Software Engineer

Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era. 

As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents. 

Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide. 

 

Cato Networks is looking for an intelligent and passionate Software Engineer to join a newly formed team focused on enabling the next phase of Cato’s growth. This team is responsible for adapting and extending Cato’s platform to support new use cases, customers, and growth models, while maintaining the robustness and scale of Cato’s cloud-native architecture.
In this role, you will design and build backend systems that power new product capabilities, data-driven insights, and platform extensions. You will work on highly scalable services that process, analyze, and expose data across large, distributed networks, and collaborate closely with multiple teams to turn product vision into production-ready solutions.     Responsibilities:

• End-to-end development of backend services, from large-scale data processing to APIs and web-facing interfaces
• Designing and implementing scalable platform capabilities that support new product growth and expansion initiatives
• Building reliable, high-performance systems for collecting, aggregating, and analyzing statistics across multiple networks
• Working closely with product management, research, and automation teams to define and deliver new capabilities
• Researching, evaluating, and adopting new technologies to accelerate product evolution
• Collaborating with multiple development teams to integrate new solutions into the existing platform

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in backend development (Java, Go, Play Framework, Spring Boot, or similar)
• Strong experience with both relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.)
• Proven experience building and operating high-scale, production-grade SaaS microservices
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, system design, and scalability
• Experience designing and implementing secure, enterprise-grade systems
• Hands-on experience with CI pipelines and service-level testing and monitoring
• Frontend experience with React and TypeScript – an advantage
• BSc. in Computer Science from a recognized university
• Highly motivated, fast learner, independent, and an excellent problem solver