Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$187,100–$300,000
15 postings · 12 companies · median $186,000, half $147,000–$195,000
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Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$187,100–$300,000
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more · US remoteChicago, IL +2 · US remoteRemote
$112,000–$168,000
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more · US remoteChicago, IL +2 · US remoteRemote
$145,200–$217,800
$110,000–$130,000
Chicago, IL · Sunnyvale, CA · +5 moreChicago, IL +6
$152,000–$221,000
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +2 moreChicago, IL +3Hybrid
$141,000–$231,000
$102,400–$204,100
$100,000–$140,000
Chicago, IL · Boulder, CO · +3 moreChicago, IL +4
$152,000–$221,000
$102,400–$179,000
$220,000–$320,000
$159,200–$220,200
$175,000–$225,000
$157,000–$187,000
$200,000–$200,000
All 15 build for teams inside the company.
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15 of 15 postings state a pay range. The median is $186,000, and half of them sit between $147,000 and $195,000, from 12 companies.
These 15 postings come from 12 companies. The employers with the most postings are Google (2), Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) (2), Stripe (2), Crowe (1) and DRW (1).
3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 5 say nothing about arrangement. None of the 15 postings mention travel.
Counted over the 15 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. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings