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Individual contributor FDE jobs in Chicago

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DentsuProduction engineering

Associate Director, AI Engineer

New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +2 moreHybrid

Senior individual contributor AI engineer role at dentsu, focused on designing and building multi-agent systems for client-facing AI products.

$94,000–$152,662

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WriterProduction engineering

AI deployment engineer (East)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreHybrid

Writer is hiring a hybrid AI Deployment Engineer to partner with Fortune 500 enterprise customers, architecting and delivering custom AI solutions on Writer's platform (LLMs, APIs, Knowledge Graph).

$146,400–$185,000

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WriterProduction engineering

AI deployment engineer (Central)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreHybrid

Deployment engineer role partnering with Fortune 500 enterprise customers to architect and implement AI solutions on Writer's platform.

$131,800–$166,000

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SalesforceImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360

New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 more

Hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer for Salesforce Data 360, building and deploying real-time data solutions directly in enterprise customer environments.

$88,970–$316,750

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StripeInternal deployment & tooling

Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Marketing

Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote

Stripe's Marketing organization is building a Forward Deployed AI Accelerator team to embed AI practitioners directly with cohorts of 25–45 marketers, transforming their workflows to be AI-first.

$132,000–$198,000

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Aikido SecurityImplementation & delivery

Forward deployed engineer Chicago

Chicago, ILOn-site

A forward-deployed engineer to own enterprise deployments of Aikido's AI-powered pentest product, handling complex on-prem and hybrid environments, debugging customer issues, and bridging customers with engineering.

Pay range unavailable

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AdyenImplementation & delivery

Implementation Engineer

Chicago, ILHybrid

Adyen seeks an Implementation Engineer in Chicago to partner with enterprise merchants on complex technical delivery and pre-sales, owning API-based integration projects from design to go-live.

$130,000–$175,000

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AccentureImplementation & delivery

Reinvention Deployed Engineer

New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more

Accenture AWS Business Group seeks a Reinvention Deployed Engineer to design, deploy, and operate custom web applications on AWS, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure.

$80,400–$316,300

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PalantirDeployment strategy

Deployment Strategist

Chicago, ILHybrid

Deployment Strategist at Palantir's Echo team, based in Chicago, driving customer-facing deployment of Palantir software.

Pay range unavailable

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OptiverInternal deployment & tooling

AI Engineer

Chicago, IL

Optiver's Applied AI and Platform Engineering team seeks an experienced AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI systems—agent platforms, AI assistants, evaluation frameworks—that automate workflows and accelerate engineering across the firm.

$200,000–$200,000

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BrazeInternal deployment & tooling

Applied AI Architect, G&A

Chicago, ILHybrid

The Applied AI Architect, G&A rotates across Finance, People, Legal, Operations, IT, Business Systems, and other corporate functions to identify high-value workflows and rebuild them with AI.

$117,000–$175,000

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Cushman & WakefieldInternal deployment & tooling

Applied AI Engineer

Chicago, IL

This role designs, prototypes, and operationalizes AI and analytics solutions that automate work and improve performance across Cushman & Wakefield's global commercial real estate operations.

$85,000–$100,000

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StripeInternal deployment & tooling

AI Engineer

Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL

Embedded in Stripe's Solutions Architecture organization, this AI Engineer builds production-grade internal tools, agents, workflow automation, and custom technical assets that improve SA productivity and support strategic customer engagements.

$126,600–$189,800

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LaterInternal deployment & tooling

Senior AI Automation Engineer

Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +4 moreRemote

The Senior AI Automation Engineer embeds across Operations, Finance, Marketing, Customer Success, and Later’s three lines of business to identify, build, and scale AI-powered automations.

CA$110,000–CA$160,000

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SalesforceInternal deployment & tooling

Partner Technical Architect - Agentforce

Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +2 more

Salesforce seeks a hands-on Partner Technical Architect to help top SI partners build and ship production-grade Agentforce solutions at scale.

$172,500–$285,800

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Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling

Staff Data Engineer

Chicago, IL · Westmont, ILOn-site

JLL is hiring a Forward Deployed Data Engineer to embed with product and engineering teams, rapidly designing and deploying data and AI solutions for high-priority business problems.

$160,000–$200,000

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