Software Architect

About the Role

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. Now we are looking for a SW Architect to join the Cato team. This is an amazing opportunity to join a growing startup and make a real impact on the future of our product while playing a critical role in the design and development of our SASE solutions. Responsibilities: • Participate in setting and executing the product architecture and roadmap, maintaining scalability, reliability, productivity, performance, and security. • Collaborate with Product and Engineering to understand and analyze market needs and map them to technical terms of our architecture. • Architect new features and systems to meet functional and non-functional requirements - from management application & services, through our massive cloud backbone and to the multi-platform client products. • Act as a bridge between R&D groups, identifying opportunities and gaps and aligning on common concepts and technical vision. • Be an insider and trusted advisor to different R&D groups and teams, through a hands-on approach and technical excellence. • Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation and product differentiation. Requirements: • 10+ years of experience in design & implementation of complex software systems • Strong proficiency with microservices and SaaS products, as well as low-level Networking or Security infrastructure. • Leading large-scale solutions from product definitions to low level design of components and implementation. • Driving changes in adopting technologies / refactoring / processes / development infrastructure – from envisioning (coming with the agenda) to actual execution of the strategy. • Excellent analytical, systemic thinking and problem-solving skills, with great attention to detail. • Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills Cato Networks is building the enterprise network and security platform of the future. Our cloud-native network architecture is pushing the envelope on what can be done with cloud, software, and true genius. If you want to be part of a team that changes networking and security forever - join us.

Workplace

• Tel Aviv-Yafo