> 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 at early-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early®ion=chicagoland 11 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Chicago at early-stage companies, from 6 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $152,000 to $175,000. **11** postings · **6** companies · 10 state pay: median **$170,000**, half $152,000–$175,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published November 3, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9b832dd64d37c26) Chicago, IL On-site New · 3d ago $150,000–$180,000 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b66251f9fb73a9b) Chicago, IL · Seattle, WA 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [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 [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Early Career](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/752543f4fa7aef23) Chicago, IL On-site 4mo ago $120,000–$140,000 [Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/44c72be1f6bb6276) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +2 more On-site 17mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [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 [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, 2027 Graduate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f397ed18f7caf8f) Chicago, IL On-site New · 2d ago $140,000–$140,000 [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 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bde948d34a35bcff) Chicago, IL · Seattle, WA 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8f52f3f7c8a63bd) Chicago, IL On-site 3mo ago $125,000–$225,000 8 of 11 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26region%3Dchicagoland&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs in chicago at early-stage companies 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 at early-stage companies pay? 10 of 11 postings state a pay range. The median is $170,000, and half of them sit between $152,000 and $175,000, from 5 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago at early-stage companies? These 11 postings come from 6 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) (4), [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) (2), [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) (2), [Newcode](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newcode) (1) and [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (1). Counted over the 11 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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