About Mawari

Mawari makes cloud rendering and streaming technologies to enable exceptionally high-quality augmented reality deployments. We believe that the next era of the Internet will be experienced through XR [extended reality] devices and we are building some of the key underlying technologies required to power that evolution.

We are an expanding startup funded by global investors, and we have a deeply technical team of experts dotted around the world. The Canadian branch of our team, where this posting will be located, works out of an office conveniently situated in the Accelerator Centre just north of the University of Waterloo’s main campus.

Vision

At Mawari, we believe the next era of the Internet will be experienced through XR devices. It represents a fundamental and pivotal change on how we work, socialize and learn today. To power the next generation of the Internet and drive mainstream adoption, we need to meet or surpass the scale and quality of service we have in today’s Internet. In order to achieve this, a new infrastructure and technology stack needs to be built and integrated. To make this a reality we are building The Mawari Network. We also believe this new infrastructure should be a public good.

What we are building

The Mawari Network is a decentralized 3D and XR content delivery platform that breaks the bottlenecks of infrastructure supply for real-time rendering, and the lack of local compute power on XR devices. We do this by orchestrating a decentralized network of GPU-powered nodes that run the Mawari Engine, a proprietary technology stack that allows to render interactive 3D content and stream it efficiently in real-time to mobile XR devices at scale. We believe Web3 principles in conjunction with our core technology will accelerate the scalability of the Mawari Network.

Why work with us

Mawari is a pioneer in cloud rendering and streaming technologies. Our core technology has been validated in the market through repeated success in the XR industry with over 40+ deployments to date worldwide. We have strong world-class partnerships with the most influential companies in the XR / metaverse industry. Mawari’s founding team is visionary, seasoned, and balanced. We have kept the company self-funded and post-revenue since 2017. Mawari has recently completed a successful funding round from world-class investors for the expansion of its core technology team. Come join us to make a difference by building a public good and defining the future of the internet.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Distributed Systems
  • Design and implement complex, distributed platforms for storing data, scaling parallel algorithms, orchestrating containers etc
  • Analyze fault-tolerance and high-availability issues, performance and scale challenges, and solve them
  • Pinpoint problems, instrument relevant components as needed, and ultimately implement solutions
  • Architect and implement containerized applications using Docker, facilitating ease of deployment and scalability
• API
  • Design and implement robust backend services in Python, Go and Rust to support front-end features
  • Debug application issues across the stack (frontend and backend) and push updates to improve functionality and user experience
  • Investigate, learn and present new frameworks, libraries and best practices to the team to experiment with them in order to improve our backends
  • Ensure API security and data integrity using OAuth2, OIDC, and JWT
• Cloud Native Development
  • Create cloud-agnostic infrastructure as code using Terraform and Terragrunt
  • Experience with AWS or GCP or extensive knowledge of modern Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platforms
  • Monitor the performance of applications and infrastructure using ELK stack
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for streamlined deployment and testing, aiming for high reliability and quality in code delivery
  • Optimize cost and performance of cloud resources through autoscaling and resource tagging strategies
• Networking
  • Analyze and optimize network performance by implementing load balancing, traffic management, and fault-tolerance mechanisms to enhance the resilience and efficiency of distributed applications
  • Implement and enforce network security measures, including IP whitelisting, firewall rules, VPN configurations, and encryption protocols (TLS/SSL) to protect data integrity and confidentiality across the distributed system infrastructure
  • Set up a load-balancer for WebRTC with both horizontal and vertical scaling capabilities
• Security
  • Design and enforce robust security measures for APIs, including the use of OAuth2, OIDC, and JWT to ensure secure authentication and authorization processes
  • Establish monitoring mechanisms to detect and respond to API security incidents in real-time to mitigate risks and protect sensitive data
• Frontend
  • Build and refine user interfaces for better user experience, with a focus on responsive design
  • Build high quality, functional UI elements, with an eye towards design detail, performance and accessibility
  • Implement state management using Redux for efficient data handling
  • Ensure cross-browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness for all frontend features
• General
  • Keep an up-to-date documentation of everything you write
  • Be able to transform, once validated, prototypes into high fidelity solutions
  • Be creative and consider all solutions when it comes to experiments and validation eg low-code, no-code
  • Ensure high reliability and quality in code delivery through comprehensive testing strategies, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests

Education and Experience

We are most interested in what you have accomplished and your demonstrated ability to succeed in this role. You may have some or all of the following:

• 4+ years experience working as a full-stack developer
• Advanced proficiency in both front-end (Reactjs, Nextjs) and back-end (Nodejs, Python, Golang) development
• Experience with distributed systems
• Expert in containerization, orchestration, and monitoring
• Experience with one or more SQL databases
• Familiarity with authentication/authorization protocols and frameworks such as OAuth2, OIDC, SSO, SAML, and vendors such as Okta/Auth0
• Familiarity with networks (IP addressing, routing, VPC, Load Balancing etc)
• Nice to have:
  • Experience with Rust programming
  • Experience with Blockchain projects(Ethereum, Solana)
  • Experience with Windows System Programming

Location

Mawari’s Canadian office is at the Waterloo Accelerator Centre - a modern and vibrant facility adjacent to the University of Waterloo campus. It’s conveniently located on the Ion electric light rail system running North-South here in Waterloo Region. The Waterloo Accelerator is a modern work environment with plenty of natural light, open space and flexible meeting areas as well as free coffee/tea/beverages.

Other

This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic team of successful serial entrepreneurs, software developers, researchers, and graphics engineers, and an extraordinary opportunity to work with technologies that will enable the next iteration of the internet for billions of people.

Hiring Policy

Mawari is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building and supporting a culture of diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We hire the best talent regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. We are building a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that this benefits our employees, our customers, our products, and our community.