Job description
What this role is about
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 gets real customer feedback in hours, not months. 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). 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 and others, drill into ambiguity, and ship without waiting on perfect specs. This is not a people-manager role: it’s a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who leads by example. What You’ll Do: Ship full-stack product features across our core app and AI-powered workflows. Own critical parts of the codebase and architecture as a hands-on contributor. Translate high-level product goals into concrete backend + frontend implementations. Make smart tradeoffs in speed, scope, reliability, and UX. Lead technical execution across the engineering team by: Breaking down work into clear tasks, Setting technical direction and standards, Providing code reviews, feedback, and mentorship. Make and own high-level technical decisions (e.g. infrastructure, scalability, system design). Work closely with product, business, and operations teams across sprints to move fast and stay aligned. Touch every part of the stack: React, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Prisma ORM, AWS.