Alon Danoch

Experience

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  Alon Danoch

  Jul 2011 - Oct 2012

  Freelance Web Developer

  Provided web development services to small and medium-sized businesses, specializing in creating and enhancing websites using various platforms and technologies.* Designed, built, and maintained responsive websites using Joomla, WordPress, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, ensuring optimal performance across devices.* Customized and optimized content management systems (CMS) to meet client-specific requirements, improving site functionality and user experience.* Collaborated with clients to understand their business goals, translating them into effective digital solutions that supported their growth and online presence.* Delivered projects on time and within budget, consistently meeting or exceeding client expectations. Show less

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  Babylon

  Nov 2012 - Jan 2014

  Web UI developer

  * Developed the company single-page Website UI (over 1M+ users/month), using: JS, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, BackBone, PHP and SQL* Maintained and improved the company translation software windows client (over 20M installs), Interfacing with C++ engine using COM and implementing Server-side BI components* Developed of Internal WEB systems, JavaScript and BackBone* Developed a variety of Web-sites \ Landing-pages \ Newsletters for marketing department.

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  Kaltura

  Feb 2014 - Nov 2014

  Frontend Developer

  Led the frontend development of a new web application for Kaltura, a leading video technology company.* Designed and implemented modern, responsive frontend UI with a focus on enhancing user experience (UX). Utilized HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery.* Collaborated closely with the design team to ensure a seamless integration of visual design and functionality.* Integrated PHP scripts to manage backend interactions, improving overall application performance.

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  NeoGames

  Feb 2014 - Nov 2014

  Frontend Developer & UX Consultant

  Developed and optimized the frontend of a new web application central to NeoGames' primary product offering.* Developed a mobile-responsive and intuitive user interface using AngularJS, Sass, and Node.js, enhancing accessibility across devices.* Provided expert consultancy on frontend architecture, contributing to strategic decisions that ensured scalability and long-term maintainability.* Collaborated closely with design and product teams to align the application with industry trends and user expectations.* Implemented performance optimization strategies, significantly improving the application's speed and user engagement. Show less

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  OMGwhen

  Nov 2014 - Oct 2016

  Fullstack Web Developer

  Development of an autonomous event search platform, managing both client and server-side functionalities to support hundreds of thousands of users per month.* Front-End Development: Engineered the front end using React.js, ES6, and HTML5/CSS3 with Less/Sass, implementing the Flux architecture to enhance data flow and user experience.* Back-End Development: Built complex server-side functionalities and a REST API using C#, PHP, Node.js, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, and PostgreSQL to ensure efficient data processing and retrieval.*System Architecture: Contributed to the design and development of system architecture, ensuring scalability and performance.*SEO Optimization: Conducted research and implemented SEO strategies to improve search engine rankings and increase user engagement.*In-House Tools: Developed proprietary systems, including web crawlers with PhantomJS and Chrome extensions, to automate data collection and enhance platform capabilities.*Technical Environment: Worked in Linux, Windows, AWS, and GIT environments, ensuring robust and reliable deployment pipelines. Show less

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  Coding Academy Israel

  Oct 2016 - May 2017

  Leading Instructor

  Lectured, mentored, and guided students from foundational concepts to advanced Fullstack development through practical, industry-aligned training.* Comprehensive Instruction: Delivered in-depth lessons on a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, including Vue.js, React.js, Node.js, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, MongoDB, Redux, Git, and more, equipping students with the skills needed to succeed in the industry.* Curriculum Development: Designed and authored lesson plans and exercises that facilitated active learning and mastery of complex concepts, ensuring a thorough understanding of Fullstack development.* Project Leadership & Mentorship: Guided and managed project sprints, providing code reviews and strategic guidance to over 70 students, fostering collaboration and ensuring the successful completion of projects. Show less

