Software Engineer

Cato Networks is hiring a Software Engineer in London, United Kingdom. Level rates it ; you can apply on Cato Networks.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include AI agents.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
Level lists 116 other open roles at Cato Networks.

AI in this role

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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

How we rate this

Software Engineer at Cato Networks rates 31 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.