$175,000–$220,000
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago involving proof of concept
44 postings · 26 companies · 41 state pay: median $198,000, half $175,000–$240,000
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Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing
Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, ILHoltsville, NY +1Hybrid
$96,800–$145,200
$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
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Hybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$165,000–$185,000
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
$115,000–$200,000
$182,000–$250,208
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
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
Pay not posted
$112,000–$160,000
$54,400–$196,000
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant AI Architect - Financial Services Operations & Technology
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +3 moreChicago, IL +4
$158,000–$210,000
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreChicago, IL +17
$190,000
Principal AI Software Engineer, TechEx (US)
Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +7 moreChicago, IL +8
$152,200–$205,900
$87,400–$293,800
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
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Chicago, IL · Santa Clara, CA · +1 moreChicago, IL +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
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
SiaPlans what the customer deploys first
Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forward-Deployed Business Analyst (Financial Services)
Chicago, IL · Charlotte, NC · +5 moreChicago, IL +6Hybrid
$80,000–$116,000
BrillioPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategist - R01572124
Chicago, IL · Minneapolis, MN · +2 moreChicago, IL +3Remote
Pay not posted
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Chicago, IL · Arlington, VA · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4
$219,765–$302,220
$200,000–$300,000 · OTE
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Chicago, IL · Mclean, VA · +8 moreChicago, IL +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreChicago, IL +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
StoneX Group Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Platform Engineer, Forward Deployment (HR Solutions)
Chicago, ILHybrid
$110,000–$130,000
29 of 44 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago involving proof of concept pay?
41 of 44 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $240,000, from 23 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago involving proof of concept require?
Of 44 postings, 30 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (10), 10 or more years (4) or under 3 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago involving proof of concept?
These 44 postings come from 26 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (10), Capgemini (3), Databricks (3), Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) (3) and BRG (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Chicago involving proof of concept remote?
7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 10 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 22 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 24 of the 44 postings.
Counted over the 44 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