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# FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago with significant travel

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27 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago with significant travel, from 13 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $124,000 to $186,000.

**27** postings · **13** companies · 25 state pay: median **$154,000**, half $124,000–$186,000

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

[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

[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

[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

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

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

Chicago, IL 7w ago

$200,000–$400,000

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

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

### [Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b80cdd6f470539c3)

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

$77,000–$214,000

[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

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Experienced Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b207d5311355e0b)

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

$63,000–$153,000

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

### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf)

Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 10d ago

$54,400–$196,000

[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

[Oden Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oden-technologies)

### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0a7407331899c9c)

US Remote 2mo ago

$95,000–$160,000

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

### [AI/ML Computational Science Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71cc748f64219271)

Chicago, IL 2mo ago

$46,700–$162,000

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

### [Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfaf5e58ec1e0a16)

Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +39 more 2mo ago

$54,400–$205,800

[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

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it

### [Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0bc3b034736923)

Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +39 more 2mo ago

$80,400–$316,300

[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

25 of 27 build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago with significant travel pay?

25 of 27 postings state a pay range. The median is $154,000, and half of them sit between $124,000 and $186,000, from 12 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago with significant travel require?

Of 27 postings, 14 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is under 3 years, in 6 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (6) or 6 to 9 years (2).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago with significant travel?

These 27 postings come from 13 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (7), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (4), [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) (3), [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (3) and [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) (2).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Chicago with significant travel remote?

6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 27 of the 27 postings.

Counted over the 27 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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