$150,000–$200,000
FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago serving external customers
142 postings · 54 companies · 133 state pay: median $172,000, half $145,000–$198,000
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Capgemini Invent - Senior Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Seattle, WA · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$112,600–$212,700
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$115,000–$200,000
$130,000–$190,000
$182,000–$250,208
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Chicago, IL · Mclean, VA · +8 moreChicago, IL +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$120,000–$140,000
$182,000–$250,208
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreChicago, IL +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$150,000–$200,000
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$120,000–$200,000
$100,000–$200,000
$182,000–$250,208
$140,000–$140,000
Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$109,180–$197,175
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Internship, Campus, United States - BCG X
Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +2 moreChicago, IL +3On-site
$155,000–$200,000
$145,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Experienced Associate
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2
$63,000–$153,000
Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$117,930–$223,591
Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Internship, Campus, United States - BCG X
Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +2 moreChicago, IL +3On-site
$155,000–$200,000
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2
$77,000–$214,000
$120,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Experienced Associate
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2
$63,000–$153,000
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Associate
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2
$77,000–$214,000
$135,000–$145,000
$5,900–$10,500/mo
$146,000–$204,000
$145,000–$175,000
$77,000–$202,000
Senior Integration Engineer – AI - Tax And Audit AI
Chicago, IL · Brooklyn, NY · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
$146,000–$204,000
$145,000–$175,000
Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreChicago, IL +41
$54,400–$196,000
111 of 142 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago serving external customers pay?
133 of 142 postings state a pay range. The median is $172,000, and half of them sit between $145,000 and $198,000, from 46 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago serving external customers require?
Of 142 postings, 80 state a minimum number of years, from 35 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 38 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (25), under 3 years (9) or 10 or more years (8).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago serving external customers?
These 142 postings come from 54 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (20), Capgemini (16), PwC (US) (11), Salesforce (8) and Databricks (7).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago serving external customers remote?
15 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 48 are hybrid and 16 are on-site. The remaining 63 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 90 of the 142 postings.
Counted over the 142 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