Forward Deployed Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL
Forward Deployed Software Engineer jobs in Chicago are concentrated in the Loop, River North, and the Fulton Market tech corridor, with strong demand across enterprise software, financial technology, and logistics platforms. Employers hiring right now include Deloitte, Databricks, and Google. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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INTRODUCTION
Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.
As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.
Join our team and create your future.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This person leads the AICC engineers who work inside Huron's business teams during US and Canada hours. They run and grow the engineering team, own delivery on their engagements, stay close to the business teams they serve, and stay technical enough to build on the hardest projects themselves.
- Lead the team. Independently lead the assigned engineers in the US and Canada window. Match people to engagements with the AICC Lead, assign work to fit availability, motivation, and growth, coach and evaluate the team, and own its delivery quality, its culture, and keeping good people.
- Run the work in sprints. Lead sprint planning, agree a clear Definition of Ready and Definition of Done with the business and product owners, run the review demo, and hand the finished work to production.
- Own engagement delivery. Be accountable for the solution end to end: the architecture and its quality, meeting the goals set, defining who does what, and resolving technical risks as they arise.
- Stay hands-on where it counts. On the hardest projects, build alongside the engineer, and uphold and improve the team's technical standard.
- Own the business relationship. Own the relationship with business stakeholders up to executive level on your engagements. Before a build starts, agree what success looks like and how it will be measured. Make sure each team sets one clear priority and names who owns the result afterward. Present the value case to executive leadership.
- Reuse what works. Turn good builds into reusable tools, standards, and methods the next project starts from.
- Grow the bench. Help recruit and select talent, and plan and run technical training across the team.
- Show the value in plain numbers. Measure before and after: hours saved, less rework, more capacity, faster answers.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 8 to 10+ years building or delivering technical work, including 2+ years leading engineers.
- Comfortable estimating, planning, and running several engagements of different scale at once.
- Clear writer and speaker who builds trust fast inside a team, and is credible presenting to executive leadership.
- Can train and grow Huron staff, including the engineers you lead, and contribute to recruiting and hiring.
- Aware of budget and capacity, with a practice-level eye for where cost and hours can come down on future work.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Current and credible with agentic engineering tools and IDEs (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or similar).
- Solid full-stack background: React and JavaScript / TypeScript on the front end, and Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask) on the back end.
- Has built and shipped AI solutions (LLMs and agents) into real systems, and knows how to test that work so the team can stand behind its quality.
- Cloud (Azure, AWS) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes), with sound CI/CD, testing, and secure development practices.
- Agile and Scrum delivery, including sprint planning and working in sprints.
- Depth across several technical areas, and a track record of mentoring others in them.
- Comfortable in fast-paced, changing environments with shifting priorities and unclear problems.
- Senior people trust you. You'll push back on a badly framed problem and defer on what you don't know.
- Can translate business workflows into working solutions.
LOCATION
Flexible living locations across the US, with travel as needed.
COMPENSATION
- The estimated base salary for this job is $165,000 - $190,000 USD. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $189,750 - $237,500 USD. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.
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Who's Hiring
- Deloitte33

- Databricks7

- Google2

- Capgemini2

- Braze1

Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services34
- Accounting & Auditing33
- Investment & Asset Management33
- Technology & Software12
- Artificial Intelligence2
Forward Deployed Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a forward deployed software engineer job in Chicago?
Focus your search on Chicago's Fulton Market and Loop corridors, where enterprise software firms, trading technology companies, and logistics platforms concentrate most of their engineering hiring. Candidates who can demonstrate customer-facing implementation work alongside strong coding skills stand out here. Familiarity with the financial and supply chain domains prominent in Chicago gives you a concrete edge over generalist applicants from other markets.
Which companies hire forward deployed software engineers in Chicago?
Chicago forward deployed software engineer roles are posted by Deloitte, Databricks, and Google and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Chicago's hiring mix skews toward enterprise software vendors, financial technology firms, and B2B SaaS companies that serve the city's large corporate client base.
Are there remote forward deployed software engineer jobs in Chicago?
Yes, though with limits, since forward deployed roles are inherently customer-site-oriented and often require in-person presence during implementations. About 40% of forward deployed software engineer openings tied to Chicago are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, with post-deployment support and technical advisory work being the functions most commonly handled remotely in this market.
How can I get a forward deployed software engineer job in Chicago with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Chicago is through associate solutions engineer or technical support engineer roles at mid-size SaaS companies in Fulton Market, which regularly hire candidates who are strong programmers but new to customer-facing work. Chicago's dense B2B software scene also offers implementation analyst positions that build the cross-functional skills forward deployed roles require, making them a natural lateral move toward a full forward deployed engineering title.
Which industries hire the most forward deployed software engineers in Chicago?
Most forward deployed software engineer openings in Chicago sit in Consulting & Professional Services, Accounting & Auditing, and Investment & Asset Management, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Chicago's position as a hub for commodities trading, supply chain management, and large enterprise clients drives sustained demand for engineers who can implement and support complex software in those environments.
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