Software Team Leader (C)

Cato NetworksTel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel · Posted Jun 19, 2025

Full-time

Description

Welcome to the future of cloud networking and security!

Cato Networks is the first company to converge enterprise networking and security into one centralized and global service that is delivered by cloud. It is led by networking and security pioneer Shlomo Kramer (Check Point, Imperva) and early investor (Palo Alto Networks, Exabeam, Trusteer and more). Cato’s unique technology inspired a brand-new product category, later named “SASE” by Gartner and a market expected to reach $28.5 billion by 2028.

This is your opportunity to get on the rocket ship and join a company that is building a cutting-edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform, and is on a fast track to becoming the worldwide market leader – don’t miss it!

We’re looking for a bright and passionate Software Team Lead to join our R&D Core team.
In this critical role, you will lead, design, and develop major parts of our highly scalable and high-performance solution. You would be part of engineering the backbone of a revolutionary platform, including complex networking topology and optimizations.

Responsibilities:

Lead a team of experienced software engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, excellence, and mutual support
Serve as a mentor and coach, guiding both personal and professional development of team members
Design, implement, and test network security enterprise solutions
Perform ongoing research and prototyping for new features and product ideas
Research new technologies and adopt them for use in the company’s product

Requirements:

At least 10 years of experience as a hands-on software developer of a large-scale network or security solution
2+ years of experience as a Team Lead
In-depth knowledge of Networking, Network Protocols, and Environment
Demonstrated hands-on experience in customizing Linux or Unix-based operating systems
Strong proficiency with C in a multithreaded environment
Experience in developing frequently released production code, our production cycles are short
Working experience with Networking and Real-Time Development, Security and Network Research, and SaaS infrastructure
Passionate about demystifying performance, and the system internals from the smallest Makefile flags and bios configurations, and up to holistic integrated solutions with many moving parts
Expert in designing and building highly scalable services, particularly in SMP environments
A team player with excellent collaboration and communication skills

Advantages:

Experience with Cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Hands-on experience profiling system performance and analyzing traffic and throughput patterns