Full-stack developer · Nairobi, Kenya

Building useful products with secure, thoughtful code.

I create full-stack web applications with React, Node.js, Express and PostgreSQL — with a growing focus on cybersecurity and application security.

Open to thoughtful collaborations

Portrait of Maina Ngugi

Currently building

Property Marketplace

Helping people find better places to live, work and invest.

React Node.js PostgreSQL
01 Product currently in progress
03 Core technologies: React, Node, PostgreSQL
∞ Curiosity for cybersecurity and better systems

Selected work

My latest project.

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How I work

Simple interfaces. Solid foundations.

I care about the part users see and the engineering choices they should never have to notice.

01

Build for people

Clear flows, responsive layouts and language that helps users move forward with confidence.

02

Think end to end

From a React form to an Express route and a PostgreSQL record, every layer should work together.

03

Keep learning

Cybersecurity studies keep sharpening how I approach identity, permissions, validation and data.

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Let’s make something useful.

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