Michael Yochpaz
Software Engineer at Red Hat
Herzliya, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
Summary
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RockstarMichael Yochpaz is a software engineer with eight years of experience building backend and DevOps solutions across security, defense, and enterprise infrastructure. He has contributed to the widely used Cortex XSOAR (formerly Demisto) content repository, improving Python3 compatibility, adding type hints and docstrings to enhance maintainability. His industry roles span developing open-source security integrations at Palo Alto Networks, operating Kubernetes-based microservices for a C4I combat network at Elbit Systems, and providing platform-level AI accelerator support for RHEL at Red Hat. Michael combines hands-on backend development with pragmatic DevOps instincts, enabling production-ready systems that bridge tooling and operations. Based in Herzliya, Israel, he brings a practical, documentation-minded approach that reduces technical debt and smooths cross-team handoffs. Notably, his open-source contributions emphasize code quality and long-term maintainability rather than one-off feature work.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Hebrew, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (12)
maintainability10
python10
documentation9
api8
apidoc8
oop6
winforms6
windows-explorer6
ffmpeg6
create-directory6
inheritance6
ascii6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
demisto/content
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
Demisto is now Cortex XSOAR. Automate and orchestrate your Security Operations with Cortex XSOAR's ever-growing Content Repository. Pull Requests are always welcome and highly appreciated!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:270 reviews, 42 commits, 258 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on improving the code quality and maintainability of the `CommonServerPython` library and making the code Python3 compliant by migrating scripts. The user's contributions included adding type hints and docstrings to the code, indicating a focus on code documentation. Furthermore, the user migrated existing scripts to Python3 which indicates a focus on the backend logic.
securityxsoar-contentactive-repository
MichaelYochpaz/DWScraper
Nov 2020 - Apr 2021
Contributions:15 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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