> 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. # Senior Forward Deployed Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6598ae7b1750d07a project44 posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in Chicago, IL, at $130,000–$190,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Senior Forward Deployed Engineer embedded with high-value logistics service provider (LSP) accounts, owning integration architecture and customizing agent workflows. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [project44](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/project44) Posted Aug 4, 2026 by project44 · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026 **$130,000–$190,000** *annualized* Chicago, IL Hybrid, 3 days a week in office Full-time Senior Forward Deployed Engineer embedded with high-value logistics service provider (LSP) accounts, owning integration architecture and customizing agent workflows. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F6598ae7b1750d07a&placement=top) - [View posting at project44](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/project44/jobs/8105138) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $130K–$190K Below the median Midpoint $160K · median $190K This job $130K to $190K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** software engineering, solutions engineering, or technical implementation in a customer-facing role Background - **Software engineering** - **Solutions and customer engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** Visa - **No visa sponsorship** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 5+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Chicago, IL. Could you work there? The posting says no visa sponsorship. Do you need one? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: Chicago, IL - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid, 3 days a week in office - **Remote work restrictions**: 3 days per week on-site in Chicago - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Visa sponsorship**: Not available ## More like this [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) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 more Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$185,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [GECX- Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7a8c3f3d7fe80a2) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 6w ago $88,544–$207,401 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) ### [Data Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d3f4a936d54900a) Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 4d ago $145,000–$175,000 ## The job description from project44 Posted by project44 on Aug 4, 2026 ### Why p44LSP.ai? At project44, we believe in better — and p44LSP.ai is what better looks like for the logistics service provider market. For years, project44 focused on global shippers as our core customer. That focus worked. Our Shipper business is a category leader growing 20% year-over-year. That strength is what makes the next chapter possible. Shippers and LSPs are fundamentally different businesses. Shippers buy logistics software to support their core operations. Logistics Service Providers — freight forwarders, brokers, and 3PLs — sell logistics as their product. Their software is their competitive edge. They buy fast, build on APIs and agents, and reward teams that ship in weeks, not quarters. This is why we created p44LSP.ai: a dedicated, AI-native division built to serve the LSP market with the focus, speed, and resources it deserves. It's the scope and ownership of an AI startup, backed by the infrastructure of a $124M business — 259K carriers, billions of shipment outcomes, agents in production, and direct access to project44's data graph, carrier network, and enterprise relationships. This is a small, hand-picked team operating across Chicago, San Francisco, Bangalore, and the EU. Flat org. Forward-deployed engineering. AI coding tools across the workflow. Agents as the product surface. Customers who pilot in weeks and tell you what they think directly. The LSP market is moving fast. AI agent startups are growing 300%+ year-over-year, and seven of eight sell to LSPs. We have the data position, the platform, the customers, and now the team. We're hiring the engineers who will build it with us. ### AI at LSP44 Every LSP44 team member is expected to be an intelligent, hands-on user of AI - and for Product, that bar is even higher: the products you’re defining are AI agents. We don’t expect everyone to be a data scientist, but we do expect everyone to identify where AI adds value, direct it effectively, evaluate its outputs critically, and govern it responsibly, in your own workflow and in the products you build. ### The Role Most engineers build for customers. FDEs build with them. You'll be embedded directly with high-value LSP accounts — owning integration architecture, customizing agent workflows, and serving as the ground truth between how LSPs actually operate and how our product team thinks they do. Your job is to transform logistics from a reactive service into a programmable network — replacing manual workflows with autonomous agent-to-agent coordination. What you learn in the field shapes the roadmap. You ship in weeks, not quarters. ### What You'll Work On - Own end-to-end integration for dedicated LSP accounts — configure bi-directional webhooks and event-driven pipelines so AI agents can read, act, and write data into customer TMS, WMS, and ERP systems instantly - Unify disparate customer data into a single actionable signal — driving dynamic interoperability across core business systems - Customize interfaces and agent logic to fit existing LSP workflows across freight procurement, load tendering, and exception handling — reducing time-to-value and making adoption feel natural - Feed the right context to agents and debug decisions when they go wrong — tracing failures back to the specific data point, prompt, or tool use that caused them - Build event-driven pipelines (Kafka/PubSub) that carry agent intent at the scale of millions of logistics events per day - Serve as the ground truth — we can't build a world-class product in a silo. Your field observations directly inform what gets on the roadmap and when ### What We're Looking For ### Qualifications - 5+ years in software engineering, solutions engineering, or technical implementation in a customer-facing role - Mastery of API-first design and bi-directional webhook configuration - Experience with event-driven architecture and stream processing (Kafka, PubSub, or similar) - Hands-on integration experience with TMS, WMS, or ERP systems - Strong debugging skills across distributed, agent-driven workflows - Deep domain knowledge in logistics — freight procurement, load tendering, carrier management, and exception handling. LSP customers don't trust engineers who don't understand their world. You need to speak their language to earn the right to change how they work. ### Nice to Have - Experience with agentic AI systems — context feeding, prompt engineering, tool invocation, stateful agents - Prior experience in a forward-deployed or field engineering role - Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) ### How You Work - You take ownership of outcomes, not just deliverables - You bring back what you see in the field and use it to make the product better - You move fast, iterate in the open, and don't wait for perfect conditions - You can translate technical complexity to both engineers and LSP operators without losing either audience **Work Authorization:** Candidates must be authorised to work in the US without current or future employer-sponsored visa support. **In-office Commitment: **Our office is where ideas spark, connections thrive, and innovation comes alive. We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and committed to joining our team on-site, in our beautiful headquarters **3 days a week**. Together, we’re building something extraordinary—learn, grow, and thrive in our fast-paced, transformative environment. We continually evaluate our pay ranges to reflect skills, experience, and market conditions. The base salary offered will be determined by assessing a candidate's experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position, as well as the specific geographic location where the job will be performed. Base salary is one component of project44's total compensation package, which also includes stock options for all EOR and project44-employed team members, bonus or commission eligibility depending on role, and a benefits package tailored to your country of employment. Specific benefits package offerings vary by country and may include health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement plans, and paid time off, in line with local market standards and statutory programs. The base salary range for this position is USD130,000 – USD190,000 ### Diversity & Inclusion At project44, we're designing the future of how the world moves. As we work to deliver a truly world-class product, we're intentionally building teams that reflect the unique communities we serve. We're focused on creating a company where all team members can bring their authentic selves to work every day. project44 is an equal opportunity employer. If you share our values and passion for the future of logistics, we'd love to review your application. Even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, please consider applying — studies show you can still be a strong candidate at 50%. For any accommodation needed during the hiring process, please email recruiting@project44.com. [View posting at project44](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/project44/jobs/8105138) ## About project44 project44 connects supply-chain data and provides visibility, transportation management, and AI automation for enterprise shippers. 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