> 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. # Forward deployed engineer - M&A group Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8009782bce493928 IFS posts a FDE role to build for teams inside the company in Itasca, IL, at $130,000–$160,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,874 postings with pay. Build and operate production AI applications for IFS’s M&A Group and acquired companies, partnering with business and technical stakeholders from discovery through deployment and adoption. Read from the employer’s posting on November 10, 2026. - [IFS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ifs) First seen Nov 10, 2026 · open on SmartRecruiters as of Nov 10, 2026 **$130,000–$160,000** Itasca, IL Hybrid Full-time Build and operate production AI applications for IFS’s M&A Group and acquired companies, partnering with business and technical stakeholders from discovery through deployment and adoption. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F8009782bce493928&placement=top) - [View posting at IFS](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/IFS1/744000160739129) 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–$160K Below the median Midpoint $145K · median $190K This job $130K to $160K. Senior FDE postings, 1,874 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds for teams inside the company Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Itasca, IL. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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