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  Playgroundsgg

  May 2017 - Apr 2019

  Co-Founder & CTO

  Led the technological vision and development of Playgrounds.gg, a platform designed to connect gamers of all levels, enhance monetization opportunities, and create innovative tools for the gaming community.* Product Development & Technology Leadership: Designed and developed a suite of products including websites, an online marketplace, PC software, and a Twitch extension, using React.js, Vue.js, Node.js, Electron.js, and MongoDB. Scaled the platform to support thousands of streamers and tens of thousands of users per month, utilizing Firebase, Heroku, and AWS for robust backend infrastructure.* Release Management: Managed the entire product release pipeline, including testing, staging, and production environments, ensuring smooth deployments and minimal downtime.* User Experience Enhancement: Continuously improved user experience through detailed analysis of user behavior, leading to higher engagement and satisfaction rates.* Team Leadership: Recruited and led a development team of three developers under tight resource constraints, employing Agile methodologies. Collaborated closely with marketing and design teams to align on product goals.* Market Analysis & Strategy: Conducted thorough market analysis to identify user needs and assess the competitive landscape, guiding strategic product decisions.* Fundraising & Strategic Partnerships: Worked closely with the Co-Founder on fundraising efforts, securing investments and strategic partnerships. Participated in renowned accelerator programs 8200-EISP and Fusion-LA. Show less

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  Brandefender

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2020

  Senior Machine Learning Engineer & Front-end Tech-Leader

  Led the developing of AI Machine learning system for identifying online infringement product.* Enhanced Model Efficiency: Trained and optimized models for website categorization using Python, Scikit-Learn, and SpaCy, reducing model prediction time by 70%.* Optimized System Performance: Increased loading performance by 90% through effective caching strategies and reduced build size by 60%, significantly improving user experience.* Developed High-Throughput Data Scraper: Engineered a data-mining scraper using Node.js and Puppeteer that processed thousands of websites in parallel, streamlining data collection.* CI/CD and Code Quality Management: Led continuous integration and deployment processes, overseeing code reviews, build pipelines, and ensuring high standards of code quality.* Technical Leadership in Front-End Development: Guided a team of developers in the front-end development using React.js, Redux, Node.js, and Python, focusing on architecture, code quality, and best practices. Show less

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  Microsoft

  Aug 2020 - now

  * LLM Research & Development: Led the research and development of personalized LLM chatbots tailored to specific character narratives, incorporating memory capabilities through summarization, context preservation, and hallucination management using advanced LLM system prompts, GPT3/4, embedding, RAG, Skills.* AI System Defense: Led the design and development of tools, alerts, and products to defend AI systems from malicious activities, employing GPT-3/4, embeddings, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and custom skill-based techniques.* Core Algorithm Design: Developed and optimized the “Microsoft Cloud Security Graph” core algorithms using graph theories to identify potential paths attackers might exploit in multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP). using pySpark, Kusto.* Big Data Preprocessing & Pipeline Optimization: Designed and implemented data preprocessing pipelines to clean, normalize, and enrich raw security data, ensuring high-quality inputs for graph-based algorithms and enhancing overall system performance. Utilizing pySpark, Kusto.* CI/CD & Code Quality Management: Managed CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, build processes, and deployments, ensuring seamless integration and continuous delivery. Show less * API Systems Leadership & Development: Led a team of 4 engineers in designing and developing next-generation API systems, enabling seamless integration of 3rd-party vendor and customer connectors with Azure Sentinel. Managed the processing of thousands of terabytes of data monthly.* Engineering Strategy & Cross-Team Coordination: Directed architecture design, task prioritization, and code reviews, while collaborating closely with global teams to ensure alignment with strategic objectives. Provided hands-on coding support and system design guidance.* Front-End Migration: Guided the architectural redesign and migration of the Azure Sentinel Portal Front-End to a new React.js-based system, enhancing performance and user experience.* Strategic Management: Played an active role in project management, including monthly business reviews, interviewing new engineers, and roadmap planning for future developments Show less

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud - Machine Learning Engineer & Data Scientist

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Microsoft Azure Sentinel - Software Engineer

    Aug 2020 - Jan 2022