Bethuel Mmbaga
Software Engineer at NetBird
Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania
Summary
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Top SchoolBethuel Mmbaga is a software engineer with 8 years of experience based in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania, who turns complex challenges into simple, reliable solutions. Currently at NetBird, he focuses on secure, production-grade backend work—most notably integrating multiple Identity Providers (Keycloak, Azure, Okta, Google Workspace, Zitadel) and enhancing auth features like PKCE and JWT group-based access control for a WireGuard®-based overlay network. Prior roles at Techcraft reinforced his full-stack problem solving and operational mindset, informed by a BSc in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam. He brings a strong security and identity orientation to distributed systems, pairing curiosity with a pragmatic drive for meaningful impact. Colleagues rely on him to untangle authentication and session challenges that often block cross-team deployments.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Telecommunications Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Telecommunications Engineering at University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)
Github Skills (13)
google-workspace10
keycloak10
okta10
authentication10
user-authentication10
go10
api10
apidoc10
oauth10
azure-active-directory10
jwt10
openid-connect10
security9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
netbirdio/netbird
Mar 2023 - Jul 2026
Connect your devices into a secure WireGuard®-based overlay network with SSO, MFA and granular access controls.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:257 reviews, 284 PRs, 1132 pushes in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Bethuel primarily focused on integrating and managing Identity Providers (IdPs) within the Netbird system. Their contributions involved adding and integrating Keycloak, Azure, Zitadel, Okta, and Google Workspace IdP managers. They also implemented and improved the support for features related to user authentication and authorization, including adding support for PKCE,JWT group-based access control, and handling user session expiry.
access-controlwireguardwireguard-vpnvpnnat-traversal
netbirdio/pfsense-netbird
Jul 2025 - Jul 2026
Contributions:1 release, 2 reviews, 8 PRs in 1 year
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