> 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 later-stage private companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late®ion=chicagoland&page=2 52 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Chicago at later-stage private companies, from 18 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $147,000 to $190,000. **52** postings · **18** companies · 50 state pay: median **$165,000**, half $147,000–$190,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c609381e348c6d6) Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 more Hybrid 2w ago $99,000–$232,000 [Brillio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brillio) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist - R01572124](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e4eb407d9811f40e) Chicago, IL · Minneapolis, MN · +2 more Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f7c01ea53a2d533) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 more 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2ee37c4d7ad1591) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more 2mo ago $99,000–$266,000 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb3442c1b9a39677) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more 2mo ago $124,000–$335,000 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a757afed07cede0) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more 2mo ago $99,000–$266,000 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1457c704065ca3a8) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more 2mo ago $124,000–$335,000 [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 [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 [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 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49bfe340b2d7ec88) Chicago, IL · Dallas, TX · +2 more 2mo ago $99,000–$266,000 [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 37 of 52 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 in Chicago at later-stage private companies pay? 50 of 52 postings state a pay range. The median is $165,000, and half of them sit between $147,000 and $190,000, from 16 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago at later-stage private companies require? Of 52 postings, 34 state a minimum number of years, from 13 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (12), under 3 years (7) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago at later-stage private companies? These 52 postings come from 18 companies. The employers with the most postings are [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) (12), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (7), [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (7), [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) (5) and [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) (5). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago at later-stage private companies remote? 7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 22 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 20 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 38 of the 52 postings. Counted over the 52 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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