2 more 4w ago $172,600–$258,800 [Videojet Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/videojet-technologies) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6fc14f18dcf3725a) Wood Dale, IL Hybrid 4w ago $100,000–$140,000 [Vizient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vizient) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adcf874901565114) Chicago, IL · Edina, MN · +1 more 2mo ago $102,400–$179,000 [Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deploy Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adb58e1e1a50fa0b) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA Remote 3mo ago $220,000–$320,000 [Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/974be3a4d3d388f5) Chicago, IL · Denver, CO · +3 more On-site 3mo ago $147,000–$202,000 [IPM Integrated Project Management Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ipm-integrated-project-management-company) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ee1997b079b4b42) Burr Ridge, IL Hybrid 3mo ago $80,000–$140,000 [OCC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/occ) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Associate Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4dd1208dfc2b9201) Chicago, IL Hybrid 6mo ago $159,200–$220,200 [William Blair](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/william-blair) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Data Scientist – AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38e590bfcbf12fdf) Chicago, IL Hybrid 7mo ago $186,000–$222,000 [Optiver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/optiver) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3494310fedf076f0) Chicago, IL 18mo ago $200,000–$200,000 [William Blair](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/william-blair) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Data Scientist – AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfd01d9ed1d97c9c) Chicago, IL Hybrid 7mo ago $157,000–$187,000 68 of 99 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago pay? 92 of 99 postings state a pay range. The median is $188,000, and half of them sit between $153,000 and $216,000, from 43 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago require? Of 99 postings, 71 state a minimum number of years, from 43 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 30 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (30), 10 or more years (6) or under 3 years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago? These 99 postings come from 49 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (20), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (7), [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (6), [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) (5) and [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (4). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago remote? 13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 28 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 49 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 57 of the 99 postings. Counted over the 99 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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