> 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 for individual contributors in Chicago involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic®ion=chicagoland&stage=presales 20 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago involving pre-sales, from 12 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $151,000 to $175,000. **20** postings · **12** companies · 17 state pay: median **$165,000**, half $151,000–$175,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 26, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [Loadsmart](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/loadsmart) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e39b13c86913a61d) Chicago, IL Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/119cfd8fc34ca0bd) Chicago, IL · Charlotte, NC · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago $117,000–$132,000 [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 [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 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/461faf331f494ee8) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago $136,000–$155,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61c1777a32f46521) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/183bfa468750c967) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [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 [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 [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 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40f1d6c401570c19) Chicago, IL Hybrid 4mo ago $135,000–$145,000 [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 [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 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Tax & Audit AI Engineer, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6d5f1dea82405965) Chicago, IL · Brooklyn, NY · +3 more Hybrid New · 4d ago $102,200–$218,600 [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 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4db610fee594adf8) Chicago, IL Hybrid 55mo ago Pay not posted [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 16 of 20 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26region%3Dchicagoland%26stage%3Dpresales&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors in chicago involving pre-sales 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 for individual contributors in Chicago involving pre-sales pay? 17 of 20 postings state a pay range. The median is $165,000, and half of them sit between $151,000 and $175,000, from 10 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago involving pre-sales? These 20 postings come from 12 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (6), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (3), [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) (2), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (1) and [Adyen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adyen) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago involving pre-sales remote? 2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 12 of the 20 postings. Counted over the 20 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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