> 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 jobs that build what the customer runs in Chicago serving external customers and internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=both®ion=chicagoland&role=builds-for-customers 15 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs in Chicago serving external customers and internal teams, from 10 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $149,000 to $207,000. **15** postings · **10** companies · 14 state pay: median **$165,000**, half $149,000–$207,000 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/119cfd8fc34ca0bd) Chicago, IL · Charlotte, NC · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago $117,000–$132,000 [Wolters Kluwer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wolters-kluwer) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c705534efb9d64a2) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +8 more 2mo ago $215,100–$384,400 [Coinflow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coinflow) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ceb0df1eb6dcf832) Chicago, IL On-site 10mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [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 [Wolters Kluwer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wolters-kluwer) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/68c39682a74beeee) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +8 more 2mo ago $215,100–$384,400 [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 [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 [EVERSANA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eversana) ### [Sr. AI Developer, Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/489a8b06c5e18dfc) Chicago, IL Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) ### [Lead Agent Engineer (Langchain)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd194c5753d159f2) Chicago, IL Hybrid 6w ago $175,000–$250,000 [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 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcf9fa8686e192dd) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +12 more Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$185,000 [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, Engineering Excellence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22a12cc51fef0229) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,875–$203,925 [West Monroe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/west-monroe) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer/Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a4b60dcc900fac7) Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +7 more 4mo ago $225,000–$304,200 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db242f263e15ea06) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +12 more Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$185,000 All 15 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Frecipient%3Dboth%26region%3Dchicagoland%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers&placement=alert) New fde jobs that build what the customer runs in chicago serving external customers and internal teams 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 jobs that build what the customer runs in Chicago serving external customers and internal teams pay? 14 of 15 postings state a pay range. The median is $165,000, and half of them sit between $149,000 and $207,000, from 9 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Chicago serving external customers and internal teams? These 15 postings come from 10 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (4), [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) (2), [Wolters Kluwer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wolters-kluwer) (2), [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) (1) and [CADDi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caddi) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Chicago serving external customers and internal teams remote? 2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 8 of the 15 postings. Counted over the 15 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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