const monubi = {
name: "Monubi Justin",
alias: "MonubiJustin",
location: "Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪",
role: "Backend Engineer",
focus: [
"Backend Infrastructure",
"API Development",
"System Design",
"Deployments & Docker",
],
currentStack: {
backend: ["Node.js", "Express", "Spring Boot"],
databases: ["MySQL", "MariaDB", "MongoDB"],
tools: ["Docker", "Git"],
deployment: ["AWS Amplify", "Render", "Vercel"],
},
currentlyLearning: [
"Rust",
"C",
"Low-level systems",
"Blockchain (Stellar)",
],
philosophy:
"Go deep. Stay consistent. Outcompete yesterday's version of yourself.",
openToCollaborate: true,
};- Building reliable backend systems
- Writing cleaner and more maintainable APIs
- Learning deeper backend and systems concepts
- Exploring low-level programming with Rust & C
- Improving deployment and infrastructure workflows
- Growing into DevOps and Cybersecurity over time
| Project | Description | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Daraja API Integration | M-PESA Daraja API integration using Express & TypeScript | Node.js Express TypeScript |
| Spring Boot API | REST API project built while exploring Spring Boot backend development | Java Spring Boot |
| Task Manager API | CRUD-based backend task management system | Express MongoDB |
| Expense Tracker | Simple backend-powered expense tracking application | Node.js MongoDB |
| Weather App | Minimal weather API project | JavaScript API Integration |
| Topic | Focus |
|---|---|
| Backend Engineering | API architecture, scalability, maintainability |
| Rust | Memory safety, systems programming |
| C Programming | Low-level concepts & deeper computer fundamentals |
| Blockchain | Exploring Stellar ecosystem and decentralized systems |
| DevOps | Docker workflows, deployments, infrastructure |
"The goal is simple — become better than yesterday, one build at a time."
I enjoy collaborating with developers who care about:
- clean backend systems
- good engineering practices
- continuous learning
- solving real-world problems
If you're building something interesting in backend, infrastructure, blockchain, or developer tooling — let's connect 🚀
Built with consistency from Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪
@MonubiJustin
@MonubiJustin