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Founding Head of Engineering (React / Node.js / NestJS / PostgreSQL)

Carma · San Francisco, CA, US · On-site

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About Carma

The AI Operating System For Modern Fleets. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

We’re hiring a Head of Engineering to own key product features end-to-end as an individual contributor, while also serving as the technical leader of the engineering team. You will spend the vast majority of your time writing production code across the stack. In addition, you’ll be responsible for coordinating work across engineers, providing technical feedback, and making high-level engineering decisions (e.g. infrastructure, system design, and long-term technical direction).

What they're looking for

  • 4–7 years building full-stack products in production environments
  • Strong across both frontend and backend
  • Proven ability to ship complex systems end-to-end
  • Strong product-oriented mindset and business judgment
  • Ability to take a vague problem statement and own the solution through shipping
  • Comfortable making architectural decisions and standing behind them
More about this role

NOTE: We run a highly-efficient, high-velocity interview process and expect candidates who can keep up. Strong candidates often go from first conversation to offer in 1-2 days, not weeks or months.

This process is a signal. We respect candidates’ time, give fast, clear feedback, and expect decisiveness in return. If this pace excites you, you’ll thrive here.

Job Type: Full-time

Equity: 3.00% — 5.00%

Carma is building an AI-native platform that transforms fleet operations from tedious, manual work into effortless, automated workflows.

We’re the fastest-growing company in fleet management software. Carma already powers some of the largest fleets in the U.S., including Fortune 500 clients, saving operations teams thousands of hours by eliminating busywork and keeping vehicles on the road.

Backed by Soma Capital, Y Combinator, the founders of Superhuman, and top-tier investors, we raised our $5.5M seed and are sprinting toward a Series A in 2026.

We’re hiring the top 0.1% of engineers who want real ownership and impact—starting Day 1, you’ll build and ship fast to production for enterprise clients. Fleet operations run in real time, so your work is immediately used in the field and...

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