FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago with hybrid work involving proof of concept

• Also include remote jobs

Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.

• New York metro108
• SF Bay Area105
• Seattle area13
• Boston area14
• Washington, DC area31
• Austin18
• ✓Chicago24
• Los Angeles15
• Dallas–Fort Worth28
• Denver–Boulder6
• Raleigh–Durham1
• Atlanta25
• Phoenix2
• Houston16
• San Diego3
• Minneapolis–St. Paul8
• Other or not stated19

Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.

• Any pay
• $150,000+18
• $170,000+16
• $190,000+11
• $210,000+7
• $240,000+3

• On-site6
• ✓Hybrid24
• Remote14
• Not stated / unclear37

• Any type
• Builds what the customer runs
• Plans what the customer deploys first
• Integrates and configures it
• Proves it works before the sale
• Keeps customers running after launch
• Builds for teams inside the company
• Leads the deployment team

Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.

• Mid2
• Senior20
• Staff+2

The experience the posting asks you to arrive with, in the employer’s own words, not our reading of the job. A posting that states no experience requirement is in none of these, and neither is one asking for experience outside the five.

• Software engineering13
• Solutions and customer engineering4
• Implementation and data engineering3
• Consulting2

Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.

• Any
• Up to 3 years
• Up to 5 years
• Up to 8 years
• Up to 10 years

• Any time
• Last 7 days
• Last 30 days

Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.

• Any
• No travel
• Up to 10%
• Up to 25%
• Up to 50%
• 25% or more

• Individual contributor13
• Technical lead10
• People manager1

• Growth (Series B–C)1
• Later private4
• Public11
• Bootstrapped1
• Subsidiary1
• Not stated / unclear6

• Writes production code23
• Configuration only1

• Pre-sales / evaluation19
• ✓Proof of concept24
• Implementation / production68
• Ongoing operations50
• Not stated / unclear1

Estimated from the job description, not measured working hours.

• Mostly implementation (60–100%)20
• Mixed responsibilities (30–59%)3
• Some implementation (0–29%)1

• External customers17
• Internal teams4
• Both3

• Not available5
• Not stated / unclear19

Estimated from public information about the company. Bands are approximate. Companies without a stated size are listed as not stated.

• About 51–200 people1
• About 201–1,000 people1
• About 1,001–5,000 people2
• About 5,000+ people14
• Not stated / unclear6