Senior Software Engineer (C)

About the role

Cato Networks is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join its R&D Core team. You will design and develop solutions for in-house operating systems and platforms that build the backbone of Cato's cloud data centers and its edge on-prem devices, which run on everything from small embedded devices to high-end servers and cloud environments.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement operating system utilities and components to deliver a performant, stable, secure, maintainable and transparent ecosystem for the cloud.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in low-level networking, hardware, kernel and open-source topics.
• Implement and specialize in open-source solutions tailored to Cato's needs.
• Investigate and test performance capabilities to squeeze the best performance out of the hardware.

Required profile

• At least 6 years of hands-on experience as a senior software developer on large-scale network or security solutions.
• Deep knowledge of networking, network protocols and environments.
• Experience integrating with open-source software and packages.
• Experience implementing new hardware solutions, including reading programmer guides and specifications.
• Ability to learn new material quickly and act as a pioneer of new technologies adopted by Cato.

Required skills

• Strong proficiency with C in a multithreaded environment.
• Deep working knowledge of Linux systems, utilities, customization options, kernel internals, the hardware-software interface and system resource management.
• Expertise in designing highly scalable services, especially in SMP environments.