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# FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago serving external customers

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external&region=chicagoland

70 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago serving external customers, from 32 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $184,000.

**70** postings · **32** companies · 67 state pay: median **$160,000**, half $140,000–$184,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7460c510f62762db)

Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +5 more New · Today

$207,000–$300,000

[Enlighten AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enlighten-ai-labs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9e8e8098a61db)

Chicago, IL New · 2d ago

$135,000–$175,000

[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

[Intercom](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/intercom)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43e74ff97f9abf5c)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 7d ago

$160,000–$213,300

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82606f0a46009d9d)

Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +5 more New · Yesterday

$174,000–$252,000

[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

[Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/202e5a48c009cc01)

Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 13d ago

$130,600–$147,000

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e8de4323e25a8e)

Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago

$101.14–$182,624

[Harness](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/harness)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Implementation Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8bbe8200b00b1ea6)

Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more Remote 5w ago

$170,000–$200,000

[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

[Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia)

### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/447ae8b697e6250a)

Chicago, IL · Charlotte, NC · +5 more Hybrid 13d ago

$150,000–$180,000

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a00bd9a4b114a221)

Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago

$89,400–$166,398

[BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg)

### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf94a12d13c41b68)

Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +10 more On-site 6w ago

$110,000–$190,000

[Venn](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/venn)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddb4a82f8df2456a)

Chicago, IL 7w ago

$200,000–$400,000

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6ee1ac89337dd30)

Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +8 more 2mo ago

$174,000–$252,000

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b85c97edbcd1270)

Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago

$76,730–$150,800

[Forum Ventures](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forum-ventures)

### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0494c8c341ac8f1)

Chicago, IL · Omaha, NE Hybrid 2mo ago

$150,000–$180,000

[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) — Agentforce Orchestration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa41a1949bc5bc55)

Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +9 more 2mo ago

$88,970–$316,750

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [Capgemini Invent, Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83b64f877d666913)

Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +4 more 4w ago

$110,000–$137,500

[Loadsmart](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/loadsmart)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e39b13c86913a61d)

Chicago, IL Remote 2mo ago

Pay not posted

[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

[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

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [GECX- Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7a8c3f3d7fe80a2)

Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 6w ago

$88,544–$207,401

[project44](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/project44)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6598ae7b1750d07a)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 3mo ago

$130,000–$190,000

[AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c88a151fe1c915cd)

Chicago, IL 3mo ago

$180,000–$230,000

[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

[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

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb748842cab6f816)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 4mo ago

$135,000–$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

[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

[Tractorbeam AI, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tractorbeam-ai-inc)

### [Forward-deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e36a18dd53eb7c46)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 8mo ago

Pay not posted

[HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fb11cdd2f723145)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 16mo ago

$120,000–$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

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec29b95b982a0af0)

Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago

$117,930–$223,591

[BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg)

### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Internship, Campus, United States - BCG X](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9a12ae707b7c0db)

Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +2 more On-site 3w ago

$155,000–$200,000

[IFS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ifs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer | IFS Copperleaf](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e174bceda51fb4b3)

Itasca, IL Remote 2mo ago

$145,000–$180,000

[PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us)

### [Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Experienced Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/339d2175a094f187)

Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more 2mo ago

$63,000–$153,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bffff1e6db75bc0a)

Chicago, IL On-site 4mo ago

$120,000

[BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg)

### [Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Internship, Campus, United States - BCG X](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce82c8d85fc04836)

Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +2 more On-site 3w ago

$155,000–$200,000

61 of 70 build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago serving external customers pay?

67 of 70 postings state a pay range. The median is $160,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $184,000, from 29 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago serving external customers require?

Of 70 postings, 34 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 20 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (6), 6 to 9 years (4) or 10 or more years (4).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago serving external customers?

These 70 postings come from 32 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) (9), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (7), [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (6), [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) (4) and [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (4).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago serving external customers remote?

5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 30 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 25 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 43 of the 70 postings.

Counted over the 70 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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