> 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 in Chicago with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration®ion=chicagoland 10 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Chicago with configuration work, from 6 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $182,000 to $215,000. **10** postings · **6** companies · median **$187,000**, half $182,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 14, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b66251f9fb73a9b) Chicago, IL · Seattle, WA 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Outcome Customer Engineer III, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9ad80319ba4941d) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +6 more New · 2d ago $183,000–$265,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Outcome Customer Engineer II, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0311a33e16abaf8) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +6 more 13d ago $152,000–$221,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forward-Deployed Business Analyst (Financial Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/902d89236ae62ee4) Chicago, IL · Charlotte, NC · +5 more Hybrid 7d ago $80,000–$116,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67ce6e554b7cdd03) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +5 more 7w ago $117,200–$246,000 [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 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bde948d34a35bcff) Chicago, IL · Seattle, WA 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [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 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf19150e88dcde14) Chicago, IL · Mclean, VA · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $134,750–$316,750 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/233c182f95f3a859) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago $134,750–$316,750 5 of 10 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dconfiguration%26region%3Dchicagoland&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs in chicago with configuration work go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago with configuration work pay? 10 of 10 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $182,000 and $215,000, from 6 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago with configuration work? These 10 postings come from 6 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (3), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (2), [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) (2), [Adyen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adyen) (1) and [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) (1). Counted over the 10 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. 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