Special Olympics

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NY

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$300kDetected 37 days ago

Full-Stack Development

About the role

When Special acquires a business, you're the one who goes in, learns how it runs, and turns SpecialOS into the system that runs it.
One week you're in the field watching operators do a job by hand.
The next you're shipping the software that does it for them.

Build integrations, pipelines, and automations that connect SpecialOS to the systems our businesses already run on
Partner closely with founders, operators, and the core engineering team to ship polished, production-quality systems
Care deeply about craft, reliability, and the experience of the people using what you build

Expertise with modern engineering and AI-native tools
Experience translating requirements from non-technical users into shipped software
Experience working closely with founders and operators in early-stage or deployed environments
Comfort owning a problem from ambiguous first contact through production

About Special
Special is a new kind of holding company.
Our mission is to maximize the efficiency of American taxpayer dollars by transforming its critical industries with AI.
We acquire and operate businesses that form the backbone of the American economy and deploy SpecialOS, our proprietary operating system, to make them run more efficiently.
Special is backed by leading investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Human Capital and former members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team.
Our team is small, technical, and systems-oriented.
Everyone is an individual contributor.
We expect strong work ethic and clear communication.

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