$175,000–$220,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Chicago
57 postings · 31 companies · 53 state pay: median $184,000, half $153,000–$216,000
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$150,000–$180,000
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Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing
Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, ILHoltsville, NY +1Hybrid
$96,800–$145,200
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
$130,000–$180,000
$117,600–$206,000
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
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Applied AI
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$82,082–$193,440
$215,100–$384,400
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreChicago, IL +42
$112,900–$366,300
$182,000–$250,208
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
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Hybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$165,000–$185,000
$115,000–$200,000
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Chicago, IL · Arlington, VA · +35 moreChicago, IL +36
$80,400–$316,300
$182,000–$250,208
$100,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$109,180–$197,175
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Associate
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2
$77,000–$214,000
$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
$77,000–$202,000
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant Full Stack Engineer- Financial Institution Operations & Technology
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +3 moreChicago, IL +4
$158,000–$210,000
$80,400–$266,300
Pay not posted
$110,000–$150,000
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant AI Architect - Financial Services Operations & Technology
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +3 moreChicago, IL +4
$158,000–$210,000
Technical Commerce & AI Consultant | Agentic Commerce
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreChicago, IL +41
Pay not posted
$175,000–$250,000
All 57 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Chicago pay?
53 of 57 postings state a pay range. The median is $184,000, and half of them sit between $153,000 and $216,000, from 28 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Chicago require?
Of 57 postings, 36 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 17 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (12), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Chicago?
These 57 postings come from 31 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (11), Capgemini (6), Databricks (6), PwC (US) (3) and BRG (2).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Chicago remote?
7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 30 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 36 of the 57 postings.
Counted over the 57 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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