"Securing systems by understanding how they break."
name: Mungai Bedan
alias: Bedan Kym
role: Backend Engineer ➜ Web App Pentester
core_principle: Security by Design
languages: [Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Bash]
frameworks: [Django, Django REST, HTMX]
devops: [Docker, Redis, Heroku, Linux]
learning: [Linux, CCNA, WebApp Pentesting, AI Automation]
research: [AI-assisted backend optimization, autonomous APIs]
project_focus: [GigShare Africa — Trust-driven freelancing platform]Backend developer with a security mindset — I build reliable systems and exploit them to strengthen their defenses. Currently exploring how AI can power backend automation and make applications more adaptive. My latest mission: creating Africa’s first gig-sharing platform with a built-in trust engine to eliminate freelancing scams and build transparency.
| Category | Tools & Skills |
|---|---|
| 💻 Languages | Python · JavaScript · TypeScript · Bash |
| 🧩 Frameworks | Django · Django REST · HTMX |
| ☁️ DevOps & Infra | Docker · Redis · Heroku · Linux |
| 🧠 AI & Automation | LLM-based code optimization · AI-integrated APIs |
| 🛡️ Security | Web App Pentesting · CCNA Labs · Ethical Hacking Practices |
| Project | Description | Tech Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 🌍 TaskShare Africathe repo is private only for dev team | Building Africa’s first trust-based freelancing platform to connect verified professionals and eliminate scammers from remote work. | Django · Django REST · HTMX · Redis · PostgreSQL |
| 💬 Django Chat | Modular, real-time chat system using Django Channels with plug-and-play architecture for existing Django apps. | Django · Channels · Redis · JavaScript |
| 🧠 Taskfindr | Freelancer blogging platform — a hub for sharing insights, jobs, and tips within the dev community. | Django REST · PostgreSQL |
| 🔐 Django Daraja API | Library enabling Django apps to interact with the M-PESA Daraja 2.0 API seamlessly. | Python · Django REST |
| 📘 EDU Papers API | Open educational resource API for Kenyan students — centralizing notes, tests, and past papers for all levels. | Django REST · React · PostgreSQL |
- 🧱 Deep-diving into Linux systems and network layers through CCNA.
- 🧩 Practicing web exploitation and vulnerability discovery using my own apps.
- ⚙️ Researching AI-driven DevSecOps — self-defending backend systems.
- 🧠 Experimenting with automated testing using AI-assisted tools.
"Build fast. Break smarter. Secure always." A creator of resilient systems and a student of controlled chaos.