Software Engineer (C) - Platform and Performance

We’re looking for a bright and passionate Senior Software Engineer to join our R&D Core team. In this critical role, you will design and develop solutions for in-house operating systems and platforms building our backbone cloud data centers and our edge on-prem devices. Cato solutions are running on a variety of hardware, ranging from small, embedded devices, to high-end servers, and cloud environments.  

Responsibilities: 

• Design and implement operating system utilities and components to ensure a performant, stable, secure, maintainable, and transparent ecosystem in our cloud 

• Proactively be on top of new emerging technological trends in low-level networking, hardware, kernel, and open-source themes. Implement and specialize in open-source solutions to specific Cato needs. 

• Investigate and test performance capabilities aiming at “squeezing the lemon” out of our hardware 

 
Requirements:

• At least 6 years of experience as a hands-on senior software developer of a large-scale network or security solution. 

• In-depth knowledge of Networking, Network Protocols and Environment 

• Strong proficiency with C in a multithreaded environment 

• Experience in integration with open-source software and packages 

• Experience with implementing new hardware solutions and the ability to consume programmers guides and specs 

• Deep working knowledge with Linux systems, utilities, customizability options, and deep understanding of kernel internals, hardware-software interface, and system resource management 

• Passionate about demystifying performance, and the system internals from smallest Makefile flags and bios configurations and up to holistic integrated solutions with many moving parts  

• Experience in developing frequently released production code, our production cycles are short 

• Working experience with Networking, Security, Network Research, and SaaS infrastructure 

• Expert in designing and building highly scalable services, particularly in SMP environments 

• A team player with excellent collaboration and communication skills 

• Ability to learn new material and be the pioneer of new technology introduced and adopted by Cato