Summary
Catalin Iordache is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of international experience building high-performance and security-focused systems for organizations like Microsoft, Caltech, Intel, Mozilla, Bitdefender and NortonLifeLock. He combines deep systems expertise in C++, Golang, Swift and kernel-level development with a track record of shipping both consumer-facing macOS security features and multi-gigabit data-plane libraries for scientific networks. His work includes architecting a unified Swift/SwiftUI framework across multiple security brands, engineering kernel sensors and EDR components, and delivering an NDN C++ library that demonstrated >100Gbps in live SuperComputing demos. Catalin blends technical leadership and empathetic coachingโleading small engineering teams and mentoring studentsโwhile practicing pragmatic performance optimization that reduced app footprints by double digits. Based in Bucharest, he focuses on remote collaboration and often bridges research and production, turning NSF-funded prototypes into deployable, field-tested solutions. An under-the-radar strength: he has repeatedly translated cutting-edge research (NDN, DPDK, CPU cache simulation) into production-ready software used at scale.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
POLITEHNICA Bucureศti National University for Science and Technology