Backend Engineer – Cloud and Microservices
TokuRotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Posted January 22, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Toku is a leading provider of bespoke cloud communications and customer engagement solutions, helping enterprises reimagine customer experiences. With services including VoIP, international voice, SMS, virtual numbers, and more, Toku offers comprehensive end-to-end solutions that integrate with customer data and business processes. Recognized for its global strategic consulting expertise and local connectivity, Toku serves diverse clients from Singapore Airlines to foodpanda, facilitating seamless digital transformation.
Job Description
We create bespoke cloud communications and customer engagement solutions to reimagine customer experiences for enterprises. As a Backend Engineer, you will play a senior, backend-first role designing, building, and owning the core services that power our omnichannel communications platform.
Requirements
- Design, build, and maintain robust backend services and RESTful APIs
- Build and maintain event-driven backend systems
- Independently design microservices, define service boundaries, and reason about scalability, latency, data consistency, and architectural trade-offs
- Rewrite and migrate existing backend services into Go and newer backend architectures
- Develop cloud-native backend systems on AWS
- Design and work with SQL-based data models
- Support communication and notification services across WhatsApp, SMS, email, and voice channels
- Own backend services in production, including reliability, performance, observability, and continuous improvement
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented backend code
- Take initiative and drive backend problems through to solutions independently
Benefits
- Discretionary Yearly Bonus & Salary Review
- Healthcare Coverage based on location
- 20 days Paid Annual Leave
- Other leave allowances
