// about

Engineering reliable, secure systems — end to end.

Seven-plus years translating complex requirements into production-grade systems. I move between backend, frontend, infrastructure and security because real products need all four to hold together.

Results-driven Software Engineer with 7+ years of hands-on experience designing, building and maintaining scalable web, mobile and cloud-based systems. Proven expertise in full-stack development, Linux/Unix systems, cloud infrastructure and API integrations, with a strong record of automating processes, improving system performance and delivering secure, high-availability solutions.

Experienced across government, NGOs and private-sector environments, with a strong ability to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. Adept at Agile delivery, DevOps practices and mentoring junior engineers. Passionate about building reliable systems that deliver measurable impact.

I currently serve as a Software Engineer at the Government of Makueni County, where I contribute to digital transformation across public services — from financial systems to citizen-facing platforms — applying a security-first mindset at every layer of the stack.

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~/profile.json

// profile — 2026
{
  "name": "Martin Mbithi",
  "role": "Senior Software Engineer",
  "focus": ["SWE", "Cybersec", "DevOps"],
  "location": "Kenya · Remote",
  "languages": ["PHP", "JS", "Python", "Java"],
  "stack": {
    "backend": ["Laravel", "Node", "Express"],
    "frontend": ["HTML", "CSS", "Vue"],
    "data": ["MySQL", "PostgreSQL"],
    "infra": ["Linux", "Docker", "Nginx"]
  },
  "status": "available"
}

// capabilities

What I bring to the table

Full-Stack Engineering

End-to-end delivery across web, mobile and API surfaces. Clean architecture, solid testing, pragmatic abstractions.

Laravel
Node.js
REST
JavaScript
PHP
Java

Security Mindset

Secure coding, OWASP top-10 awareness, hardened auth flows, least-privilege access and Linux server hardening.

OWASP
AuthN/AuthZ
Hardening
Secrets Mgmt

Cloud & DevOps

Deployment pipelines, Linux administration, containerised services and observability for production workloads.

Linux
Docker
Nginx
CI/CD
VPS

Data Engineering

Schema design, query optimisation, system integrations and automations that replace manual work with reliable pipelines.

MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
ETL

ICT for Gov

Delivering public-sector systems that meet compliance, uptime and accessibility requirements — at scale, with real citizen impact.

Public Sector
Compliance
HA Systems

Collaboration

Agile delivery, code reviews, mentorship and clear technical writing. I leave codebases better than I found them.

Agile
Mentorship
Code Review
Docs