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Hi, I'm Msambili Ndaga 👋

API Security Professional | Developer Advocate🥑 | API Security Advocate | Cybersecurity Professional

Helping developers build secure, scalable, and reliable API-powered applications through Developer Experience (DX), API Security, technical education, and community leadership.

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👨‍💻 About Me

I'm a Developer Advocate at NEUROTECH AFRICA, where I help developers successfully integrate products like Snippe and Ghala by creating technical documentation, tutorials, SDK examples, workshops, and providing technical support throughout the developer journey—from onboarding to production.

I'm passionate about bridging the gap between developers and products by improving Developer Experience (DX) while promoting secure API development and security best practices.

Beyond my professional work, I actively contribute to the cybersecurity and developer communities through technical education, mentorship, conferences, and workshops.


🚀 What I Do

  • Developer Advocacy & Developer Experience (DX)
  • API Security & Secure API Development
  • Technical Writing & API Documentation
  • API Integrations & SDKs
  • Technical Workshops & Conference Speaking
  • Developer Education & Community Building
  • Secure-by-Design Principles
  • API Penetration Testing
  • DevSecOps

🌍 Community Leadership

  • Founder & Community Lead — APICon Tanzania
  • President — Cyber Club DIT
  • NIST/NICE Cybersecurity Ambassador
  • Governance Artifacts Fellow — DIT–CEBOT Horizons Alliance

Current Role

Developer Advocate @ NEUROTECH AFRICA

I help developers integrate payment and business APIs by:

  • Writing API Documentation
  • Creating SDK Examples
  • Building Tutorials
  • Producing Developer Content
  • Supporting API Integrations
  • Troubleshooting Developer Issues
  • Improving Developer Experience
  • Advocating for Secure API Development

Featured Projects

API Guardian Game

Interactive API Security learning platform focused on real-world API attack scenarios and defenses.

🔗 https://api-guardian-game.onrender.com/


🛰️ API Finder Extension

Creator of API Finder, a Chrome extension for passive API reconnaissance.

Features include:

  • API Endpoint Discovery
  • Passive API Reconnaissance
  • Request Analysis
  • Export Findings
  • Built-in Request Tester

Languages & Technologies


🔐 API Security Stack

  • OWASP API Security Top 10
  • REST API Security
  • GraphQL Security
  • OAuth 2.0
  • OpenID Connect (OIDC)
  • JWT Authentication
  • API Threat Modeling
  • API Penetration Testing
  • Secure API Design
  • API Documentation
  • DevSecOps

Favorite Tools


🏅 Certifications

  • 🥇 Certified API Red Team Analyst (CARTA)
  • 🥇 API Security Certified Associate (ASCA)
  • 🥇 APIsec University Graduate

GitHub Stats


🤝 Let's Connect

Portfolio
https://msabenda.github.io/remnant-portfolio/

LinkedIn
https://linkedin.com/in/msambili-ndaga

X (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/msa2benda

Email
msabenda2@gmail.com


💡 Fun Facts

  • 🥑 API Security Advocate
  • 💙 Passionate about Developer Experience (DX)
  • 🌍 Building Africa's API Developer Community
  • 🎤 Technical Speaker & Workshop Facilitator
  • 👨‍🏫 Cybersecurity Mentor
  • ☕ Coffee + APIs = Productivity

💬 Favorite Quote

"Building secure APIs, empowering developers, and growing communities through technology."

⭐️ From Msambili Ndaga

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