# Founding Full-Stack Software Engineer (React / Node.js / NestJS / PostgreSQL) at Carma

- Company: Carma (YC W24)
- What the company does: The AI Operating System For Modern Fleets. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.joincarma.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $175K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-01-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/carma/jobs/YLaym2M-founding-full-stack-software-engineer-react-node-js-nestjs-postgresql
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/carma-founding-full-stack-software-engineer-react-node-js-nestjs-postgresql/

## About the role

We’re hiring a Full-Stack Engineer to own key product features end-to-end. You’ll work across React, NestJS, Postgres, Prisma ORM, and AWS to ship features that power AI-driven workflows and core user experiences. You’ll get high-level product direction, and be trusted to scope, design, and build the right solution — quickly and independently. This is a role for someone who knows how to unblock themselves, drill into ambiguity, and ship without waiting on perfect specs.

## What they're looking for

- 2–4 years building full-stack products in production environments
- Attended a reputable 4-year university in with a strong CS program
- Strong across both frontend and backend
- Have a strong product-oriented mindset
- Ability to take a problem statement and own the solution through to shipping
- Knows when to move fast, when to ask questions, and when to polish

Tags: Engineering