Daniel Borkan
Software Engineer at Google
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Borkan is a software engineer with 12 years of experience building full-stack systems at companies such as Google and Bloomberg, with a strong foundation in C/C++, Python, JavaScript and distributed architectures. He specializes in object-oriented design, UI/interactive web architecture, client-server systems, and relational database design, and has hands-on experience with multi-threaded applications and MapReduce. Daniel contributes to open-source privacy and networking projects—improving UI/UX, error handling, and Docker/DO integrations for Jigsaw’s widely used Outline Server and refining Chrome-extension interfaces for uProxy-p2p. Based in New York, he blends production-grade backend work with thoughtful front-end polish and a longtime interest in smart grid, renewable energy, and sustainable development. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who bridges low-level systems and user-facing product quality.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
International Christian UniversityUniversity of California Santa Cruz
Github Skills (27)
javascript10
docker10
web-application10
browser-extension10
digitalocean10
typescript10
user-interface10
chrome-extension10
chrome-app10
dockers10
webapp10
typescript-types10
html10
typescripts10
web-development10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
UWNetworksLab/uProxy-p2p
Mar 2014 - Dec 2016
Internet without borders
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:19 releases, 600 commits, 292 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Daniel's contributions focused on modifying and refining the user interface elements within the uProxy-p2p repository, specifically related to the chrome extension. They renamed files, updated code, and implemented fixes related to core modules, the background page, and the connection logic. These changes suggest a focus on the visual and interactive aspects of the uProxy application within the Chrome extension environment. The changes aimed at the Chrome extension and the background page indicate a focus on the user interface, and how it functions.
proxy-serverwebrtcborderspeer-to-peerinternet
Jigsaw-Code/outline-server
Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
Outline Server, developed by Jigsaw. The Outline Server is a proxy server that runs a Shadowsocks instance and provides a REST API for access key management.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 16 commits, 10 PRs in 28 days
Contributions summary:Daniel's contributions primarily involve improvements to the Outline Server project, spanning both frontend and backend aspects. They worked on UI components, addressing error handling and user feedback mechanisms within the web application. Additionally, the user implemented code changes related to Docker and digital ocean server management, including refactoring and improving logging of digital ocean requests.
application-managerproxy-serverelectronwindowslinux
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