Director of Engineering

Location: Tel Aviv District, Israel

Department: Engineering - Management

We are looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to lead a large, highly technical engineering organization (50+ engineers) responsible for end-to-end development of Cato’s platform. 

This role combines people leadership, technical vision, and product partnership. You will own the full lifecycle of multiple enterprise-grade services. 

You will be a key partner to Product Management, driving technology strategy, shaping product vision, and building scalable, resilient, and best-in-class security architecture at cloud scale. 

Responsibilities:  

• Lead and scale a 50+ engineer organization, including group managers and senior technical leaders, responsible for planning, building, and operating Cato’s platform 

• Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers, building a high-performance, inclusive, and growth-oriented culture 

• Own the technical vision and architecture of end-to-end security services, including: 

• High-throughput, low-latency runtime traffic processing 

• Cloud-native microservices and APIs 

• Web-based configuration, policy management, analytics dashboards, and alerting systems 

• Drive enterprise-grade architecture for large-scale, multi-tenant SaaS systems with strict requirements for availability, performance, and security 

• Act as a thought leader for new technologies, security capabilities, and architectural evolution within the organization 

• Partner closely with Product Management to define roadmaps, influence product strategy, and translate business needs into technical execution 

• Collaborate across engineering, operations, automation, and support teams to deliver integrated, reliable solutions at scale 

• Establish and own a strong quality culture, including engineering best practices, testing strategy, production readiness, and continuous improvement to ensure enterprise-grade reliability, security, and customer trust 

• Own delivery and operational excellence: quality, scalability, observability, and continuous improvement in production 

• Participate in the broader engineering leadership team, contributing to cross-company initiatives and long-term strategy Foster a culture of ownership, transparency, technical excellence, and continuous learning 

Requirements: 

• 5+ years of experience as a senior engineering leader managing managers and leading large engineering organizations (40–50 engineers) 

• Security domain experience – mandatory (network security, cloud security, SASE, Zero Trust, etc.) 

• Strong background in SaaS, cloud-native, multi-tenant platforms operating at high scale and load in production 

• Proven experience owning end-to-end product development, from backend runtime systems to frontend/web applications 

• Deep experience in system architecture and design of complex distributed systems 

• Strong product mindset with a demonstrated ability to influence product vision and roadmap in partnership with Product Management 

• Experience with modern backend and frontend stacks (e.g., Java, Go, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, or similar) 

• Experience with CI/CD, testing strategies, and operating services in fast release cycles 

• Experience with monitoring, analytics, and observability systems 

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills 

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent academic background