🚀 Senior Engineer — Contract-to-Core @ Toka Location: Remote (preferred India-based) Type: Contract (with potential to join founding team full-time + equity) Toka is on a mission to make secondhand, first choice. We’re building the world’s first AI-native resale platform for furniture and home goods. Imagine if buying secondhand felt as smooth, beautiful, and reliable as buying new. We’re aiming to be the amazon of resale. We’ve locked in design + product direction, and now we’re expanding our team with a senior engineer to help us ship fast, test bold ideas, and shape Toka’s technical DNA. What you’ll do Build : Deliver end-to-end features in a modern mobile + cloud stack. Apply : Use your system design experience to make sound technical choices. Lead : Mentor and guide a few junior engineers in execution. Experiment : Explore uncharted stacks — from AI integrations to serverless workflows. Collaborate : Work closely with (ex Atlassian) founders to turn product direction into working software. Must-have ~6+ years (flexible) of hands-on software development. Strong system design + architecture fundamentals. Ability to operate independently and make pragmatic trade-offs. Experience mentoring or leading engineers to ship real features. Curiosity + willingness to learn new stacks quickly. Preferred Firebase + Firestore Serverless Cloud Functions Exposure to Google Vertex AI (or equivalent ML/AI platforms) Why join us? Founding team mindset → This is not just another contract gig. You’ll be building alongside the founders and early hires, shaping how Toka works from the ground up. Contract-first, core intent → We start flexible, but the goal is clear: grow into the founding engineering team. Equity and long-term ownership are on the table if it’s the right fit. Collaboration at the core → We believe the best work comes from tight collaboration — async-first, transparent, and with everyone thinking like an owner. Impact that matters → Resale furniture is a $50B+ vertical waiting to be reinvented. Your work will directly reduce waste and carbon emissions at scale. 💡 How to apply: Easy apply on LinkedIn or drop a quick intro + GitHub/portfolio to may@gettokaapp.com . Let’s build the future of resale. 🌍
🚀 Senior Mobile Engineer — Contract-to-Core @ Toka Location: Remote (preferred India-based) Type: Contract (with potential to join founding team full-time + equity) Toka is on a mission to make secondhand, first choice. We’re building the world’s first AI-native resale platform for furniture and home goods. Imagine if buying secondhand felt as smooth, beautiful, and reliable as buying new. We’re aiming to be the amazon of resale. We’ve locked in design + product direction, and now we’re expanding our team with a first senior mobile engineer to help us ship fast, test bold ideas, and shape Toka’s technical DNA. What you’ll do Build : Develop and ship end-to-end features in a modern mobile stack. Apply : Use your mobile development experience to make the right trade-offs and keep things moving. Lead : Mentor and guide a few junior engineers in execution. Experiment : Explore new stacks and patterns to keep us moving fast. Collaborate : Work closely with founders to turn product direction into a seamless mobile experience. Must-have ~6+ years (flexible) of hands-on software development, with a strong mobile focus. Solid foundation in mobile app development (React Native, native, or hybrid). Ability to operate independently and make pragmatic trade-offs. Experience mentoring or leading engineers to ship features at pace. Preferred React Native Firebase + Firestore Why join us? Founding team mindset → This is not just another contract gig. You’ll be building alongside the founders and early hires, shaping how Toka works from the ground up. Contract-first, core intent → We start flexible, but the goal is clear: grow into the founding engineering team. Equity and long-term ownership are on the table if it’s the right fit. Collaboration at the core → We believe the best work comes from tight collaboration — async-first, transparent, and with everyone thinking like an owner. Impact that matters → Resale furniture is a $50B+ vertical waiting to be reinvented. Your work will directly reduce waste and carbon emissions at scale. 💡 How to apply: Easy apply on LinkedIn or drop a quick intro + GitHub/portfolio to may@gettokaapp.com . Let’s build the future of resale. 🌍 No recruiters at this time please
Location : Remote (preferred India-based) Type : Contract (with potential to join founding team full-time + equity) About Toka Toka is on a mission to make secondhand, first choice. We’re building the world’s first AI-native resale platform for furniture and home goods. Imagine if buying secondhand felt as smooth, beautiful, and reliable as buying new. We’re aiming to be the amazon of resale. About the Role We're hiring an enthusiastic and proactive Junior Backend Engineer to build the core services for our next-generation e-commerce platform. This is a unique opportunity to work primarily with Java and Spring Boot on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including cutting-edge AI technologies like Vertex AI for our agentic messaging layer. You will be instrumental in foundational setup, developing core resale microservices, and contributing to our AI-powered customer engagement features. If you're passionate about backend development, eager to learn modern cloud architecture, and ready to tackle complex challenges, this role offers significant growth potential. What You'll Be Doing You'll be directly contributing to the core development and infrastructure setup of our platform, with a significant focus on robust, scalable backend services: 1. Core Service Development & Features Developing and maintaining production-grade Java microservices using Spring Boot for critical areas, including User Management, Notification Service, and foundational E-commerce Core components (Listings, Orders). Writing API endpoints for complex business logic, implementing resilience patterns, and integrating with external providers like Stripe for secure payment processing. Implementing secure API access and authorisation logic within the services. 2. Cutting-Edge AI & Messaging Contributing to the Chat Service development for real-time messaging, utilising Firestore as the backend. Assisting in the development of the IntentHandler Service—a microservice designed to orchestrate actions based on recognised user intent, applying Agentic AI concepts. Working with the Toka AI Layer setup, potentially integrating with Google Vertex AI for natural language understanding. 3. Foundational Setup & Cloud Engineering Assisting with the provisioning of core GCP resources (VPC, IAM roles, Cloud SQL, Firestore). Creating a standardised Spring Boot service template with pre-configured logging and health checks. Configuring and deploying the API Gateway to handle routing, rate limiting, and security policies. Assisting with deployment processes on GCE. 4. Quality & Testing Writing comprehensive unit tests and integration tests for services, ensuring reliability, security, and performance. Assisting with configuration of centralised logging and monitoring. Key Technologies You'll Use Backend Core: Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs Cloud & Data: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Cloud SQL, Firestore, GCE AI & Messaging: Google Vertex AI, Agentic AI Concepts, Real-time messaging Integrations: Stripe, Firebase Authentication, Logistics Provider APIs Tools: Git, Logging/Monitoring Systems What You'll Bring Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, OR equivalent practical experience (e.g., coding boot camp, substantial project portfolio). Technical Skills: Solid understanding and practical experience with Java development. Familiarity with the Spring Boot framework and developing RESTful APIs. Basic knowledge of database systems (SQL, vector database and NoSQL). Experience with Git for version control and collaborative development. Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities with a meticulous approach to testing and quality assurance. A proactive attitude and a high degree of curiosity, particularly regarding AI/ML application development. Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have) Prior coursework or project experience with any major cloud provider (GCP preferred). Demonstrated project experience using Java Spring Boot. Experience writing unit tests using frameworks like JUnit or Mockito. Why Join Us? This is a ground-floor opportunity to work on a large-scale, modern resale platform. You'll gain invaluable experience in cloud-native development, microservices architecture, and high-stakes financial integrations. Most importantly, you'll be one of the first engineers to contribute to our AI layer, gaining practical experience with Google Vertex AI and applying Agentic AI principles to create intelligent user experiences. We offer a culture that prioritises learning, mentorship, and technical innovation. Our team is made up of some of the brightest minds from Atlassian, Microsoft, Uber and Amazon as well as thorough startup experience which you can lean on and learn from. —--- We are not open to recruiters at this time —---