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FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago at public companies
46 postings · 16 companies · 45 state pay: median $187,000, half $155,000–$226,000
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AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreChicago, IL +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · Seattle, WA · +9 moreChicago, IL +10
$207,000–$300,000
$215,100–$384,400
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Applied AI
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$82,082–$193,440
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreChicago, IL +42
$112,900–$366,300
Capgemini Invent - Senior Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Seattle, WA · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$112,600–$212,700
Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +8 moreChicago, IL +9
$215,100–$384,400
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +40 moreChicago, IL +41
$112,900–$302,400
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Chicago, IL · Arlington, VA · +35 moreChicago, IL +36
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$109,180–$197,175
$80,400–$316,300
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
Senior Integration Engineer – AI - Tax And Audit AI
Chicago, IL · Brooklyn, NY · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
$110,000–$150,000
$109,180–$197,175
$80,400–$266,300
$127,500–$204,000
$120,000–$136,000
$127,500–$249,350
Technical Commerce & AI Consultant | Agentic Commerce
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreChicago, IL +41
Pay not posted
$105,910–$160,200
$140,000–$180,000
$54,400–$196,000
$87,400–$293,800
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
AI Outcome Customer Engineer III, Forward Deployed Engineering
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +6 moreChicago, IL +7
$183,000–$265,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$187,100–$300,000
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Denver, CO · +8 moreChicago, IL +9
$200,000–$285,000
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Chicago, IL · Santa Clara, CA · +1 moreChicago, IL +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
AI Outcome Customer Engineer II, Forward Deployed Engineering
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +6 moreChicago, IL +7
$152,000–$221,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreChicago, IL +2On-site
$150,000–$300,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$62,800–$218,800
SalesforceLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreChicago, IL +2
$196,700–$329,210
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Chicago, IL · Arlington, VA · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +5 moreChicago, IL +6
$117,200–$246,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +40 moreChicago, IL +41
$62,800–$218,800
HuronIntegrates and configures it
AI Solution Architect-Research Office Managed Services
Chicago, ILRemote
$155,000–$175,000
HuronIntegrates and configures it
Digital Consulting - Databricks Technical Architect - Manager
Chicago, IL
$145,000–$170,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Chicago, IL · Mclean, VA · +8 moreChicago, IL +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
26 of 46 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago at public companies pay?
45 of 46 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $226,000, from 16 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago at public companies require?
Of 46 postings, 24 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 11 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (9) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago at public companies?
These 46 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (14), Capgemini (6), Google (4), Salesforce (4) and Huron (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago at public companies remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 26 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 17 of the 46 postings.
Counted over the 46 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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