# Forward Deployed Engineer at Special

- Company: Special
- What the company does: Special is a new kind of holding company, building an AI operating system to transform critical American industries. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://www.special.co
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York, NY
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/special/b16fc5d8-3e49-419d-ae3c-4f3b5e1a6eb3
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/special-forward-deployed-engineer/

## 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. This is not a single-vertical role — you'll deploy across every company we own and every vertical we enter.

## What they're looking for

- Have shipped meaningful production software
- Care deeply about craft, reliability, and the experience of the people using what you build
- Are comfortable working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where the org and the product are both being built in real time
- Enjoy spending time in the field, on-site with operators, away from a desk
- Are interested in real-world industries — healthcare, services, the physical economy — not just consumer software
- Expertise with modern engineering and AI-native tools

Tags: Engineering