Summary
Virgil Borcea is a Senior Java Consultant and architect with over a decade of hands-on experience designing secure, scalable systems for international clients from startups to enterprise. He specializes in Java/Kotlin/C++ backends, microservices, IoT platforms and security—having scaled IoT fleets to 100k+ devices, achieved 99.995% uptime, and implemented event-driven architectures using Kafka/MQTT. His work blends practical engineering (CI/CD, Kubernetes, GKE, Rancher) with security-first practices informed by a Master’s in Cybersecurity, and he regularly boosts delivery speed and reliability through clean code and automated pipelines. Notable outcomes include dramatically accelerating warehouse workflows with real-time storage algorithms and cutting error rates by half through intelligent container suggestions. Comfortable as a freelancer and contractor in fully remote engagements, he pairs technical depth with training and mentoring experience, having delivered web security courses to corporate cohorts. Based in Bucharest, he brings a pragmatic, product-focused mindset that combines firmware-level IoT experience (ESP32/Arduino) with cloud-scale production operations.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Academia de Studii Economice Bucuresti
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Universitatea „Titu Maiorescu”
English