> 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 technical leads in Chicago Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead®ion=chicagoland&page=3 89 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago, from 44 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $153,000 to $216,000. **89** postings · **44** companies · 83 state pay: median **$186,000**, half $153,000–$216,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [StoneX Group Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stonex-group-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Platform Engineer, Forward Deployment (HR Solutions)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f493ba16d73a45ab) Chicago, IL Hybrid 13d ago $110,000–$130,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Tooling Technical Solutions Consultant, GSRS Security Systems and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b06d4e026bdf987b) Chicago, IL · Sunnyvale, CA · +5 more 2w ago $152,000–$221,000 [LinkedIn](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/linkedin) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Architect - SaaS GTM Tech & Analytics | IC4](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5059032a435a0a6f) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +2 more Hybrid 2w ago $141,000–$231,000 [Crowe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crowe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Technical Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09376e25483dddb4) Chicago, IL · Washington, DC · +35 more Hybrid 2w ago $102,400–$204,100 [Kraft Heinz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraft-heinz) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Computer Vision Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2712eac428a6313) Chicago, IL Hybrid 2mo ago $120,800–$151,000 [Vizient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vizient) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adcf874901565114) Chicago, IL · Edina, MN · +1 more 2mo ago $102,400–$179,000 [Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deploy Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adb58e1e1a50fa0b) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA Remote 3mo ago $220,000–$320,000 [Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/974be3a4d3d388f5) Chicago, IL · Denver, CO · +3 more On-site 3mo ago $147,000–$202,000 [William Blair](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/william-blair) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Data Scientist – AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38e590bfcbf12fdf) Chicago, IL Hybrid 7mo ago $186,000–$222,000 58 of 89 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 for technical leads in Chicago pay? 83 of 89 postings state a pay range. The median is $186,000, and half of them sit between $153,000 and $216,000, from 39 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago require? Of 89 postings, 57 state a minimum number of years, from 34 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 28 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (18), 10 or more years (6) or under 3 years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago? These 89 postings come from 44 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (14), [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) (7), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (7), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (4) and [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (4). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago remote? 12 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 26 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 42 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 47 of the 89 postings. Counted over the 89 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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