> 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 with significant travel Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering®ion=chicagoland&travelMin=25 36 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago with significant travel, from 15 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $144,000 to $203,000. **36** postings · **15** companies · 33 state pay: median **$188,000**, half $144,000–$203,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) ### [Senior Consultant CPM (Forward Deployed Engineer)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41f70d45f77df0a) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +1 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $95,000–$140,000 [Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d7625b7fb387e81) Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, IL Hybrid 9d ago $96,800–$145,200 [CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41a0b6e3ff27d353) Chicago, IL Hybrid 9d ago $95,000–$125,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa41a1949bc5bc55) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Loadsmart](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/loadsmart) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e39b13c86913a61d) Chicago, IL Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99fcc726b3f450eb) Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22c678035fc1bf46) Chicago, IL · Arlington, VA · +35 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Inriver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/inriver) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def9890666b27382) Chicago, IL Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$185,000 [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de7be575ac756d49) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026c2bf8e15d9b23) Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ef22c72ece768b6) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 more 2mo ago $112,900–$366,300 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae7e224e776727e8) Chicago, IL · Mclean, VA · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7df80409b98e8caa) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/603238d92737226e) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$235,100 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a5e1855e6916121) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago $88,970–$198,170 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/139f128284087904) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eed6abce4ec9270a) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 2mo ago $138,800–$434,000 [CADDi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caddi) ### [Senior Solutions Architect Expert](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b33b67a7df5b6dd) Chicago, IL 13d ago $150,000–$225,000 [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, Engineering Excellence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22a12cc51fef0229) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,875–$203,925 [West Monroe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/west-monroe) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer/Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a4b60dcc900fac7) Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +7 more 4mo ago $225,000–$304,200 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 10d ago $54,400–$196,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d3876bc2df23d99) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 10d ago $80,400–$266,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Technical Commerce & AI Consultant | Agentic Commerce](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0fa960d82e23fab2) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 10d ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI/ML Computational Science Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71cc748f64219271) Chicago, IL 2mo ago $46,700–$162,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfaf5e58ec1e0a16) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$205,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05234902c7615380) Chicago, IL · Albany, NY · +39 more 3mo ago $54,400–$196,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) Chicago, IL · Albany, NY · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Advanced AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4e1febd22fdb964) Chicago, IL · Morristown, NJ · +39 more 5mo ago $87,400–$293,800 [Newcode](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newcode) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ade0d9c816a13d9b) Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Leads the deployment team ### [Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b65ace4a79082c1) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +1 more New · 2d ago $196,700–$329,210 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1) Chicago, IL · Arlington, VA · +39 more 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [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 [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 30 of 36 build what the customer runs. 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The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (8), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago with significant travel? These 36 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (18), [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (4), [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) (2), [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) (1) and [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago with significant travel remote? 4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 10 are hybrid. The remaining 22 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 36 of the 36 postings. Counted over the 36 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. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. Travel is the share the posting states. 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