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# Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - Chicago at CrossCountry Consulting

- **Company:** CrossCountry Consulting
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/crosscountry-consulting/10ecb553-0393-4e7b-af5a-88a1947a0769

## Job description

By joining our team as a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will serve as a key member of our Data and AI Solutions team  and partner with our customers to understand their most complex challenges and design and implement tailored solutions. You will bring your problem-solving ability, creativity, and technical expertise to help organizations put their data to work, solve critical business challenges, and drive meaningful impact. In this role, you’ll own end-to-end execution of high-impact projects while working across industries to solve complex, real-world problems. As an FDE, you will take ownership of projects from concept through implementation, working in small teams to deliver tailored technical solutions. Your work may span designing technical architecture, working with large-scale datasets, developing custom applications, collaborating with customer executives, and contributing to team strategy.

What You'll Do:

- Work directly with clients to understand their most pressing problems and design and implement data-driven solutions to address them.
- Work in small teams with minimal supervision, taking ownership of high-impact projects from planning through implementation.
- Discuss architecture with fellow engineers and establish strategy for your team.
- Wrangle massive-scale data and code custom web applications to deliver client solutions.
- Speak with client executives to share progress, gather input, and align on priorities.
- Collaborate internally with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds, including other FDEs, product teams, and strategy teams.
- Work externally with clients, often on site, to understand and tackle their priorities.

What You’ll Bring:

- Ability to learn continuously, work independently, and make decisions with minimal direction.
- Ability to collaborate in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfort working in a constantly evolving environment with dynamic objectives and iterative work with users.
- An eagerness to creatively solve technical problems using data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
- Interest in working with and using large-scale data to solve valuable business problems.
- Willingness and interest to travel as needed to client sites; travel of 25-50% is expected, though requirements vary by team and location.

Qualifications:

- Recent graduate with up to 1 year of professional experience in engineering or technical role.
- Engineering background, preferably in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science.
- Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.

For applicants located in Illinois, CrossCountry Consulting is required to include an estimate of the compensation range for this role. The following range takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, licenses, certifications, business needs, and internal equity. An estimate of the current range is $95,000 - $125,000 per year + annual bonus + additional benefits.

## About CrossCountry Consulting

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CrossCountry Consulting provides integrated advisory and technology solutions for the office of the CFO, private equity sponsors, and corporate leaders.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Investcorp in 2022; previously venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: McLean, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Business Consulting and Services (specializing in finance, accounting, risk, and operations)
- **Target customers**: B2B — Fortune 500 companies, emerging growth market leaders, private equity sponsors, and corporate functional leaders (Office of the CFO, Office of the CIO)
- **Mission**: To deliver a better experience for clients, people, and communities through integrated solutions and human-centered transformation.

## Products & Services
- **Accounting & Risk Advisory**: Technical accounting, financial reporting, operational accounting, integrated risk management, and ESG reporting.
- **Technology-Enabled Transformation**: People-led digital transformations including ERP and finance system implementations, data/AI solutions, and reporting/analytics frameworks.
- **Transactions Advisory**: Full-lifecycle M&A support, IPO readiness, divestitures, carve-outs, and financial due diligence.
- **Strategic Finance**: Beyond systems implementation, focusing on strategic results and sustainable growth for modern CFOs.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (acquired by Investcorp in December 2022)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of ~$186.4M (latest available); Total Funding of $1.5M (venture round in February 2021)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Investcorp Holdings B.S.C.; has acquired Bluvault (2021), CDS, CNM, and SCS Cloud (2024)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 1,139 employees (+35.1% YoY); 12 offices across the U.S.; expanding service lines and acquisitions

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated solutions** spanning finance, accounting, risk, and technology — not just a niche consultancy.
- **Proprietary Reporting and Analytics Framework** to drive value creation and enterprise transformation.
- **Strong focus on AI and data** adoption in finance, backed by research (e.g., FEI report on AI in the Office of the CFO).
- **Acquired by Investcorp**, providing financial stability and resources for growth.
- **“Better Experience” culture** emphasized as a founding principle, with high employee referral rates and positive Glassdoor ratings.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI and digital transformation**: Accelerating enterprise performance through responsible AI solutions and technology-enabled finance transformation.
- **Private equity and transactions**: Deepening capabilities in deal lifecycle management, due diligence, and value creation for PE sponsors.
- **Talent and culture**: Investing in mentorship, inclusion/diversity/equity/adaptability (IDEA), and employee well-being to attract and retain top consultants.
- **Geographic expansion**: Continued office growth across the U.S. and leveraging international locations (South Africa, Canada, Philippines, India).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes “Belonging” and an additive culture; IDEA is a foundational value, not just a talking point.
- **Growth**: 35%+ headcount growth in the last year; consultants work across multiple industries and service lines, with clear paths for advancement.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/office model with 12 U.S. offices; “Live well. Work well.” philosophy with resources for well-being.
- **Perks**: Mentorship programs, collaborative team outings, and a client-first mindset.
- **Ratings**: 3.5/5 on Glassdoor (495 reviews) — Work-Life 3.8, Culture 3.6, Career 3.6.
- **Open roles**: Positions in private equity advisory, finance transformation, risk advisory, Netsuite development, and financial due diligence analytics.

## Sources
1. [crosscountry-consulting.com](https://www.crosscountry-consulting.com/)
2. [crosscountry-consulting.com/careers](https://www.crosscountry-consulting.com/careers/)
3. [crosscountry-consulting.com/careers/open-positions](https://www.crosscountry-consulting.com/careers/open-positions/)
4. [crosscountry-consulting.com/about-us/leadership](https://www.crosscountry-consulting.com/about-us/leadership/)
5. [linkedin.com/company/crosscountry-consulting](https://linkedin.com/company/crosscountry-consulting)

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