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Senior Software Platform Engineer

Microsoft

Haifa, Haifa District, IsraelOn Site

Original Job Summary

Overview

The Infrastructure and Developer Platform (IDP) team within the Microsoft Threat Protection (MTP) organization builds and maintains the infrastructure and developer platform that all Defender products rely on, operating at an unmatched scale.

Key Responsibilities

This role enables engineers across MTP to deploy services with ease, reduce costs, and enhance security and reliability across our entire fleet.

Key skills/competency

  • Infrastructure
  • Developer Platform
  • Scale
  • Security
  • Reliability
  • Deployment
  • Maintenance
  • Threat Protection
  • Cost Optimization
  • Defender Products

How to Get Hired at Microsoft

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Microsoft culture: Study their mission, values, and recent news.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight scalable platform engineering experience.
  • Emphasize security expertise: Detail past security and reliability projects.
  • Prepare for technical interviews: Practice system design and deployment scenarios.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review distributed system design.
Practice cloud deployment techniques.
Study automation frameworks.
Brush up on system scalability challenges.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a challenging platform project.
Explain a time you improved security.
Discuss effective team collaboration experiences.
Share conflict resolution in engineering teams.