> 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 in Chicago with remote work serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=external®ion=chicagoland&work=remote 15 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Chicago with remote work serving external customers, from 11 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $142,000 to $206,000. **15** postings · **11** companies · 12 state pay: median **$164,000**, half $142,000–$206,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [convr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/convr) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0b03fbe00958c62) Chicago, IL Remote New · 6d ago Pay not posted [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 [Loadsmart](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/loadsmart) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e39b13c86913a61d) Chicago, IL Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026c2bf8e15d9b23) Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [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 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f897a21c36966bab) Chicago, IL Remote 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [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 [Huron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/huron) ### [Solution Advancement Engineer, Analytics Products](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2bf08c2a1147d21) Chicago, IL Remote 13d ago $110,000–$150,000 [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) ### [Solutions Integration Engineer IV](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81d21a9b115bb353) Chicago, IL · Austin, TX · +3 more Remote 3mo ago $105,910–$160,200 [Lovelytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovelytics) ### [Lead Consultant, Gen AI ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49d6ba1b5b494dcd) Chicago, IL · Arlington, VA Remote 5mo ago $112,000–$160,000 [Brillio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brillio) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist - R01572124](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e4eb407d9811f40e) Chicago, IL · Minneapolis, MN · +2 more Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Huron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/huron) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Solution Architect-Research Office Managed Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d4a4e56b6fc7e93e) Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $155,000–$175,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf19150e88dcde14) Chicago, IL · Mclean, VA · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $134,750–$316,750 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/233c182f95f3a859) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago $134,750–$316,750 11 of 15 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Frecipient%3Dexternal%26region%3Dchicagoland%26work%3Dremote&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs in chicago with remote work serving external customers 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 in Chicago with remote work serving external customers pay? 12 of 15 postings state a pay range. The median is $164,000, and half of them sit between $142,000 and $206,000, from 8 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago with remote work serving external customers? These 15 postings come from 11 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (4), [Huron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/huron) (2), [Brillio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brillio) (1), [convr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/convr) (1) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago with remote work serving external customers remote? 15 postings allow remote work from the US. Travel is mentioned in 10 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. Check each posting for residency restrictions and travel requirements. 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