Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +5 moreChicago, IL +6
$174,000–$252,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Chicago
26 postings · 17 companies · 25 state pay: median $160,000, half $144,000–$203,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreChicago, IL +10
$88,970–$316,750
$130,000–$190,000
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Chicago, IL · Mclean, VA · +8 moreChicago, IL +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreChicago, IL +42
$54,400–$235,100
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreChicago, IL +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$159,200–$301,600
$105,600–$199,480
$46,700–$162,000
$179,500–$203,500
Pay not posted
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreChicago, IL +17
$150,000
$54,400–$205,800
$54,400–$205,800
AI Native Transformation Enterprise Consultant
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$196,000
SalesforceIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +9 moreChicago, IL +10
$88,970–$316,750
HuronBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer Associate (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$105,000–$130,000
$130,000–$175,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Reinvention Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$200,000–$200,000
$85,000–$100,000
$126,600–$189,800
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Staff Data Engineer
Chicago, IL · Westmont, ILChicago, IL +1On-site
$160,000–$200,000
OCCBuilds for teams inside the company
Associate Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering
Chicago, ILHybrid
$159,200–$220,200
17 of 26 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Chicago pay?
25 of 26 postings state a pay range. The median is $160,000, and half of them sit between $144,000 and $203,000, from 16 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Chicago require?
Of 26 postings, 14 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (3), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Chicago?
These 26 postings come from 17 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (6), Salesforce (4), Google (2), Adobe (1) and Adyen (1).
Counted over the 26 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · How we read postings