Njogu Mbau
Research Associate
Nairobi County, Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolNjogu Mbau is a research-focused software engineer and data specialist based in Nairobi, Kenya, with 11 years of experience delivering data-driven tech solutions. He is currently a Research Associate at the oTree Open Source Research Foundation, where he blends software development with behavioral research in open-source experimentation platforms. His leadership roles include Director of Data and Software at Busara and a series of World Bank consulting engagements, underscoring a track record of turning research into scalable software and policy-relevant analytics. He holds an MBA from Strathmore University, a BSc in Computer Science (Honors) from JKUAT, and MIT DEDP, reflecting a strong blend of business acumen and technical depth. Across freelance, DevOps, and product-focused work, he has built production-grade systems and data pipelines, bridging academia, development organizations, and NGOs in Kenya’s vibrant tech ecosystem.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Mater of Business Administration (MBA), Mater of Business Administration (MBA) at Strathmore UniversityBSc Computer Science, Honors, BSc Computer Science, Honors at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
English, Kiswahili
Github Skills (21)
dead-letter5
python5
multiplayer5
letter4
django4
bus3
slack-bot3
watcher2
pagerduty2
rails1
chatops1
ruby1
service-bus1
controller1
datadog1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
de-jure-org/beiwe-backend
Sep 2021 - Apr 2022
Beiwe is a smartphone-based digital phenotyping research platform. This is the Beiwe backend code
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
beiwesmartphonephenotypingbackendresearch-platform
benarito/oTree
Mar 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:2 pushes in 11 months
online-platformeconomics-experimentscheneconomicseth
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