SilklineBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Seattle, WAChicago, IL +1
$150,000–$225,000
10 postings · 6 companies · median $187,000, half $182,000–$215,000
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SilklineBuilds what the customer runs
Chicago, IL · Seattle, WAChicago, IL +1
$150,000–$225,000
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +6 moreChicago, IL +7
$183,000–$265,000
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +6 moreChicago, IL +7
$152,000–$221,000
Chicago, IL · Charlotte, NC · +5 moreChicago, IL +6Hybrid
$80,000–$116,000
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +5 moreChicago, IL +6
$117,200–$246,000
$165,000–$200,000
$150,000–$225,000
$130,000–$175,000
Chicago, IL · Mclean, VA · +8 moreChicago, IL +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreChicago, IL +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
5 of 10 plan what the customer deploys first.
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10 of 10 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $182,000 and $215,000, from 6 companies.
These 10 postings come from 6 companies. The employers with the most postings are Salesforce (3), Google (2), Silkline (2), Adyen (1) and Focused (1).
Counted over the 10 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings