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FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago

78 postings · 29 companies · 77 state pay: median $190,000, half $153,000–$213,000

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OptiverBuilds for teams inside the company

AI Engineer

Chicago, IL

$200,000–$200,000

PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company

Lead AI Engineer

Chicago, IL · Denver, CO · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site

$147,000–$202,000

51 of 78 build what the customer runs.

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago pay?

77 of 78 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $153,000 and $213,000, from 28 companies.

How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago require?

Of 78 postings, 40 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 24 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (13), 10 or more years (2) or under 3 years (1).

Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago?

These 78 postings come from 29 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (23), Capgemini (6), Google (6), Databricks (5) and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) (5).

Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Chicago remote?

10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 52 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 43 of the 78 postings.

Counted over the 78 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 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

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