Software Engineer II and Senior Software Engineer- Microsoft Security - Platform Team

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, IL · Software Engineering

Software Engineer II and Senior Software Engineer for Microsoft Security's Platform Team in Israel. The role involves contributing to business-critical cyber defense initiatives, improving end-to-end service lifecycles, analyzing complex system behavior, and applying modern engineering practices. Collaboration with various disciplines including data science experts is expected, leveraging cloud technologies, big data, and AI. The focus is on building cutting-edge cyber defense solutions to protect global users.

What you'd actually do

  1. contribute to business-critical initiatives in Microsoft Security
  2. Requiring deep technical skills and the ability to quickly adapt to new areas.
  3. Will improve the end-to-end lifecycle of services
  4. Analyze complex system behavior, and apply modern engineering practices to streamline deployments and reduce costs.
  5. Your role involves working on high-end technologies and collaborating across disciplines to deliver impactful features.

Skills

Required

  • B.Sc. or M.Sc. in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of professional hands-on software development experience, primarily focused on developing and designing backend services in cloud or on-premises environments
  • Experience working with Kubernetes and Containers
  • Experience in working with cloud infrastructure and services

Nice to have

  • Experience with databases (SQL, MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Redis, Azure Data Explorer)
  • Experience in working on a product that has both a cloud service and also a client component
  • Experience in the cybersecurity domain
  • Experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale resilient distributed systems
  • Experience/familiarity with application and system monitoring systems
  • Demonstrate success dealing with ambiguous “unsolved” problems; and the ability to independently make solid progress by breaking new ground

What the JD emphasized

  • cyber defense
  • AI